Saltwater
Spotted garden-eel
Heteroconger hassi
Congridae, Heterocongrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 45 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,028 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, and 23 more countries.
Videos
Heteroconger hassi
Oliver KnottJul 5, 2026
Garden eels - Heteroconger hassi #shorts
Oliver KnottMar 22, 2023
More about the species
Description
Often found on sandy slopes below 15 m; withdraws into its burrow when approached. Usually in colonies containing up to several hundred individuals. Adults feed on zooplankton. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Leptocephalus maculatus
- Taenioconger haasi
- Taenioconger hassi
- Xarifania hassi
In other languages
- Plettet koloniål
- Ruohoankerias
- Black spotted garden eel, Garden eel, Spotted garden eel
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.