will they live together

[jsshark1]

Hi every one
I was lucky this holiday and found a Hawaiian Dragon eel,(had one about 15 years a go), I was told they are harder to find then the Japan Dragon eel now a days, I am setting up a 92 corner tank for him , he is now in a 55 taped in to my 92 corner reef I have already. he is happy for the moment with two cleaner shrimp that clean him,
I was every happy to see him eat last night for the first time and this morning he looks like he is looking for more.
I am still in the search for a Japan Dragon eel as I think they both have their
cool differences, I can get one over the inter net but I am trying to get on locally first, for that much money I want to see it first, their is one place $1249. and they emailed me back "we don’t send pictures of our live stock", for that much you would think so,
so this is where my question begins.
will they both kill each other ? can I keep them together in a 92 corner tank, my first thought was that I can keep both in the 55 with a divider till my new 92 corner tank cycles out then put both in together at the same time so that neither one would be defending their territory.my second thought was i will put a rock decorated divider strait down the center of the 92 coner tank, and each one can have one side of the tank.
what do you guys think ?
thanks for reading

 

[madwabbit]

I think for a 1300.00 pet, you are either here looking for attention, or you are incredibly nieve. If you are considering (and can afford) a 1300.00 pet, did the thought of paying a few hundred bucks for his own tank escape you, or is it just not possible or what? I wouldn't even -consider- having these two in the same room together, let alone the same tank. I've had morays and hawaiians before, do your research (even on this site, under the Fish Link) before you consider something where a mistake could cost you 1300.00-ish bucks.

 

[jsshark1]

well thank for the reply, I was looking for a nice forum that their is no stupid question I can see this in not one of them,
attention my a.......

for what, this is my second post and I don't know any one heir to impress, I am asking so I don’t make a big mistake and kill them, I don’t know every thing, that is what forums are for to ask question not get attention because of the price of the fish , I see in the store that they have more then one eel together but did not want to go by that I wanted to ask people that knows and care, not the store that will tell you any thing for you to get one and say sorry later.
what a thought his own tank, well you must have a big house where you can tell some one " just get another tank" if you look again I am building a tank just for them, that is why I thought of asking some question to know how
it will need to be set up,. you make it sound like no one ever divides their tank to have non friendly fish together
thanks any way, I guess their is stupid question after all :thinking:

 

[madwabbit]

Well, I didn't say it was a stupid question, but Ill agree with you. You mentioned in your post that you've got a 55 and a 92, so I assumed you had two tanks, and I couldnt figure out why divide one tank when you already have two...I wasnt flaming ya, so chill.

And the answer to your question is yes, they will attack/stress each other. If you leave a 92 divided, they'd be fine until they got larger, in which point they wouldnt have enough space individually....hope this better answers your question.

 

[jsshark1]

Hi , yes I have two tanks, the 92 is my astablished reef, the 55 I just set that up for a temparary tank for the eel till i set up the other 92 tank for the eel, having him in the 55 that is taped into my astablished tank gives me time to get the new 92 astablished and stable before putting him in and give me time to research what i plan on doing.
thanks for the anser
chilling out

 

[jsshark1]

I have been reading all sorts of post on the Dragons.
I have read that some tank have a set of dragons in it.
is the problem that I want to mix the two type ??
I read one that he is keeping one with a snowflake eel with out a problem.
is that because the snowflake eels is not as aggressive.
it sound like the only way to get two in the tank is to get the opposite gender and it has to be a Hawaiian dragon. is that right or am I still confused.
I just hate to have one lonely dragon,

 

[anthonyjc]

I would recommend getting a fish or two to be its buddies, housing eels together is risky, I did it once with a tessalata and a snowflake and they were great for a while then one day i came home to see my snowflake bitten clean in half. Also I dont really think a 90 is big enough for two eels that size, just barely big enough for one IMO.

 

[sharkboy13]

u bettr have alot of lr for the eels territory or an underground pipe systemcuz they wont get along unless they have enough territory for their own.

 

[aw2x3]

Originally Posted by jsshark1
I have been reading all sorts of post on the Dragons.
I have read that some tank have a set of dragons in it.
is the problem that I want to mix the two type ??
I read one that he is keeping one with a snowflake eel with out a problem.
is that because the snowflake eels is not as aggressive.
it sound like the only way to get two in the tank is to get the opposite gender and it has to be a Hawaiian dragon. is that right or am I still confused.
I just hate to have one lonely dragon,

I keep a female Hawaiian Dragon with a Whitemouth Moray, in a 90gal. setup. They're not happy and it's not big enough for them...a 90gal. isnt big enough for a single Dragon, IMO. My 90 is temp housing and I have a 200gal. sitting in the garage that they'll go in within the next few months.
You're going to get some aggression issues, no matter what you do, but the tanks you're talking or using are not big enough.
Plus, the only way to tell the difference between male and female Dragons is to have DNA tests done...there are no physical characteristics, telling the difference. You do not want to put 2 males or 2 females together, unless you want a VERY expensive chewed up Moray.

 

[jsshark1]

Thanks guys

that would be terrible thing to find one killed by the other one day out of the blue. :scared:
I do see that others are keeping them in bigger tanks, I wish I had the room.
that is why I have to have two corner tanks, my dream was to have it in the wall like we all dream of one day, but thier is no good spotts to put it.

I don’t want him unhappy, and it sounds like space is the big thing I am missing for two.

 

[aw2x3]

How big is it, currently?...the Moray, that is.

 

[russy pelican]

I've kept a zebra for almost 20 years, and usually with another moray. Things are usually fine. My problems have typically come at feeding time. Tessalatas (and even snowflakes) can go wild when the scent of a fresh shrimp is introduced. And from the injuries and damage these small guys have done, I'd suspect that two big ones would be like trying to break up a dogfight, just underwater.

 

[jsshark1]

I would say 1 to 1 1/2 feet I will get a better measurement when I get home
and some pictures.
update :
he is 1 1/2 feet max

 

[aw2x3]

This is just my opinion, but there aren't too many people out there with as much Dragon experience...
With the size it's at now, you could get away with keeping it in the 90gal. corner tank for quite a number of years, before you'd have to upgrade. Life span of these Morays is 20 - 30 years...they're not fast growers.
My female is almost more than 3 times the size of yours and is cramped in a standard 90gal. tank, IMO.
Love the coloration, by the way...absolutely beautiful specimen, with the brown stripes.

 

[jsshark1]

Thanks for your opinion, I should get water in the new 92 by the end of the weekend and get those 30 days over with so i could put him in, :thinking: