Ell I.D. with pics

[Absint Reefer]

Here he is I know the pics suck but eels are like one of the hardest things to take a good pic of.

 

[kraze3]

My first thought would be it looks like a snowflake but i cant see his body, try and get a body shot when u feed him

 

[LisaD]

not a snowflake, Carson knows what they look like.

 

[stevebydac]

I'm pretty good with moray i.d.s but sorry, we need clearer/closer pics.

Definitely not a snowflake though.

 

[flyingace2005]

Looks kinda like a goldentail, but again not a very clear pic.

 

[Absint Reefer]

out of about 100 pics those two were the best it's really hard to get a pic of this guy because he only comes out when I'm feeding and as I found out it is really hard to hold the tongs to feed him and try to take a picture. He has a very fast growth rate and I baught him as a marbled eel.

 

[flyingace2005]

Does he look like this with the brown w/ gold spots? Also the eyes should be similar.

Gymnothorax miliaris..... Goldentail moray.

 

[pitt_prodigy]

Golden was my thought as well..... but it is really hard to say with the pics.

 

[LisaD]

Carson,

Take a look at Scott Michael's Reef Fishes volume 1. There is a good chapter on moray eels with lots of pics. If you can find your eel there will be good information on size, diet, temperament, etc.

I think you will find it there.

 

[ZC]

my guess from the pics is goldentail.

 

[thehedge]

My inclination is that it is a Goldentail, but another possibility is a juvenile Whitemouth Moray, Gymnothorax meleagris. The only thing that makes me doubt the Goldentail ID is the color of the eyes. I have not seen too many Goldentails, but I have never seen one with blue eyes...they all have the yellow eyes. The most common eye color with the Whitemouth is blue....

But the sure give away would be to determine whether the inside of the eel's mouth is white.

Carson can you confirm the inside color of his mouth?

 

[DrChristianTroy]

A member of Gymnothorax family but no definite id still looks cool

 

[Metriod___Hunter]

No its definitly not a goldentail I have one and know what one looks like lol. Besides his eel is more darker then a goldentail.

 

[T-T-Trigger]

omg... its a javanicus - giant moray!!!!!! well, it could be - you need better photos carson!

 

[Absint Reefer]

got two more pics they still suck but they are at differant angles. I think the inside of his mouth is white not positive though.

 

[LukFox]

Just to toss out a very random idea, Gymnothorax eurostus?

http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6662

 

[ManEatingGuppy]

by any chance could it be a FW eel? ive been to some fish stores selling fw sf eels as sw ones, which is why i am afraid to buy any eels.

 

[Absint Reefer]

nope it's a saltwater eel for sure

 

[LukFox]

Do you know where it came from? Also, you havent said if it looks like a goldentail or any other the other guesses.. Anything close so far?

 

[Absint Reefer]

the goldentail looks a lot like my eel in the face but the pattern is completely different.