coelacanth Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 The fish slipped through without proper identification. They were labelled as Glass Kuhli's (whether labelled with common or scientific name unknown). As these are very uncommon an assumption may have been nade that the fish was correct. At any rate a mistake was made. I'm confused by your statement here. "Glass kuhlis" are very uncommon? Pray tell us what a "glass kuhli" is. I've certainly never heard of one, and nothing has appeared in my searches for such a fish. It would appear instead to be a common name made up on the spot (by the exporters in Singapore) to fit these eels, in as much as they are transparent and elongated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Yeah after a heap of searching I haven't come across anything called a "Glass Kuhli"... what species of fish (Sci name) is meant to fit with the common name "Glass Kuhli"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Once the species is properly identified and official update will be posted here how long should this take ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 dunno. But however long it does take will be too long for us impatient types!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquab Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 I noticed in Living Waters that they had some written on the glass for sale and mentioned that it was a topic of conversation on the Fnzas forum as to what they really were, and She said that she'd heard that yes they were eels and lucky for her the Kulhi loaches that she already had eaten the "Glass Kulhi"!! :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted July 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 This is the latest we have heard, this is the reply I recieved from MAF today after I asked for an update. "The suspect eels have been sent to a NIWA scientist for identification, and with the weekend and such I believe he only received them today." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 so how long does it take a NIWA scientist to id a fish or in this case a eel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted July 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 how long is a piece of string? I guess they guy will do it when he has time. They are frozen so they should keep fairly well. In saying that with them being in shops it should be done asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 how long is a piece of string? lol i was thinking that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionz_NZ Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 MAF has destroyed 3 of these that somoeone i know bought. They are definately on the lookout for anyone else that has these fish. They said it is an eel probably come from asia and grows to at least 2 foot and is certainaly not something that would want to be released into the water ways.....they are probably keeping an eye on this thread too to find out who ese has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I hope they are. People who have the intention of keeping these that know what they are are very irresponsible. It doesnt matter if 'they will never get released', it is making responsible fish keepers look bad and give them even more reason to chop the lists down. Not sure if we will get a visit at work or not from MAF, they did call us a few weeks back but i didnt speak to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 lol i saw 2 in a certain wellington pet shop today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 did you tell the owner or call maf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 i havent been on the forums for a while and i didnt know what they were! I was looking at them and trying to figure out if they were baby eels or something. Now i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 MAF have rung stores (well i assume so, they rung us) and told us they will send out a pack. Not sure if it contains clove oil etc to euthaniase them or if we have to do it ourselves and have to send the bodies back to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 So did we ever get an ID? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 lolol after reading all the posts I'm lyk compelled to find out it's name.. :lol: Are these type of eels sold widely in other countries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 any updates as such on this guys?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 ummm... i been grave digging and found this... :digH: positive ID is Pangio anguillaris it is a close relitave to the kuhli loach best thing about them is they are impossible to catch, worth buying a few if you see them just to watch the saleperson sweat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 if they were Pangio anguillaris then they are on the current(?) import list. Pangio anguillaris look to have definite barbels in most photos, but one here does look much like the original post http://www.loaches.com/species-index/pangio-anguillaris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I couldn't see any barbels on the ones I have, but then again they don't sit still long enough to check. had one for 6 months now and aside from about 1/2cm growth it hasn't changed into an eel yet, what scared me more about this post was the prices, oh for the good old days. should have taken about 5 minutes for the LFS to ring the importer and ask under what name it was imported under. im surprised MAF didn't try this method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I've seen these fish for sale quite a bit in the past. They are a relative of the kuhli loach like F15hguy said. There are a lot of Pangio sp. so it might not exactly be Pangio anguillaris, but maybe a similar species. I highly doubt that they are eels. I have seen them in tanks with normal kuhli loaches and they behave exactly the same and are of a similar length. Just because they have a similar apperance to an eel doesn't mean that they are one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamBro Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I think they were identified as eels by MAF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 they are still importing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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