Feeding an Eel

[mohsinmaqboolranjha]

maaan ... thats cool fish...but what cooler is ..the place where u keep it..is it natural cut or irrigation thing or a pond? how did u do that ?????? amazing looks very natural stream like

[ianab]

@mohsinmaqboolranjha

It's is a natural stream. That part of it, my neighbour has build a retaining wall from old concrete. The fish is wild and free to swim away any time it feels like it.

[Jakeequa]

They are awesome creatures!

[yup703]

SHOOOOOOOT........ SHOOT IT SHOOT IT hell hit it with sumtin at least.. jesus no one has any fun no more...

[pocyclips]

longfin or short fin eel.

[woyer86]

Is bread you are feeding with ?

[ianab]

@woyer86  - Bacon - everyone loves bacon :-)

[ToThaFaceProductions]

@ianab Apart from vegetarians, but they like veggie bacon so its ok! :)

[grassmover99]

Next time, feed an electric eel lol

[luc59457]

Does this one produce electricity? If so you should power your garden hose.

[ianab]

@luc59457 Nope -no electricity, so it's not the solution to the energy crisis :-(

[luc59457]

@ianab Those electric ones could be, but animal activists will always have something to say about it, even if they use it in the wild, even if 80 percent of their body is devoted to this function. Heck If I had 80% of my body devoted to a certain function, I'd better like to use it, because it's the most I have.

[dinorex2008]

@luc59457 electric eels are only found in south america its a fresh water one dude!

[luc59457]

@dinorex2008 Make it Electric!

[luc59457]

@dinorex2008 Make it Electric!

[bushma0ri]

@luc59457 f;en red neck yank

[luc59457]

@bushma0ri Lighten up

[luc59457]

@bushma0ri rofl

[ColdSideOfPillow136]

ITS A SALAMANDER! Look up "Siren" and "Amphibiuma". Its an aquatic legless amphibian.

[ianab]

@ColdSideOfPillow136

Nope, it's a Freshwater Eel - Anguilla dieffenbachii.

Look that up...

[nluc1]

@ColdSideOfPillow136 ya ur wrong

[bushma0ri]

@ColdSideOfPillow136 go fuk urself

fuking yank

[Jakeequa]

@ColdSideOfPillow136 A salamander is a lizard. Not an eel.

[ColdSideOfPillow136]

@Jakeequa lol a salamander is anything but a LIZARD. they are not related at all, salamanders are more closely related to frogs. some species have 2 or no legs and resemble eels.

[boy1er1990]

How did I get from watching a video about earthquakes to lighting strikes... and now here? this does not intrest me at all.. now its too late to do anything else so im going to sleep :L

[minerwv99]

what is it in...a moat?

[quinnpon]

I know why you turned it off then, the Eel was COMING FOR YOU JEELS the new horror fish movie!

[saltycreefer]

this is cool

[ckv10947]

catch it and put in aquarium la

[ianab]

@ckv10947 - The thing is about 4ft long - that's the whole length of my fish tank, so it's staying where it is for now. :-)

[odus420]

@ianab filllet and put him on the barbie so good! The japanese eat when the weather is hot suppose to be good for you. Not so good for the eel though. I have eaten they are ok.

[ianab]

@odus420 Yeah, they are good eating, but these ones are basically tame pets. Would be a bit like eating your cat....

[MrPawelek34]

Nice fish man.! I like eels!

[kmartdisclub11betsy]

Cool video! Thanks!

[AkimboSniper]

ThAt mustbe Maine

[nipzilla]

you have very good karma by showing care and appreciation to the eel.

good karma = good luck.

what comes around goes around.

hello from California USA :)

[bluenail90]

Enjoyed the vid, thanks. Makes me feel better knowing some people are okay, someone called me mad just for feeding a pigeon today! (no real wildlife round here)

[kakone12]

mikä toi on??

[itsmewang]

this eel will make goo soup..... yum

[666Flake]

EPIC

[RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF]

good lad ,show him respect ,where is this north america ,what r u feeding him ,look like dogbiscuits to me ?

[ianab]

@RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF

New Zealand. I think we were giving him bits of old bacon that day.

[RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF]

@ianab oh thanks mate ,europe that eels a monster ,99.5 have gone in last 20 years ,no one really can say why ,if we fish for them we all always put them back, bye now

[reptile202]

@ianab Did you catch him and put there?

[ianab]

@reptile202 - Nope, they live there naturally. There are three at the moment, but the others only show if that big one isn't there.

