A few moray pictures

[Grouperhead]

No nudivomer yet, just flavimarginatus "yellow margined"

Right on. You very rarely see nudivomers in captivity for whatever reason. Any plans to acquire one in the future?

 

[Moray keeper]

thats a nice collection u have there

Thank you


As far as the nudivomer go I would be intetested in working with but even with all the contacts I have they are tough to come by under 4'.

 

[NEK-ap24]

Moray Keeper,

I am about to go forward with my PVC build for an incoming Whitemouth Moray (med) so I am guessing 18-20"

He will go in a 225 Gal (72" x 24" x 30") and I see you have a beauty whitemouth yourself...

As an adult would he like a 3" or 4" PVC cave? (I will also add a temporary smaller one to grow with him)

Can he have any fish tankmates long term? Or will he eat anything else other than another moray, that would fit in the 225 with him?

Thanks,

I will post pics when he arrives! (it was supposed to be last Fri., they missed the order cutoff, it should be soon)

 

[Moray keeper]

Moray Keeper,

I am about to go forward with my PVC build for an incoming Whitemouth Moray (med) so I am guessing 18-20"

He will go in a 225 Gal (72" x 24" x 30") and I see you have a beauty whitemouth yourself...

As an adult would he like a 3" or 4" PVC cave? (I will also add a temporary smaller one to grow with him)

Can he have any fish tankmates long term? Or will he eat anything else other than another moray, that would fit in the 225 with him?

Thanks,
I have 3" diameter on my whitemouths . One has had a lion and a couple scorps and undulated moray as tankmates for a couple years now with no issues. One of my others has a sfe, zebra moray, scorp and lion . Medium will probably be around 16" or so.

 

[NEK-ap24]

Thanks much Moray Keeper,
That is exactly what I needed. I will post a picture when he arrives!

 

[trickedout900]

Moray Keeper, first off thanks for sharing the pics, they are very inspirational. Do you have a shot of your tank? What methods do you employ to keep them in your tank and not on the carpet?

Thanks in advance

 

[NEK-ap24]

Argh,
I promised you pictures of my new Whitemouth (med. sized)...however I got to my LFS, and they unfortunately went through a different distributer than they usually do and ended up with something they call a Whitemouth, but doesn't even have a white mouth :hmm6: )

Here is a terrible IPod photo of it, Looking at photos in the LFS' book his best guess was that it is a yellow margin moray, although there was not the telltale (pun somewhat intended) bright yellow margin, there does appear to be a muddy yellow colored margin. Is it possible that he could not have the bright yellow as a juvenile? (I thought they got duller with age, but started bright bright) He was about 12" long and about as big around as an average man's thumb. He was very bold and quickly came to the glass to inspect my daughters hand on the outside of the glass. He has numerous very fine, yet long teeth and a dark mouth. He did not have pronounced nares.(Good luck if you can ID from this dismal photo, but let me know if it looks familiar.

I am working on getting a better pic. It is still at the store over an hour away, I am going to research him a bit more and see if he will be a third moray or if he will be staying at the store.

They are ordering a Whitemouth from their reg. supplier now for me, so lets hope he/she is truely a Gymnothorax Meleagris.

Any info would be helpful (if you can tell what it is, how do they compare to a Whitemouth in value), I love my LFS and will probably end up getting this eel as well...but I don't want to pay $120 for a $40 eel if you follow. (but I love good deals, and heck this is a great way to trick the wife into an extra eel) Then again if it IS a yellow margin (Gymnothorax Flavimarginatus) I am not sure I can house him in my 225, and may have to pass on him.

Thanks for taking a look,

 

[bLac2]

I love Moray keepers posts of information and pictures on moray eels. Thanks man! Keep those pics coming!

 

[Moray keeper]

Argh,
I promised you pictures of my new Whitemouth (med. sized)...however I got to my LFS, and they unfortunately went through a different distributer than they usually do and ended up with something they call a Whitemouth, but doesn't even have a white mouth :hmm6: )

Here is a terrible IPod photo of it, Looking at photos in the LFS' book his best guess was that it is a yellow margin moray, although there was not the telltale (pun somewhat intended) bright yellow margin, there does appear to be a muddy yellow colored margin. Is it possible that he could not have the bright yellow as a juvenile? (I thought they got duller with age, but started bright bright) He was about 12" long and about as big around as an average man's thumb. He was very bold and quickly came to the glass to inspect my daughters hand on the outside of the glass. He has numerous very fine, yet long teeth and a dark mouth. He did not have pronounced nares.(Good luck if you can ID from this dismal photo, but let me know if it looks familiar.

I am working on getting a better pic. It is still at the store over an hour away, I am going to research him a bit more and see if he will be a third moray or if he will be staying at the store.

They are ordering a Whitemouth from their reg. supplier now for me, so lets hope he/she is truely a Gymnothorax Meleagris.

Any info would be helpful (if you can tell what it is, how do they compare to a Whitemouth in value), I love my LFS and will probably end up getting this eel as well...but I don't want to pay $120 for a $40 eel if you follow. (but I love good deals, and heck this is a great way to trick the wife into an extra eel) Then again if it IS a yellow margin (Gymnothorax Flavimarginatus) I am not sure I can house him in my 225, and may have to pass on him.

