who knows this moray?

tubastrea1

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I've found at my reef shop but before introducing to my tank I would like to know about his habits, feeding etc.
can someone help me?
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Sure it's a moray? Looks like a full grown engineer goby? Not sure and by no means a eel expert

Bobkil, I don't think is an engineer goby.
was acting and catching frozen shrimps like a true moray.
but I would like to know the species in order to be sure is not a fish eater.
 
Bobkil, I don't think is an engineer goby.
was acting and catching frozen shrimps like a true moray.
but I would like to know the species in order to be sure is not a fish eater.

What eel isnt a fish eater? I think its a very nice looking eel, but would pass on it in a reef. Think of the nightmare trying to get that out. Also what did the lfs label it as?
 
What eel isnt a fish eater? I think its a very nice looking eel, but would pass on it in a reef. Think of the nightmare trying to get that out. Also what did the lfs label it as?

there are some.
currently I've a gymnomuraena zebra and it doesn't touch any fish, even the smallest.
there was no label on the tank.:confused:
 
I know that eel, we call him Fred and used to hang out all the time, I was wondering what happened to him :D

but really, I don't know what type of eel it is, possiable juvi colors. either way as stated I don't think there isn't an eel that is not a fish eater.
 
Skeletor eel,Echidna xanthospilos, I beleive that its a crustacean eater with rounded teeth similar to a zebra eel.
 
Skeletor eels are great. Mine causes no trouble in with hermits, snails, two cleaner shirmp, clowns, tangs and anthias.

How long have you had it. I haven't heard much long term experiences, good or bad, since they are sort of "new" in the trade.
 
I take care of a big one at work and it is very mellow. The tank houses, a skeletor, zebra moray, dwarf golden (which is also huge), and a full grown snowflake. The snowflake is the meanest by far. All of them are over three feet and the skeletor is the biggest at about 4 feet and pretty thick, much thicker than the other three. The golden is the smallest and most passive.

They share the tank with garden eels, shrimpfish, a tang, and a copperband. There are urchins, snails, and hermits as well and none of the eels go for anything. They've been together about two years. The eels eat mainly whole peeled shrimp with some clam mixed in.
 
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