[VivaMessico]

@RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF LOL

[TEADRINKA]

thats really scary

[masterchef817]

@TEADRINKA how is it scary eel are fing awsome like can swim forward and backward

[TEADRINKA]

@masterchef817 they r scary

[masterchef817]

@TEADRINKA lol ok i take i u dont like fishing lol and ur prob a girlly girl not that there anything wrong with that but hey everyone entitled to there own opion :)

[TEADRINKA]

@masterchef817 dude i love fishing i fish almsot very da with my dad eels are just creepy

[masterchef817]

@TEADRINKA wow thats awsome i wish i could go fishing everyday and like i said each to there own

[DeDay2281]

泣いたわ・・・。

[mrkooldudes123]

whoa where is this?

[ianab]

@mrkooldudes123

Taranaki in New Zealand, but these fish live in most streams around NZ

[trampbiker]

thats really cool

[ianab]

@legoman844

It's wild and just lives in the creek and we give it some food occasionally.

[nabuhodenozor1]

@ianab Good man, its beauty fish- respect.

[atiliocf]

Eat it man eels are a delicious meat and spence too in europe

[bustyboy123]

dude thats big but my cousin he caught one like twice the size of that it was huge

[psychosadistik]

Big eel for such a small channel, especially with not much cover to offer the eel.

[purpleemokid37]

eels r awsome

[fryderykus]

to jest węgorz, kaj ty synek mieszkosz że on ci podloz pod chata?

[ProsperityGlobal]

catch it, kill it, and BBQ it!!.

[dc2bee]

i use to do this growing up in north island too, now im in australia where we can't see 10cm into the water cause its so muddy

[SpitRhyma]

THAT THING IS FUCKIN SICKTARDED! I wanna move to new zealand!!!!

[soccerstud03427]

lol thats wat she said

[soccerstud03427]

its not a snake cause u can see the fins on its head....and its to thick and not long enough to be one

[TheAznKid1]

i wudda freaked out thinking its a snake.. i wudnt kill it.. id run though

[kattepies]

that is beautiful!

i hope it is still alive:O

eels are almost extinct.

respect!

[xlr84XC]

That's pretty cool. You know they have two jaws, one inside and one outside. The one outside grabs food, the one inside brings it in, and they slowly bring the food in that way.

[clubseabreezedeals]

wow that was pretty cool thanks

[catklyst]

he looks friendly

[banskudaa]

jppi jou jippi jee

[brufinn123]

ale huj

[TheVaginaKiller]

that eel is so fucking slow its probably half dead

[Grudniowy]

so shall water and so big eel kinda weird,very clean environiment out there

[kingofspinosaurids23]

where do thes eels live ?

[ianab]

Most rivers and lakes all around New Zealand

[kingofspinosaurids23]

thanks i ll move there

[MerrasMies]

@kingofspinosaurids23 I can only say that eels doesn't live on salt water. I have had only one eel on my life =( greetings from Finland

[loweysguitarlessons]

@kingofspinosaurids23 bottom ov your feel lol



[xFDtLx]

@kingofspinosaurids23 im not quite sure but i THINK they live in water! :D

[TheAmericanDane]

@kingofspinosaurids23 eels have very complicated lives and very mysterious ones too!! im no expert but they come into freshwater to feed before they go out to the sargasso sea where they breed. then they come all the way back inland agin up out rivers canals and into our lakes. they can travel across grass and dont have to b in water all the time, as sometimes they travel across fields to get to where they need to be.

[jrah22]

lol was that Mr.Whippy i heard in the background??

[jogonmagarkpogogi]

is it a piece of bread? i have the orange one.. but its a wild eel.

[ianab]

I think we were using bits of raw fish that day

[jogonmagarkpogogi]

ohh.. ok,, thats what i did last night,, i put some fish raw, then when i visit again, the fish raw was gone.. hehe..

i put also an earth worm. :D

i will put video of my orange eel. :D

its just on a tub.,

[wtfr3nch]

watchout for hydro pump!

[kaox44]

ROFL! Good one.

[sonofa76]

great bait

[teckim]

I enjoy watching videos from people that cares about the fish. Most people would throw a rock after it just for fun.

5*

[BallPythonlover]

I see you are an eel lover! me too! :P

[porkyminch01]

@teckim  fish wow ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff­ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff­fffffffffffffffffish

[onureemus]

is it not gonna go away from there ? and what do u feed him ?

[ianab]

It will migrate out to sea to breed one day I guess, and it's spot taken by one of the smaller ones in the stream We give it bits of chicken and meat offcuts, and whatever else it can find in the stream.

[onureemus]

nice one thanks

[MTVloganrae]

you are so lucky to have one of them in ure back garden

[bubbabouyi]

austrailia is so much nicer

[6satans6slut6]

I WANA ViSiT NEW ZEALND, iVE SEEN PiCTURES GROWiNG UP AND iTS BEAUTiFUL.

[djfairfield]

that was so shit

[skyepup999]

DONT BE SUCH AN IGNORAMUS.

[nusdogg]

Does that one shock ppl?

