Why hello there, my name is Kyla. I’m a creature that loves other creatures. I have a Bachelor’s of Science with a Major in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. For over a decade, I’ve had snakes as my noodle-children. I’ve witnessed the reptile hobbys’ husbandry come a long way in these years to advance animal welfare with an emphasis on their intelligence and enrichment. With that, it is my personal goal to apply and spread my knowledge of these same advances with my spiny eels.
After getting into the fishkeeping hobby, I quickly realized after working at my local fish store that eels are my kind of people. Misunderstood, shy, smart, and behaviorally complex. They interact with their environment and eachother in such weird ways and I enjoy constantly figuring out what they’re up to.
I call my biggest planted tank of eels “The Society” because they have cliques, crushes, bonds, and opinions about eachother. Watching their relationships and antics is much like watching a TV drama. So much social drama with all these eels!
I’ve got many eels. I have 7 species of Macrognathus and 4 species of Mastacembelus. As for how many individuals… let’s just say it’s Hot Eel City over here.
Why little eels? Little eels for little me in my little apartment cave. Some day I hope to live in a house with big eels, but for now, I’m enjoying my pocket-sized eel friends. However, I have worked at my local fish store for a couple years so I am definitely familiar with the big eels too!
For now, enjoy meeting some of my little spiny eels:
Top to bottom: Mac. aral, Mac. circumcinctus, Mac. sp. Red Tail x2, Mac. maculatus
Left to right: Mac. aral, Mac. sp. Red Tail, Mac. siamensis, Mac. maculatus
Mac= Macrognathus, Mas= Mastacembelus