ID my new eel please

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ICatchSmallone said:
from what I remember reading a while back, dont these eels transition from brackish water to completely saltwater? as the mature?

:x im interested to know cuz I like to get a snowflake since i saw one at my lfs and it super cute
and my biggest issues is having to do the transition -_- and i got other fish that isnt suited to go along with it changes
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No they transition to fresh to brackish.


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Oh crap well if he is salt water then I dunno how he's survived this whole week in my tank he just chills at the bottom in the black lava rocks

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look up: Gymnothorax tile, often sold as freshwater moray
 
+1 on the tile had one for six months in just fresh but I git rid so not sure how good they can tolerate fresh oover a really long period.

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livelymc said:
+1 on the tile had one for six months in just fresh but I git rid so not sure how good they can tolerate fresh oover a really long period.

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I believe they do well in FW for a period of time, for long term, brackish seems to keep them healthier, although people have had long term success in just FW.
 
Hoyo12 said:
There you go, the Freshwater Moray or Snowflake Eel. Have one myself, eats anything he can fit into his mouth-but he's mainly fed Jumbo Krill.
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That is not a snowflake moray. Snowflakes are white with bright yellow black and brown markings, they require brackish while young but need full salt when mature. Looks like he has either a wolf eel or the rarer freshwater moray (which should also be kept in brackish for best results). Iv kept morays for a long time now.
 
Freshwater morays are sometimes called snowflakes. I personally hate how they share the same common name, leads to so much confusion. freshwater morays are not always that rare in the US, a lfs near me sells them frequently, as well as a few lfs in other states that Ive lived in. Wouldnt a wolf eel be deeper bodied? I dont have experience with wolf eels, but he looks much more slender than most wolf eels that ive seen?
 
Slippery K said:
That is not a snowflake moray. Snowflakes are white with bright yellow black and brown markings, they require brackish while young but need full salt when mature. Looks like he has either a wolf eel or the rarer freshwater moray (which should also be kept in brackish for best results). Iv kept morays for a long time now.
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Yeah it is. FW snowflakes can be purple with small yellow spots a well.


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