Freshwater moray

[SLS_23]

hello, today I saw for sale a moray eel Gymnothorax tile snowskin large 40cm. I searched for information about them on the internet, but they are different. Sometimes I read that it can behave in fresh water, sometimes it can't. I wonder if it would be possible to have a moray eel in a freshwater aquarium? Or would it be possible to have it with cichlids?

 

[Rtc/tsn]

hello, today I saw for sale a moray eel Gymnothorax tile snowskin large 40cm. I searched for information about them on the internet, but they are different. Sometimes I read that it can behave in fresh water, sometimes it can't. I wonder if it would be possible to have a moray eel in a freshwater aquarium? Or would it be possible to have it with cichlids?

Indian mud Morays are saltwater eels but often travel to freshwater when breeding but in aquarium settings thrive the best in brackish waters

 

[tlindsey]

This is the Moray you want.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...eshwater-tiger-moray-eel.741306/#post-8353739

 

[tlindsey]

This is the Moray you want.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...eshwater-tiger-moray-eel.741306/#post-8353739

It depends on the Cichlid and having a secure place for the Moray to go to such as a rock cave or pvc pipe.

 

[SLS_23]

This is the Moray you want.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...eshwater-tiger-moray-eel.741306/#post-8353739

Gymnothorax polyuranodon is 10 x more expensive and white tile is better looking. Cichlids are H. psittacus, C. festae, V. fenestrata Catemaco and V. argentea. Place will not be problem. I have a lots of rocks and wood and i can add some pipes.

 

[SourAngelfish]

g. tile has always done better in salted water with the ones I have had. I know a few local people who had theirs drop dead randomly after a year or so in pure fresh so I am fairly certain it isnt ideal for them.

I 100% agree that g. tile looks better than g. polyuranodon

 

[Rtc/tsn]

g. tile has always done better in salted water with the ones I have had. I know a few local people who had theirs drop dead randomly after a year or so in pure fresh so I am fairly certain it isnt ideal for them.

I 100% agree that g. tile looks better than g. polyuranodon

Tile are better suited for brackish in aquarium setting

 

[SLS_23]

Does anyone have experience with the snowskin variant? Could it be in fresh water?

 

[Rocksor]

Does anyone have experience with the snowskin variant? Could it be in fresh water?

Only Gymnothorax polyuranodon is the true freshwater eel, and found in freshwater all season

 

[Potato Patatto]

As others have said, only this one is true FW, the rest will slowly die without brackish water. They are $150-$250 and honestly, are not worth the headache! They will spend more time in your sump than your tank ? I don’t even bother searching for mine anymore, they are magicians and will appear/disappear whenever they please