Asian Swamp Eel
Monopterus albus
The Asian Swamp Eel (Monopterus albus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Synbranchidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 100 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–28 °C.
- Size
- 100 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 25–28 °C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- Tank footprint
- 180 × 60 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature25–28 °C
pH6.0–8.0
Hardness3–25 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSynbranchiformes
- FamilySynbranchidae
- GenusMonopterus
- SpeciesMonopterus albus
Quick answers
- Asian Swamp Eel size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 100 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Asian Swamp Eel tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.
- Asian Swamp Eel water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 25–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 3–25 °dGH.
- Asian Swamp Eel: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.