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03-05-2004, 08:30 AM
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Family Man
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Canton, GA
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two morays?
I've posted this question on the Atlanta Reef Club board here at TRT and on Reefcental so I appologize if you've tripped over this once or twice already, but I need an answer to this question...
I think I've gone moray crazy. After years of resisting their alure I bought a small snow flake moray (Echidna nebulosa) from Jenn. And I'm in love with it. Now I want a cheetah (or peppered) moray (siderea picta) that she has for sale. Can I keep the two of them together in a 75 gallon reef tank or am I just asking for trouble.
Cheers...Michael 
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03-05-2004, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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in the book that i have by scott michael, he states:
snowflake eel~normally mind-manneredm it can become pugnacious when food is present, and a larger specimen may occasionally latch on to a fellow tankmate. . . . . can be kept with other eels, but a resident specimen may attack a newly introduced conspecific, and cannabalism is occasionally reported.
but i would think that 2 eels would get along ok, as long as there is ample hiding places.you might want to create like a pvc habitrail out of 2~3" pvc pipe, if ya haven't already.
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03-05-2004, 01:48 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
 
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Michael, yup it can be done,BTW could this be the same eel Jenn posted about earlier?
Like was posted b4 me, eels can be ornery toward each other when hungry AND at feeding time, my snowflake is blind in it's only eye,and plain missing the other , from tussles with my other eel,,,,biggest problem is both wanting the same food offering,,,not pretty 
had both of mine in a 180 for over 15 yrs...they tried , but they ain't killed each other yet,,,
keep em fed ,and feed each away from the other, and you oughta be ok,,,,no promises tho,,, 
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03-05-2004, 01:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: san francisco, CA
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You can have many more than two together. You want to try to keep them the same size. Also, keep in mind if you feed live foods, it will make them much more aggressive. I had a tank with 4 morays. One, a tessalada sp? Was larger than the other three. One day i was missing the smaller eel. And I noticed that the tessalada wasvery fat. Other than that, I had them all together for years.
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03-05-2004, 04:28 PM
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Family Man
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Junkzoo - this is the same eel that Jenn and posted, and I'm gonna go get it a and bring it home in the next hour or so. Thanks all for your help. Hehe...this is such a inexpensive hobby.
Cheers...Michael
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03-05-2004, 06:06 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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Ummm, if that is the same eel that carpet-crawled,,,,,,,,
Drat! you are probably on your way over there,,,,, 
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03-05-2004, 07:12 PM
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Family Man
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no...i got the other one...she had two. i thought you were talking about her newsletter. not she wisely has declined to sell the other eel until she can watch it some more.
Cheers...Michael
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03-05-2004, 08:33 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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Quote:
Originally posted by jokermgp
no...i got the other one...she had two. i thought you were talking about her newsletter. not she wisely has declined to sell the other eel until she can watch it some more.
Cheers...Michael
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Whewwwwww, thought you were going after the land-lovin' one,
did not know of two of em at Jenn's (did'nt think she would sell one after it walked,,let alone to a TRT'er that woulda read about it jumpin' )
Michael, you know the rules,,,we want pics! 
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03-06-2004, 07:47 AM
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Family Man
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You'll get 'em as soon as I can get my camera working again.
Cheers...Michael
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