Gold Tulip Eels

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Okay, so I've seen this name on the search engines, but what, exactly, are they? (Species name)
I just picked up 3 today. Do they breathe air, or underwater? Anybody have these? Eating pellets at all? And what is the max size on this particular species?
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Think they are usually referred to one type of moray or another. You got a pic? People can get them to eat pellets. And they breathe underwater.
 
yes if your talking about the one sold as a freshwater moray? its actually brackish so be sure to add some salt, I know people who have kept them in freshwater for about a year max.
 
See my post. They are called GOLD TULIP EELS.
 
They are not.
They are along the lines of a swamp eel.
 
lol a common name is a common name. you cant argue that. i could call a bichir a gold tulip eel, doesnt mean much. A pic or a scientific name would be more useful (would like to see it anyway).
 
oh ok, thats why common names suck, maybe someone here will have a scientific name and beable to offer some more info. I did a search on gold tulip eels and got info on freshwater moray with that common name.
 
yea, i have heard a number of species of moray assigned that common name, which is why it was my first instincts too. Like i said, a pic/scientific name would help to give info on whatever species santoury has.
 
Let's not go back and forth on this...

Number one, they were called Gold Tulip Eels. Freshwater Morays (at LFS) are NOT called that. The Freshwater Morays are the ugly, usually dying gray eels that actually look like morays.

Number two, the above statement demands a description of mine. They are ... guess? Yellowish/Gold/Pinkish, and with a few black specks here and there. And as stated by myself earlier, they are swamp-eel - like, which , again, is nothing like the FW morays.

Number three, if I had the scientific name, I would not need to know what they are. Google doesn't seem to come up with one, which is why I'm bringing them up, on this site.

I have been reading through a lot of the new posts in different parts of this website and there's just a lot of going back and forth... I'm hoping somebody here actually has one, or has had one, or possibly knows the scientific name from past experience.

Hope the description above helps. A few additional details. They have no apparent fins. The head / face much resembles a lung fish. They are each about 14 or 15 inches long. The body is about the width/diameter of a thumb, and is rounded, not compressed.
 
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