unknown death?

[shern]

recently my tiger moray passed away and i’m very confused on why, when i picked up his corpse he seemed really lackluster in color with the middle of his body being a bit grey but the tail and head still being yellow. he was eating fine before the death and nothing that i know of could have caused it, help?

 

[kno4te]

Hard to tell. Could be water issues, most common. Did you pretreat the eel since it’s wild? Or quarantine? What have you been feeding?

 

[duanes]

What were your water parameters? Salinity, pH. hardness, nitrate?

 

[shern]

What were your water parameters? Salinity, pH. hardness, nitrate?

I recently did a water change and after 2 days I tested due to prime's ammonia altering effect, it read ph 7.7, ammonia 0 nitrite 0 and nitrates around 30, no slainity as far as I can tell, my tank is full fw, hardness I haven't tested yet but I can later when I get back.

 

[shern]

Hard to tell. Could be water issues, most common. Did you pretreat the eel since it’s wild? Or quarantine? What have you been feeding?

I quarantined it for around two weeks and then I let him in since he was fine, I've been trying to feed shrimp, massivore pellets and bloodworms but he only seems to eat blood worms.

 

[Trouser Cough]

These FW Morays seem to be freakishly difficult to keep and rarely for the same reason. Might have to find one just to see what the deal is.

 

[shern]

These FW Morays seem to be freakishly difficult to keep and rarely for the same reason. Might have to find one just to see what the deal is.

i really can’t think of anything or a change that could’ve caused it’s death, is it wise to buy another?

 

[kno4te]

i really can’t think of anything or a change that could’ve caused it’s death, is it wise to buy another?

Not sure but I’ve seen other posts from keepers on ig/fb and the eels were grown from small to decent size.

 

[shern]

i really like them but the death seems so sudden, i buy them around 12 inches long but i don’t see them too often

Not sure but I’ve seen other posts from keepers on ig/fb and the eels were grown from small to decent size.

 

[tlindsey]

only seems to eat blood worms

How long did you have the moray?
What other fish were in the aquarium?

Possible wasn't eating enough to survive.