New Pals

[jumpfrog]

My still unidentified eel has made a new friend. It appears he and the wolf eel are becoming buddies. Thought it made a good pic and I'd share. Still looking for an ID if anyone has any thoughts.

 

[splash1914]

looks like a green moray to me.... how much did you pay for him?

 

[conogre]

At that size, it's hard to tell on the morey species, but keep your fingers crossed it's NOT a green morey as these commonly reach in excess of 7' in a surprisingly short time.
We have a green wolf eel, a snowflake morey (specialized crustacean feeder) and an ocellated morey all getting along well in our 300 gal. tank, along with 4 volitans lions, a 6-lined soapfish/grouper and a few others.
Occassionally, the wolf eel (actually a relative of the dottybacks and not a true eel) will cop an attitude and flag in front of one of the moreys, but he usually subsists and soon they're all back to getting along again.
We recently caught a small unidientified eel that we now think is one of the congers, but only time will tell whether he's a juvenile or a dwarf species, so he's in a more peaceful community tank for now.

 

[jumpfrog]

Splash, gave $35 for the eel. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's not a green but time will tell.

 

[splash1914]

if it is a green moray.. 35 bucks is a steal! down here they are like 100 bucks.... I had one in a 400 that ate a 8" leopard shark within 3 seconds of putting the shark in.. (that hurt)
it looks like a green moray, but the spots around the mouth are throwing me off... who knows..