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Originally Posted by fishoholic
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I had a dwarf moray eel (about 7inches) of the same species and size except not the golden.
They are an interesting eel to have as the reality is only a few aquarists have a tank large enough to accommodate the regular ones.
It ate shrimp pellets and had no problem finding them whereever I dropped them in the tank.
I did not observe it going after the shrimp, snails and hermit crabs in the tank.
The video is defineately not what you want to do if you get one.
1. You never unless and emergency) place your hand in the tank as you pollute the tank.
when you do that.
2. Morays can't chew so you would never feed the eel whole small fish or large pieces of fish as you see done in the video. Very small morsels only.
You can order the dwarf moray eels that are not the expensive golden variety at the LFS.
G.melatremus (It is greyish/greenish with faint yellow lines on it) You have to be specific as the LFS will make a mistake and order in the wrong species. They come from Indonesia.
Dwarf moray eels are an excellent choice for a new addition to your tank.