Got a moray but dont know what kind?

teaggs

teaggs

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As the title says I got one from my LFS which is a very big and reputable store. They got 4 small morays which were labeled "Assorted Morays". I bought the biggest that they had which is only about 7 to 9 in. He is a light goldish kinda color with some black type markings on him throughout his body. The markings are not like spots but would remind you of a design on a python or something similar to that. I will try to get some pics up but it will be hard since he is so little and he stays in his new cave alot now. I have been looking at pics everywhere but I cant come up with anything on his type so any help is truly appreciated. Thanks
 
jam1e

jam1e

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that sounds a little like a snowflake moray .. i have 2 snowflakes myself in my 65 gallon .. they're great eels but i feed mine with a feeder stick to make sure they don't "latch" on to another tank mate .. is this your first eel or are you experienced with them?
 
teaggs

teaggs

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Thanks alot for the site. I see some that it resembles but I am still not real sure on the type. It looks similar to a reticulate or a honeycomb but i can really tell. Will the color patterns change and become more distinict as it grows? It is not a snowflake i know what they are thanks for the input though
 
jam1e

jam1e

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well if it is a honeycomb .. you know they get pretty big, or should I say really big, the maximum length for a Honeycomb moray is 5.9 feet .. you might as well just call it six feet .. how big is your tank?
 
teaggs

teaggs

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I dont think that it is a honeycomb i just said that it resembles its markings but i think that he is to small to really tell right now
 
unleashed

unleashed

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well here is the honeycone
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary...ry.php?id=9038 total max length 100 cm not very big
reticulated
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary...ry.php?id=2618
60 cm max length
there are many species that hav simular apearance as a marine biolagist explained to me its very hard to identify an eel by coloration alone there are many factors involved majority of the photos in the site i posted are of dead specimins that have been preserved.diet, age,regions ect.and many species carry more than one scientic and or common name.if your realy wanting to get a better idea of species send a photo to
http://www.calacademy.org/research/i...ogy/staff.html
they may be willing to help identify him for you
 
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