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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i was looking in one of my tanks at my lfs and under the gravel i see something pop out and come to the top of air. this tank has only angels and nothing else and then this eel like creature pops out. it was really really long. it sort of looked like a eel or leach. What is this and where did it come from!!!! i am scared to look in that tank now! Last edited by bettachris at 27-Nov-2004 22:17
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Was it a fish or some kind of worm? Could it have been an insect larva? I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	i was really really long. i sort of looked like a eel or leach. INNUENDO/10 Anyhoo, I suspect that it's probably some sort of invert. I don't think a FW moray or spiny couold last so long undetected. Pictures would be of great help.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	How long and what colour was it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	it was jet black. when i looked at it, it was hard to see the head. but the tip came up to the surface and i think took a breath of air. it looked like it was long but it was like stretching. freaky.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Black Kuhli? Lungfish? Your description isn't an awfully good one. :%) -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	hahahaha maybe it's just a figment of your imagination.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	MAbe a reed fish or a snake that got in there and i agree with shini long and in the angel tank is not the best discription unless yoiu want a variety of answers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Could it not be a leach? i mean, you said it looked like one, how long can they live underwater? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
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PeaceB2U Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Jul-2004	Sounds like some kind of worm ... maybe a ribbon worm?
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Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Leeches don't look like eels tho?
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Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I am betting a caecilian....a type of amphibian. http://www.caecilian.org/jessica_leebelt.htm
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Believe it or not, I was thinking along those lines as well---maybe an amphiuma or a siren or something. But when you look at it realistically, how would a rare SA amphibian (I'm willing to bet fairly piscivorious as well) enter a home aquarium undected for who knows how long? Could an individual of 2+ feet in length subside on merely fish leftovers?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	--- it was at the LFS, not the home aquarium. Maybe that'll help with your IDing ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	the link has it. that looks like it but the one i saw was smaller.
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