fish042099
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I have a 100 gallon tank I want to turn into a "moray tank". I defiantly want g. Moringa but what would be some other aggressive morays I could have?
100 gallon "moray tank"
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anaya
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Again I'm no expert but from what I have read on this board and in books G. Moringa has a nasty attitude and will terrorize tank-mates. I mean have you used the search function on the board to research them any? If not I would suggest it. They seem to be a more species only than a community eel.
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These guys get 7 feet long... I would not reccommend anything less then a 700 gallon tank.
Try a smaller species such as a jeweled moray, snowflake moray or maybe a white ribbon eel
another option is a green wolf eel but they are not actually an eel.
Try a smaller species such as a jeweled moray, snowflake moray or maybe a white ribbon eel
another option is a green wolf eel but they are not actually an eel.
fish042099
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How 'bout a yellowmargin,purplemouth,and hourglass moray with a baby miniatus grouper?
fish042099
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They're not really that aggressive. I'm willing to devote an entire 100 gallons to a super ultra aggressive fish. I think I can do better than g. Miliaris.
fish042099
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Sort of like someone devoting a 240 g to a queen trigger, I want to devote a 100 gallons to a smaller queen trigger type fish. Also I don't care about beauty, I just want AGGRESSIVE!
No, it's not. Those people like the way the fish looks. You just want something aggressive, regardless of what it looks like, as you stated.
fish042099
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NVM, could i do the moray trio with the grouper i mentioned above?
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I would get a white mouth moray. I can tell you their agressive because one almost bit me when I was diving today. Mean little guy.
I don't know why you'd want a super-aggressive eel for a community or even a single tank. If that is what you really want for a moderate sized tank, get a black margin moray. They are nice looking, stay reasonable sized and will try to tear your hand off if you get near the water. My tank only had the top inch or two of the glass scraped because the eel went for me every time I got near the tank. My eel bit me once, it was the most painful bite I ever suffered, and got nasty infected. This eel also killed a juvenile clown trigger. After that, I never kept another fish with it. When I was trying to catch it, because I finally found a home for it, after two years of trying to unload it, it lunged out of the water trying to bite my face. Have fun. And that eel was just a little over 2 feet.
There are a lot of fish that have attitude and some aggression that aren't off the scale like that black edged moray I have. That one was too much fish for me.
There are a lot of fish that have attitude and some aggression that aren't off the scale like that black edged moray I have. That one was too much fish for me.
Ditto on the black edge Being very aggressive and active. however i recommend one as it also doesnt get huge. purplemouth are cool too, but are essentially a more reclusive and less attractive version of g. moringa. if you want multiple go with the hourglass and blackedge. that mix might work as long as similar sized. neither being horribly aggressive compared to g. moringa and eels like that. id leave out the purplemouth. too big and aggressive. that being said ive been looking for a small one for a while
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fish042099
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I'll probably get them both at 1 1/2'. I know this is a pointless question, but I'll ask it anyway. Would there be any likelihood of having tank mates?
fish042099
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Would the hourglass moray eat the black edge moray?
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I can't answer that one, since I only kept the single black edge moray. I have kept other eels together with no problems. One you might consider that is a cool eel, good sized, and reasonably aggressive is the Brazilian Dragon moray (kept with my zebra moray in a FOWLR). Very nice looking eel, not timid at all. Not trustworthy with smaller fish (or in my case, also any puffer, this eel was a confirmed puffer killer). I'll see if I can find a picture of mine. I downsized tanks last year when I moved, and sold it. Already regretting that, and missing my tank too.
fish042099
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I have decided a nice trio of eels-a yellowhead moray( G. Ruepelliae),the black edge moray,and, of course, the jeweled moray. Does this sound like a good combination?
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anaya
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Not in a 100. You need to consider their adult size and remember they are bottom dwellers for the most part. If you have an eel that is 3' long full grown it will most likely use 1.5-2x its length (4.5-6 sq feet) of floor space (not cubic feet) as its home. For instance, a 75gal (I don't know dimensions of 100gal) 48"x18" you have 6 sq. feet of floor space. And this theory of mine is truthfully on the small side of a proper home for my single Fimbriated moray. I would assume you could house all three of the eels you mentioned as babies or sm. juvies. but it is almost cruel to keep all three as adults in a tank that small. Think of it as you having to live in your bathroom your entire life? Try to pick just one med size eel or a sm group of GDM's?
youngspecialist
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I have a super rare large spotted snake moray...they grow large and feed easy...have never seen one other than mine (even on liveaquaria dd)... Im selling it on craiglist if your interested ( and u live in the bay area
fish042099
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I guess this is a stupid question, but what tank mates would go with a black edge moray?