Back when I had my brackish setup, I had a really cool snowflake moray. I was wondering if there are any morays i can keep in a freshwater tank for life, or anything similar to morays.
Is there a TRUE freshwater moray eel? or something similar?
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Supposedly there are freshwater eels other than electric / swamp eels, although i've never personally seen one... not to mention, people who have mentioned these have also said they are extremely rare to see in the hobby for sale...
So take it at face value, since i honestly can't confirm whether or not this is true...
So take it at face value, since i honestly can't confirm whether or not this is true...
gymnothorax polyuranodon is supposedly a fresh water species but from what i understand unless u are told where they were taken from they are probably the marine type and not fresh water type
Comatose;5049205; said:
this is what i'm thinking, as the rivers in australia still have salt content and are not "pure" freshwater. more of a namesake due to it being found elsewhere than in the ocean.
pshtex;5048531; said:
gymnothorax polyuranodon is a freshwater moray
Identification
The Freshwater Moray can be recognised by its colour and habitat. It is yellowish to brown with dark spots on the head, body and fins. The snout and lower jaw of adults are pale. The species is often wrongly identified as a species of Uropterygius because it appears to lack a dorsal fin. A fleshy dorsal fin, which originates behind the gill openings, is present.
Size range
The species grows to at least 90 cm in length.
Distribution
It occurs in the tropical Western Pacific. In Australia it is only known from a few creeks on the eastern coast of the lower Cape York peninsula, Queensland.
syndicate;5054135; said:
you might want to read this then...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=961502&postcount=9
how do you suppose it can get from indonesia to australia if it's only freshwater? it can be in freshwater temporarily, but lives in brackish and saltwater. it adapts. technically, i would not call that a "true" freshwater specimen. that's like saying because an atlantic stingray can live in freshwater, that it should. it is a SW/brackish creature that moves into freshwater at times and dies much sooner in these conditions than its regular habitat when left there for prolonged periods.
This moray from north Queensland lives right up in the freshwater streams in the rainforest, the scientist have only ever have caught them in the freshwater, the biggest caught to date is about 1.5m long and the smallest is about 10cm long both were in the freshwater. i know the leading scientist from cairns who has been studying these eel for years.