I started a reef but i've just never really gotten around to it and i dont have the money for coral for a 12 foot long tank lol. I've always been a fish only//predator tank kind of guy. So i've decided to turn it in to a green moray tank. My problem is i cant find care info about them ANYWHERE on line. anyone have any info or personal experience or links for care info? Thanks.
green moray care
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Hey you should look talk to a member who's account was "The Canuk" i think I spelt it wrong, but he's had his green moray for a long time, I think it's like 4-6 feet currently. He has a differnt account now, I forgot what it was lol but someone will chime in.
So far I do know that your tank seems right, how wide is it?
Your gonna need market shrimps, silver sides, scallops, clams, squid...you really can't go wrong with an eel's diet.
Tankmates eighter need to be real big or small like chromis......small fish they tend to ignore.
Any other info you need, I'll to help.
So far I do know that your tank seems right, how wide is it?
Your gonna need market shrimps, silver sides, scallops, clams, squid...you really can't go wrong with an eel's diet.
Tankmates eighter need to be real big or small like chromis......small fish they tend to ignore.
Any other info you need, I'll to help.
i thought he was permabanned? yeah basically im going to feed him the same thing as a i feed my sharks and my tesselata. I didn't know how much different they're care is from more common eels such as zebras etc. I was planning on doing a single species tank and seeing what mates if any he tolerates. I can get snips of info from here and there but I cant find one solid place with a bunch of info. As far as i know canuck is the only person with experience and hes banned lol.
eizenjin91;5099996; said:
Hey I think the Canuck used his girl friend's account if I'm not mistaken...btw not to give anyone ideas and if this breaches any info given in registering to these forums...woudn't just changing your email adress, user name, password give you a new account?
their care is pretty standard care used for any of the other non-delicate moray species...the only concern is the large size and difficulty with tankmates.
I keep a Gymnothorax Funebris, is this the green species you are enquiring about?
He/she is 5ft long (give or take a few inches) and as thick as a man's thigh. It is in fact the second one that I have owned, the first one escaped during maintenance and attempted to attack my wife!!! so it had to go unfortunately.
As for care, you really do need the biggest, baddest marine system that your resources will allow. To keep one, you need to understand that Gymnothax Funebris resides at the top of the food chain. They have very very few natural predators. I understand that some keepers have managed to raise them with tank mates, but I can assure you that is the exception, rather than the rule. The G. Funebris will devour its so called "buddies" eventually, for sure.
I have attempted to raise them with very large Groupers, Snappers, Volitans, Triggers, and my beloved Sphyraena (Barracuda) and they all disappeared eventually.
I had a 13inch Clown trigger, a fish that liked to dominate the system at all times. The trigger would nip at the morays fins, then one night, when the lights went out, and the trigger was resting, the angel of death came calling, and the trigger was destroyed by the moray. The only living creatures that are safe with them, are the cleaner shrimps. However there may be one exception that I know of, I am trying to locate an adult "Enchelynassa Canina" (Viper moray) There might just be an outside chance that the G. Funebris will accept it.
The G. Funebris will move and hunt during daylight hours, as well as night, so you will see plenty of the moray. They truly are magnificent creatures to observe, and I can promise you, that there are very few sights in this hobby that can match their awesome power when in a feeding frenzy.
I feed mine live squid. mackerel, and as treat, octopus.
Here is mine.... peace.
He/she is 5ft long (give or take a few inches) and as thick as a man's thigh. It is in fact the second one that I have owned, the first one escaped during maintenance and attempted to attack my wife!!! so it had to go unfortunately.
As for care, you really do need the biggest, baddest marine system that your resources will allow. To keep one, you need to understand that Gymnothax Funebris resides at the top of the food chain. They have very very few natural predators. I understand that some keepers have managed to raise them with tank mates, but I can assure you that is the exception, rather than the rule. The G. Funebris will devour its so called "buddies" eventually, for sure.
I have attempted to raise them with very large Groupers, Snappers, Volitans, Triggers, and my beloved Sphyraena (Barracuda) and they all disappeared eventually.
I had a 13inch Clown trigger, a fish that liked to dominate the system at all times. The trigger would nip at the morays fins, then one night, when the lights went out, and the trigger was resting, the angel of death came calling, and the trigger was destroyed by the moray. The only living creatures that are safe with them, are the cleaner shrimps. However there may be one exception that I know of, I am trying to locate an adult "Enchelynassa Canina" (Viper moray) There might just be an outside chance that the G. Funebris will accept it.
The G. Funebris will move and hunt during daylight hours, as well as night, so you will see plenty of the moray. They truly are magnificent creatures to observe, and I can promise you, that there are very few sights in this hobby that can match their awesome power when in a feeding frenzy.
I feed mine live squid. mackerel, and as treat, octopus.
Here is mine.... peace.
yes sir that is the exact species i am talking about. I currently have a 400 gallon system for just him. When i finish building my 2800 gallon plywood tank, I will move him in to my 600 gallon. I've heard stories and seen green morays even taking out btr's so i had assumed there werent many if any at all tankmates that it would tolerate. So they do allow cleaner shrimp without eating them? That was one question i was wondering about. But more or less the care is really the same as other species except 2 or 3 times the size.