Tire Track Eel
Mastacembelus armatus
The Tire Track Eel (Mastacembelus armatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Mastacembelidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 90 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.
- Size
- 90 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6.0–7.0
- Tank footprint
- 120 × 60 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature24–28 °C
pH6.0–7.0
Hardness5–12 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSynbranchiformes
- FamilyMastacembelidae
- GenusMastacembelus
- SpeciesMastacembelus armatus
Quick answers
- Tire Track Eel size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 90 cm (total length).
- Tire Track Eel tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 60 cm.
- Tire Track Eel water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.0, hardness 5–12 °dGH.
- Tire Track Eel: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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