Hello I am building a 3d background I'm wondering I did do a search but, How big does one get around? I plan on making a tunnel in the tank but If I know the max girth .I can just make a better choice.
Thanks Gary
Thanks Gary
size question about a snowflake Moray
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I agree as for the marine snowflake moray, never owned the freshwater snowflake moray.
I thought even the freshwater moray would eventually prefer brackish and marine water as they got bigger? Am I wrong?
Most moray's are usually brackish or marine, but their is one true freshwater specie.
The commonly sold "Freshwater Eel" is a G.Tile, which requires brackish water but is extremely common in stores and sold quite cheap...
On the other hand, the true freshwater moray is G.Polyurandon which can liveout its life in freshwater, and tends to cost around 10x the price of a similar sized G.Tile in my neck of the woods..
all are at least brackish
one can live for about 6 months in fresh before there's problems. In the wild they're actually caught in freshwater locations but they don't live in those spots for extended periods. An inch an a half girth would be a HUGE snowflake
one can live for about 6 months in fresh before there's problems. In the wild they're actually caught in freshwater locations but they don't live in those spots for extended periods. An inch an a half girth would be a HUGE snowflake
^ my 4 G.Polyurandon have been now in fresh for over 6months growing happily and eating...
There are also many other keepers here who own G.polyurandaon in full fresh for over a year and are still growing and eating...
So while most eels require min brackish water conditions, there is at least this one species that can live in full fresh
There are also many other keepers here who own G.polyurandaon in full fresh for over a year and are still growing and eating...
So while most eels require min brackish water conditions, there is at least this one species that can live in full fresh
Ironically here is my G. tile been in FW since I got him 10 months ago and long before that at the LFS, and has tripled his size since I got him. PURE FW.......until later this month^ my 4 G.Polyurandon have been now in fresh for over 6months growing happily and eating...
There are also many other keepers here who own G.polyurandaon in full fresh for over a year and are still growing and eating...
So while most eels require min brackish water conditions, there is at least this one species that can live in full fresh
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They do look great. I'm glad It's working out. If you start having problems you can't account for with them add some salt gradually with your water changes. I've never heard of them doing well long term in freshwater. I've heard 6 months to a year before they start becoming more susceptible to issues they get sluggish and stop eating. At this point I think people end up shocking them with too much salt and killing them. Same thing when you bring them home chances are they were straight fw at the store. In the wild they swim from one level of salinity to the other and it's a gradual thing.
