MORAY EELS

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

HULLO! I was wanderin if there were any morays that might fit in a 75. please nobody suggest a snowflake. I hate snowflakes( Almsot as much as damsels). I was just thinking of what I could add next to my fish only community. I was looking at a black edge moray, but now I am floating back to a blue ribbon.

[Dominuslive]

Dragon Moray would go nicely in there, just so happens I know where to find one too

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

Dragon Moray would go nicely in there, just so happens I know where to find one too

You going to shell out the $1300 dolllars to buy it?

[titanic titan]

if you are going to keep it alone, you can do anything. I had a 4ft green moray with a 2 foot black edge moray in a 65, until the green ate the black. then I returned the green.
They just are mostly aggressive during feeding so be careful. When I had my pinktail trigger with the green before the black edge, the green would always bring down the pinktail at 10inches. They can't see to well so they grab what they get. And try not to get bit, they can cause infections.

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

if you are going to keep it alone, you can do anything. I had a 4ft green moray with a 2 foot black edge moray in a 65, until the green ate the black. then I returned the green.
They just are mostly aggressive during feeding so be careful. When I had my pinktail trigger with the green before the black edge, the green would always bring down the pinktail at 10inches. They can't see to well so they grab what they get. And try not to get bit, they can cause infections.

It would not be by itself. it would be with two bigeye squirrelfish, a lunare wrasse, and a rogue scorpionfish. That is why I am floating back towards a blue ribbon because they are a little more placid then most other eels.

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

Are you talking about this one?
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/eels/japanesedragonmoray/

[Fishfreak218]

Dwarf Yellow Eel
i think some call it a Bannana Eel or something..

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

Pic please!

[davo]

this one?

[chewy]

i would think not twice but three times about getting a ribbon eel as I have not heard of anyone having success with them in captivity as far as getting them to eat . they usually
don'teat and just wither away and die.:banhim: :screwy: :woot:
dont be skeert

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

i meant the dwarf yellow eel , but that is a beautiful blue ribbon.

[Jason]

yeah i've seen blue ribbons even eat and still waste away, probably crappy collections procedures and shipment stress.

Jason

PS the one i did see eat ate ghost shrimp and mollies still died seven months later

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

Sometimes saltwater can be very unpredictable. eventhough some people will disagree and say that with the proper conditions and all this other stuff. It still does not garentee that a fish is going to survive in captivity. You can have a fish one day and have a total die off the next day. Sometimes it is just very unpredictable.

[Snake_Eyes]

Here's one of my favorite moray's http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/eels/leopard.php my lfs gets them in quite often, hopefully someday I'll have one in my tank. :headbang2

[yourmylunch]

the only ones i evr see that would be good are the zebra moray usually black with white stripes, or the chainlink moray black with gold marbleing

[Dominuslive]

My LFS has a Hawaiin Dragon Moray for $999 and has had it for about 3 months. Gorgeous Moray.

[andywg]

The ribbon eel species that is commonly found in the hobby(Rhinomuraena quasita) change colour as the age, they start as juvenile males when black. They then change to a blue colour once they are a mature male. The final stage is when they change to a female and become a yellow colour.

They have a very poor survival rate in aquaria, even lower than anemones.

[Mattcomptonassvanhorn]

The ribbon eel species that is commonly found in the hobby(Rhinomuraena quasita) change colour as the age, they start as juvenile males when black. They then change to a blue colour once they are a mature male. The final stage is when they change to a female and become a yellow colour.

They have a very poor survival rate in aquaria, even lower than anemones.

I now the survival rates of blue ribbons but my father has kept two in the past. One lasted three years, and the other died not to long ago. I think it was going on 6 years. So I call him the blue ribbon expert. He has agreed to help me. Those others like the chainlink and zebra would get to big and would probably attempt to eat my scorpion wich is only 3 inches long. I am going with the blue ribbon and will report back on how he does.