hey guys, im looking to a buy a freshwater morray eel. anyone know of any websites that sells these bad boys? thanks, Matt
where to find freshwater morray eel for sale?
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Since i've always wanted a moray eel i did a lot of research on this and concluded that there is no such thing as a TRUE freshwater eel... the closest you'll get is high-end brackish...
So if your completely set on getting a moray best bet is to setup a S/W tank, or possibly look into getting a freshwater Spiny Eel, (which isn't actually an eel but looks a bit like one)
So if your completely set on getting a moray best bet is to setup a S/W tank, or possibly look into getting a freshwater Spiny Eel, (which isn't actually an eel but looks a bit like one)
there are fw morays... but with that being said.. your not going to find them in the trade. swamp eels are a fw true eel.. otherwise the spiney eels species are really the only option. lungfish also resemble eels. G-tile is often sold as a FW snowflake eel. which in -fact is a brackish water fish. these are your best pick for as close to fw as you can get, but they require salt to live a healthy life..
VLDesign;4930456; said:
I never said swamp eels where morays.. only that they where true eels. and I'm nto going to argue with you about FW morays because as I said.. you won't find them in the trade they are that rare/uncommon. Oddball made a list of morays.. and included i belive 2 species that where described as FW but are NEVER seen in the trade.
I stand corrected.. at least until I can find the science to back it up.. either ways.. this is a good link to read includeing oddballs post in reguards to morays.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13189&highlight=freshwater+eel
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13189&highlight=freshwater+eel
^ yes, he has some. and there are landlocked populations as well that live hundreds of miles away from the ocean.
polyuranodon, Muraena Bleeker [P.] 1853:248 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5; ref. 16901] Ceram, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: ?AMS I.101 (1), BMNH 1867.11.28.242 (1) no locality, RMNH 7198 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:140 [ref. 26380] Also appeared in Bleeker 1853:67 [ref. 339]. •Valid as Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker 1853) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:131 [ref. 12442], Allen 1991:42 [ref. 21090], Pethiyagoda 1991:49 [ref. 20075], Roberts 1993:14 [ref. 21799], Kottelat et al. 1993:10 [ref. 23448], Böhlke et al. 1999:1656 [ref. 24692], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:57 [ref. 25191], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:73 [ref. 25226], Allen et al. 2002:334 [ref. 25930], Böhlke & Smith 2002:140 [ref. 26380], Allen et al. 2006:254 [ref. 29005], Shao et al. 2008:238 [ref. 29952]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker 1853). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.
polyuranodon, Muraena Bleeker [P.] 1853:248 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5; ref. 16901] Ceram, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: ?AMS I.101 (1), BMNH 1867.11.28.242 (1) no locality, RMNH 7198 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:140 [ref. 26380] Also appeared in Bleeker 1853:67 [ref. 339]. •Valid as Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker 1853) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:131 [ref. 12442], Allen 1991:42 [ref. 21090], Pethiyagoda 1991:49 [ref. 20075], Roberts 1993:14 [ref. 21799], Kottelat et al. 1993:10 [ref. 23448], Böhlke et al. 1999:1656 [ref. 24692], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:57 [ref. 25191], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:73 [ref. 25226], Allen et al. 2002:334 [ref. 25930], Böhlke & Smith 2002:140 [ref. 26380], Allen et al. 2006:254 [ref. 29005], Shao et al. 2008:238 [ref. 29952]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker 1853). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.