Green Moray - 5.5 Gallon Nano

[PeytonH22]

Hello,

Right now, I have a 5.5 nano reef with about 15 lbs of live rock. I have had a Green Moral Eel in there for about a week now. Im just getting started on this whole saltwater aquarium deal. What should I feed him? Also, he is about 6 inches now, will he get much bigger?

Thanks

[Clownfishman]

Originally Posted by PeytonH22

Hello,

Right now, I have a 5.5 nano reef with about 15 lbs of live rock. I have had a Green Moral Eel in there for about a week now. Im just getting started on this whole saltwater aquarium deal. What should I feed him? Also, he is about 6 inches now, will he get much bigger?

Thanks

Well not trying to be harsh but you don't need to have him in there.. those things have been know to get 6 to 7 feet in aquariums... you need a much bigger tank... you should just put some soft corals in there and maybe one clownfish or something like that... you need a tank at least 180 gallons or larger for him to be in just himself and live rock...

[PeytonH22]

Are you sure about that? I heard they get only 8 or 9 inches. Im pretty sure that I am right.

[noobsauce]

9 inches is still huge for a 6 gallon

[Loverotties]

No matter what he'll be to big for that tank.

[SPANKYSREEF]

Sorry to break the news........The Green Moray will grow up to 6 feet in captivity. I just gave one to the LFS. I had him 6 years. He started at 12" in a 55 gallon tank, and outgrew it within 2 years. I then moved him to 180 gallon where he lived for 4 more years. He was about 4 1/2 feet when I got rid of him, and was eating 1/2 pound of food every other day. NO available eel should be kept in a tank under 55 gallons....Anthony

[resle]

there is one moray eel that can be housed in tanks as small as 10gallons it is called the golden moray, dirty yellow moray eel (Gymnothorax melatremus)it grows to a maximum of 7-9 inches though not many have heard of it because of its rarity and relativly new to the hobby got it strait from aquarium fish magazine issue october 2004

[dkling]

Quote :He was about 4 1/2 feet when I got rid of him, and was eating 1/2 pound of food every other day.

spanky , i hope you a least able to claim him as a dependent on ur income tax. sounds liks he was eating more then my son. LOL.

[Irenicus]

That eel is definately going to need to be placed in a bigger tank soon. The size of this animal and the bioload it creates demands it.

If you don't act on this, I'm sorry to say you're eel will surely perish.

[SPANKYSREEF]

Originally Posted by dkling

Quote :He was about 4 1/2 feet when I got rid of him, and was eating 1/2 pound of food every other day.

spanky , i hope you a least able to claim him as a dependent on ur income tax. sounds liks he was eating more then my son. LOL.

The crazy thing is...he would eat even more if I gave it to him...I wish I had the time and the space to keep him....I still get to visit him once and a while....My LFS owner keeps him in a ground based 200 gallon circular tank...He is very happy...I think I will bring him a lobster tail for Christmas!...LOL...Take Care!!

[Melissa]

Peyton,
Is it possible that you have another species of eel? Some do stay very small. The rule of thumb for marine tanks is to keep one inch of fish per ten gallons. The eel you have is definitely too large for your tank. You may want to investigate getting him a new, larger tank.

Melissa

[kwjones]

I have a 10" snoflake in my 75. Hopefully he won't get much bigger than 2' in the next year because I need to save up money for a 250 to put him in later.

[biomekanic]

I'm thinking that maybe you have one of these http://www.wetwebmedia.com/Pseudochr...duscensAQ2.jpg
That's a "wolf eel blenny", actually a kind of psuedochromis (dottyback!), and not a true eel. If so, it would be happier in a bigger tank.
The little yellow eels are best in a nano tank, one with a very, very secure lid. So says the former owner of a several hundred dollar piece of eel jerky. : (

[Doug1]

The wolf eels we have here in the North Pacific are actually the larger members of the blenny family.
Normally I dont like inches of fish per x gallons but 1" of fish per 10g of SW is fairly reasonable if one pays attention to body size, eating habits and territoriallity issues.
On the whole, I think that nano tanks are more suited to small fishes, like the smaller gobies, clowns, rainfords, etc.
Other popular choices are the mandarin, and scooter dragonettes, which while small are fairly specialized eaters and as a rule don't fare well over time in nanos.
Often times well meaning people obtain small fish, not realizing that they will grow much larger in time. As always education is the key. Please research before buying

[Justin Cabibi]

Take him out asap