little black "eels"

[Converseballer]

at one ofmy lfs there were these little black "eel" looking things swimming up and down the tank. there most have been 30 of them. they were really neat looking but i didnt know what they were. i looked all over this web page and many others but w/ no luck. i was wondering if any of you knew what they were and have any info on them. they are black and slim about 5inches long. thnx

 

[andruboz]

probably ropefish. notorious for getting out of the tank. tight cover required.

 

[Converseballer]

does anyone have a picture of a rope fish if indeed that is what it is. thnx andruboz

 

[Converseballer]

well i found a pic of a rope fish but those are more brown and olive. The ones i saw are all black

 

[JP457]

They could be black kuhli loaches. They range from reddish brown to almost black and look a lot like eels

 

[Billy Bob]

Loaches.com. great website for loaches

http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/pangio_javanicus.shtml

(black kuhli loaches) are they these?