[ianab]

No, they are not electric

[nusdogg]

How can you tell which one does and doesn't shock?

[XBball4lifeX]

this place seems so tranquil...

Where is it?

[ianab]

My Back Garden :-)

Stratford, New Zealand

[trinidadparaminman]

probably a dumb question but, is that really wild or is it a family pet in a pond?

[ianab]

Yes, they are just wild fish. The eventually migrate out to sea to breed after 30-60 years.

[trinidadparaminman]

DAMN!!!!!! 30-60 years!? i didn't know they live so long!

[s4mm1b01]

dude that's way cool! have u ever liek picked it up ior sums?

[samdededman]

id so have my rod and reel out

[Knobbs1994]

Is that an electric eel?

[ianab]

No, they are not the electic sort, just the slimey type.

[IHyRaXI]

holy shit man, where can u get an eel like that? and what is that place, like a long water pond thingy?

[ianab]

It's just a small stream. The eel can swim away if it wants to. The eels are common in most rivers in New Zealand

[murvman]

its an american eel

[hemhemimakatekobum]

caught me some eels last night gonna smoke them today should be yum as

[LayLow2K7]

Fuck me you've got a big Eel just chilling near your back garden. I would cook it eventually or maybe just keep it there as a pet.

[jackawoof]

where you from!!!! Nice eel!!!

[atomdongle]

nice size eel that is, would have been nice smoked

[Hvalborg1]

Fat eel´s doesn´t taste very good..

[RetardedSpiceBar]

hsssssssss!

[sicksith]

hsssssssss!

[ctx60]

damn u hav a fukn pond in ur backyard

[SakuraHarunoRox13]

AHAHAHAHA aahahaha r u gonna eat it when it gets bigger?!

[LiLJohn71088]

was that the ice cream man in the back lol

[ianab]

Yes.. Icecream truck was doing the background music.

[twohedwlf]

Yes, Utoobreptiles, it's clearly a freakish mudpuppy grown to a giant size and become deformed into appearing like an eel.

[vdub2002]

*tin foil hat*

ITS A CONSPIRACY BY THE ANIMALS RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

[Utoobreptiles]

Thats a mud puppy (an aguatic amphibian that gets its air from the water).

[mattbark]

u should of cought it;)

[2tear4life]

They look like congo eel,

but i could be wrong :(

[nonosela]

that was sick-

[thelaptopcomputer1]

thats awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[danicalyra]

oh... nice.....

[redandwite1]

nvm dont respnd to that

[redandwite1]

Uhhmm.... I thought Id just let you kno,

This could be a new speices if they are NO other eels in yer ''garden you speak of''

[IsArtanisAzn]

lol if i lived there, and saw that eel, my lil bro would grab it cuz he likes fish :P hes only 5

[suicide5389]

thats pretty sweet it kinda looks like a mudpuppy or a big hellbender

[furydragon12]

were is this?

[ianab]

I live in a town called Stratford, in New Zealand. But these Eels are common all over NZ.

[eissejandano]

cool man!! a pet eel :O

[AldoAlonso89]

que lo pario!! y dan corriente las bichas esas en verdad o es mito??? un abrazo desde Barros Blancos, Canelones, URUGUAY

[iis0rrow]

lol ice cream van

[ianab]

"where is this? "

I live in a town called Stratford, in New Zealand. But these Eels are common all over NZ.

[patrickw123456789876]

im not gonna lie thats pretty dang cool

[lanegjones]

do the shock

[TQuong]

where is this?

[82212253]

i will grab it put it in my tank

[kx250f23]

thats awesome

[miniminiminidan]

wikid...!

[Hibaque]

That's so cool!!! I wish I lived in New Zealand. We have nothing that cool in the stream in my back yard, infact, everything is dead back there...

[zreiscool]

is that a river? or do you have to fill it up with your hose or something??

[ianab]

Its a small stream, thats about as low as the water gets in summer. In heavy rain it may be 4 ft deep there. It connects up to a larger river and eventually the sea. Eels return to the sea to breed, then the young eels swim backup the rivers. This is about 30 miles from the sea.

[zreiscool]

cool, so im guessing you see alot of eels?

[IHyRaXI]

so is that eel trapped in ther? like did u close it off, or can it swim away?

[eastoff1]

id grab it

[khantko]

awesome garden, eels > flowers

[toshibleyu]

XD nice eels doest it ever attack -.^ awesome id want one in my backyard but im too scared itll kill me XP

[Blastsniper]

It, it will swim in your urinating hole.

[airsoftboy]

That's a TIGHT back garden!! btw, what's a "NZ" eel???

[ianab]

NZ - New Zealand :-)

[ShadowthChaos]

nice eel1 is he really wild

[ianab]

Yes, it's a common wild NZ eel. They are normally shy and nocturnal, but if they are fed regularly they will come out during the day and eat.