Viper eel question

snow1 · #1 08-24-2010, 06:15 PM

Are these in the hobby? They do not seem to be for sale anywhere. A person I know off of mfk is trying to track some down but it's seems they are not around. Has anybody ever heard of someone owning these eels? I want a show piece eel I'd rather have this eel over a japanese dragon moray eel. I was just wondering if someone knew if they were in the hobby or not.

snow1 · #2 08-25-2010, 04:16 AM

anyone?

Delphinus · #3 08-27-2010, 03:57 AM

Cool eel. But I'd guess that with a max size of over 8 feet, it's not going to be very easy to find.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viper_moray

trilinearmipmap · #4 08-27-2010, 04:09 AM

Reminds me of my ex-girlfriend.

Delphinus · #5 08-27-2010, 04:59 AM

Because she was over 8 feet tall? Dayum!!!!!

TheMikey · #6 08-27-2010, 04:54 PM

I think that those get to be same size as some of the Leopard Morays I saw at the Beijing Zoo earlier this month. Unless you've got a huge tank, I'm not sure you'll even be able to keep one. And by huge, I mean like... Legit city Aquarium huge not a huge 6' long aquarium.

And like others have said, eels that large are not generally sold in this hobby. Definitely a special order from some supplier if at all. Zoos might be the only thing that could handle that specimen.

Blue World Aquariums · #7 08-27-2010, 06:31 PM

Holy crap...that thing is frightening.