What Is Periodontal Disease? If your hands bled when you washed them, you would be concerned. Yet, many people think it's normal if their gums bleed when they brush or floss. In a 1999 study, researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that half of Americans over 30 had bleeding gums. Swollen and bleeding gums are early signs that your gums are infected with bacteria.
Eels like to hide in caves or holes but also need plenty of space to swim. Many species, especially the Spiny Eels, also enjoy burrowing into the substrate. Because most eels are naked or have very small scales protecting their bodies it is important that the substrate is soft, such as fine sand and peat.el-like Fish: Aquarium eels also include many so-called 'freshwater eels' that are not true eels. Yet they are all commonly called eels in the aquarium industry. Other Eel-type fishes include: 1  Swamp Eels. 2  The Swamp Eels are members of Synbranchiformes Order which contains 3 families.
Eels are long, snakelike fish with flexible bodies. Most have slippery, scaleless skin. Eels do not have the paired pelvic fins that are found near the tail in most other kinds of fish. There are nearly a thousand species of true eels, including morays, congers, snake eels, freshwater eels, and deep-sea eels. The eggs of all eels hatch into transparent, ribbonlike larvae that may grow to a large size before becoming adults.