Thanks for taking a look,

Well very hard to see much with the pic but looking at the pattern I would say an Abbotts Moray, G. eurostus. I have a couple of them, if you can't get other pics I can try to post one of mine. They don't get real big but are imo a better moray to keep then the whitemouth.

 

[Moray keeper]

Moray Keeper, first off thanks for sharing the pics, they are very inspirational. Do you have a shot of your tank? What methods do you employ to keep them in your tank and not on the carpet?

Thanks in advance

Sorry I didn't see this right away and thank you. I'm not sure if I have any full shots. I have 14 tanks and although I have a nice assortment I get a little self conscious with the tanks compared to some of the displays I see people posting on here. Taking care of all the stuff, 3 young kids, and work just sucks the life out of me sometimes when it comes to getting stuff done.

 

[Moray keeper]

I love Moray keepers posts of information and pictures on moray eels. Thanks man! Keep those pics coming!

Thank you

 

[NEK-ap24]

Thank you MK,
The ref. book I have has a photo of an adult head only and led me to believe he was not an Abbott's...so I didn't search them on the net until you suggested it. Here is a pic that I found on the net that look very similar, however the one offered at my LFS does not have as nice or bright contrast to the pattern.

I appreciate the i.d. suggestion, and of course I am not holding you to it or judging if it turns out not to be an Abbott's, after all the pic was HORRIBLE...

Do you know a fare price range for these guys? Could you expound a bit more on why they are nicer to keep? RL experience is nice to hear. Could he cohabitate with a snowflake and whitemouth in a 225, or do you see issues with that?

thanks again, sorry for the choppy sentances, the second photo shows how I spent my morning at the ER. The drill bound with my 2" hole saw and spun my pointer out socket and snapped. One of those days....tank stand 1 David 0 (there will be a rematch!)

 

[Moray keeper]

Did you fracture your finger? Trying to look at the pic via my cell so cant really see it too good. Abbots can have a less contrast as far as pattern and also come in light and dark phases with dark being more common from what I have seen. I would say around $ 100 or so for a retail price and they dont get as large as whitemouths and a little more mild mannered. If you can try to get some other pics and ask the store if they know what area it came from.

 

[Stumped]

That tiger moray is one of the prettiest eels I've seen...absolutely gorgeous.

Just saw this eel for the first time. That eel is absolutely absurd Moray Keeper. Out of curiosity could you provide some more information on it like the species name,how common it is in the trade and what they retail for? I've never seen one before.

BTW your collection of eels is awesome, thanks again for the pics.

 

[Moray keeper]

Just saw this eel for the first time. That eel is absolutely absurd Moray Keeper. Out of curiosity could you provide some more information on it like the species name,how common it is in the trade and what they retail for? I've never seen one before.

BTW your collection of eels is awesome, thanks again for the pics.

It's a tiger moray, not very common in the trade at all. I think it was the second or third I have seen ever.

 

[NEK-ap24]

Stumped, the tiger is Scuticaria tigrinus I believe if that is what you were asking about. No expierence with them, so unfortunaely that is all I can report. My very limited research says that they tend to be secritive and highly nocturnal. (but that is much like any number of morays

MK, yeah I fractured my index finger (spiral fracture) not at all what I needed. Do you know if it would be appropriate for an Abbott's to stay in the same tank long term with a whitemouth, provided they started out at the same size? Or would the whitemout get too big or aggressive? Thanks for all the eel adive and info!

 

[Moray keeper]

Stumped, the tiger is Scuticaria tigrinus I believe if that is what you were asking about. No expierence with them, so unfortunaely that is all I can report. My very limited research says that they tend to be secritive and highly nocturnal. (but that is much like any number of morays

MK, yeah I fractured my index finger (spiral fracture) not at all what I needed. Do you know if it would be appropriate for an Abbott's to stay in the same tank long term with a whitemouth, provided they started out at the same size? Or would the whitemout get too big or aggressive? Thanks for all the eel adive and info!

My tiger comes out at all hours of the day. I would put the whitemouth elsewhere

 

[Woodchuck12]

Do you ever have problems with your zebra knocking things over? I have read that they are clumsy and can rearrange your rock work.

Thanks, Charlie

 

[NEK-ap24]

Well it took a while, but I think my LFS came through. I picked up my new Whitemouth, and incidently the "non-whitemouth" that they got the first time around...aka Abott's moray (Gymnothorax eurostus). He was still at the store when the real whitemouth arrived, so I got them both!

Here are the pics I promised a while back. Correct me if I am wrong but I think you nailed the i.d. as the Abott's from the last BLURRY pic I posted.

My whitemouth is significantly lighter then yours in the OP, not sure if that will change with maturity but he looks like my ref. book as a Gymnothorax meleagris.

I got them home a couple days ago and tonight both ate with my sfe nicely. All took silversides and octopus, but the new guys refused squid and clam...will have to hit the market for some fish variety!

 

[Grouperhead]

I want a nudivomer soooo bad its not even funny.

Asked the lfs to order a miliaris for me last week so hopefully they'll come through and I'll have something to add.

Gorgeous meleagris NEK.