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sebae0
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finally caught him out more than just his head, what do you guys think, i still don't have a positive id on him either. i saw a picture at lfs of a gymnothorax javanicus( giant moray) and it was pretty close.
snakes'n'fish
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Nice Look'n eel !!! Looks like he could get big .
fin follower ed
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not sure what kind of eel that is. cool though.
tony detroit
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Looks pretty cool.
polarpooch
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Does he have a greenish face w/blue eyes?
I really doubt it's a giant moray. If it is, you're in trouble!
I really doubt it's a giant moray. If it is, you're in trouble!
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sebae0
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no blue eyes but he's around 30-32" and really isn't growing that fast right now.
if you look closely at the pic just to the left and forward from him there's a piece of shrimp on the sand. i have fed him shrimp, scallops and krill pretty much for the most part but he really loves the shrimp the best.
he's in a 135 with a 13 inch lion and thats it.
here's a shot of the lion
if you look closely at the pic just to the left and forward from him there's a piece of shrimp on the sand. i have fed him shrimp, scallops and krill pretty much for the most part but he really loves the shrimp the best.
he's in a 135 with a 13 inch lion and thats it.
here's a shot of the lion
fin follower ed
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nice looking lion too, why does everyone have a better tank then me? I should get a job.
polarpooch
Active Member
OK, I looked up your eel. It looks like an undulatus, not a javanicus.
From my book: "Eel is active at night and feeds on fish, octopus and crustaceans". "a 30" specimen can eat up to 25 medium feeder fish during a single feeding." 4'9" max size...considered "aggressive and prone to bite other eels". Also, "known to be aggressive toward the aquariast...beware hands inside the tank".
Also known as the Yellowheaded Moray.
Have fun with that bad boy!
From my book: "Eel is active at night and feeds on fish, octopus and crustaceans". "a 30" specimen can eat up to 25 medium feeder fish during a single feeding." 4'9" max size...considered "aggressive and prone to bite other eels". Also, "known to be aggressive toward the aquariast...beware hands inside the tank".
Also known as the Yellowheaded Moray.
Have fun with that bad boy!
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sebae0
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thanks for the info polar, so far he has really shown no aggression towards anything, i can put my hand in and he will take large pieces of shrimp from me. i don't do it very often and i'm extremely carefull because of him and the lion in there. thanks again
polarpooch
Active Member
Sebae et. al:
The book I use to I.D. eels is "Reef Fishes, Vol. 1" by Scott Michael. It's the best one I've found so far for eel variety and info.
Harlequin, do you concur?
The book I use to I.D. eels is "Reef Fishes, Vol. 1" by Scott Michael. It's the best one I've found so far for eel variety and info.
Harlequin, do you concur?