Experiences with Golden Dwarf Moray Eels - Page 2

scuzy · 11/17/2016, 01:23 AM

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LargeAngels · 11/17/2016, 08:10 AM

I've had mine for about 8 years now. I've got it with a bunch of large angels, tangs, wrasses, clowns etc. He will scavenge for what ever food is on the bottom, even pellets. Pretty cool, but usually don't see much besides his head except if he ventures out for food.

Joesvwbora · 03/27/2017, 12:06 PM

Just purchased one of these beauty's was so excited when my lfs had Found one. I have a 54 gallon corner and so far so good. It's been pretty shy and has stayed in the same rock and has a a few holes it seems to prefer. It is housed with a serpent starfish, male and female royal gramma, randals goby, coral banded shrimp and a circus goby. The key fear I had was for the circus goby thinking it was a little in the smaller side however the goby is much larger than the eel.
I have noticed when feeding the other fish the eel will come out and snap at some of the frozen food that crosses its path.
It's been pretty hard to photograph but I should be able to get some better ones soon.

carrots · 03/28/2017, 12:29 PM

keep us updated. I have been looking for a bright yellow one for some time now. Let us know if their color changes after they become comfortable in your tank. The ones I have seen at the LFS are very pale. Not sure if it is due to stress or not.

Joesvwbora · 03/28/2017, 12:36 PM

The one I have is a light ta that would be great if it changed to a yellow i will let you know if the color does start to change .

scuzy · 03/28/2017, 04:15 PM

The color changes as they get bigger. Both of mine are noted the danger light gold color. Started off ugly brown.

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Joesvwbora · 04/03/2017, 11:52 AM

Well hadn't seen the eel since last night was getting worried so I did some intensive investigation investigation. Not sure how it made its way to the sump but 20 min of fishing and it is back in its cave in the display. Not sure where the gap in overflow is but I will be looking for a solution.

scuzy · 04/03/2017, 11:53 AM

Use gutter net and glue it you your overflow teethes

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Joesvwbora · 04/03/2017, 11:57 AM

That's a good idea during my next water change I'll have to set that up thanks.

ca1ore · 04/29/2017, 07:51 AM

Picking up one of these locally tomorrow. Had one a long time ago and it was a model citizen for years. Any words of wisdom beyond tight fitting lids? I've nothing in my tank that will be at risk. The CBS is now way too big as are all of my fish. Coming from a LRH, but I shall still QT.

scuzy · 04/29/2017, 09:06 AM

I quarantine mine in critter cage put it through ttm for both of mine. Just make sure you need the overflow teeth mine escaped to sump 4x until I glue gutter guard nets on the teeth.

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ca1ore · 05/04/2017, 08:49 PM

Mine is now in a 30 QT. Is that very pale yellow pinkish color - not really 'golden' at all. About a foot long. Been feeding it small chunks of silverside and those small hikari clams on the half shell.

wii64brawl · 05/04/2017, 09:05 PM

Had mine in a 30 gallon fish only. Lost the first to carpet surfing (he got through the tiniest crack so seal your openings!), and the second stopped eating one day (after two years of eating fine) and starved to death after several months.

JJsReeftank28gn · 05/05/2017, 01:42 PM

Go to liveaquria.com they have them but there not cheap 799.00 for one.

wii64brawl · 05/05/2017, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JJsReeftank28gn

Go to liveaquria.com they have them but there not cheap 799.00 for one.

You're much better waiting around for a diver direct eel. I got both mine from a diver in Hawaii, got them for $125 shipped each. They pop up every so often on eBay.

ca1ore · 05/05/2017, 05:30 PM

Plus the ones LA sells aren't actually the melatremus dwarf eels.

wii64brawl · 05/05/2017, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ca1ore

Plus the ones LA sells aren't actually the melatremus dwarf eels.

Didn't realize JJs was talking about golden morays and not the dwarfs. Even so, the dwarfs often appear on DD, but are usually around $400-500.

HBtank · 02/18/2018, 11:05 AM

Have had one for about 2 weeks! Love it! Spent so many years in Hawaii and one everpresent game when diving was always who could find moray eels in the reef (almost always snowflakes). Fast forward and the same family will bug me about sneaking in an eel into my tank randomly. Well, jokes on them, finally found an eel that I could sneak in myself!

It is the pale pinkish/yellow with brown spotting variety, and brighter yellow on top of its head and some on the tail. Blue eyes of course. Mine seems fairly mature and “thicker than a pencil” by a good amount, and it is exactly 9.75”.; I and everyone else thought it was larger than 9”, more like a foot, but the pvc in his enclosure let me measure exactly.

Shy right now (from light, I would not say from fish), has a rock picked out in the back of my main cave, but it has holes leading to the front and he is using those now too. Loves krill and eating good now. Smallest fish in with him is a blue reef chromis, but sorry little guy, you just don’t see good enough for that!

I would totally get him a buddy if I could, maybe a bright yellow morph. Already spent a good amount of time eel proofing my canopy and overflow.

RBU1 · 07/23/2019, 05:58 PM

Let’s bump up this old thread. I’ve had my golden dwarf moray for over a year. Doesn’t bother anything. He only eats once a week sometimes every other. Just a small piece of shrimp. What else have people had success with feeding?

LargeAngels · 07/23/2019, 06:16 PM

Mines going strong at about 11 years now. Still eats anything. Funny to see him put his jaw sideways on the sand and pickup small pellets.

RBU1 · 07/23/2019, 06:49 PM

That’s awesome. Mine doesn’t come out to eat that often. Makes me wonder if he is also grabbing pellets. I don’t see him much at all. Always in the rocks.

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LargeAngels · 07/23/2019, 07:22 PM

Yeah, I mostly just see a head peeking out. When he’s hungry and I feed mysis I’ll see him slither around the rocks.

RBU1 · 07/23/2019, 07:26 PM

Mine seems to only eat raw
Shrimp I tried other fresh seafood from the grocery store he wouldn’t touch it. Wonder what else I can try.

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LargeAngels · 07/24/2019, 06:16 AM

The larger Hikari mysis is a good choice.

jambon222 · 09/25/2019, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LargeAngels

The larger Hikari mysis is a good choice.

I am feeding mine raw scallops and octopus pieces. I use a feeding stick and he takes it with a lot of excitement. I feed a few small pieces every other day.. too much maybe? Mine does not like raw krill... so far that is all he takes. I try to hide a few pellets in the octopus for some extra nutrition.

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04/29/2017, 07:51 AM	#35
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Picking up one of these locally tomorrow. Had one a long time ago and it was a model citizen for years. Any words of wisdom beyond tight fitting lids? I've nothing in my tank that will be at risk. The CBS is now way too big as are all of my fish. Coming from a LRH, but I shall still QT. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

05/04/2017, 08:49 PM	#37
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Mine is now in a 30 QT. Is that very pale yellow pinkish color - not really 'golden' at all. About a foot long. Been feeding it small chunks of silverside and those small hikari clams on the half shell. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

05/05/2017, 05:30 PM	#41
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Plus the ones LA sells aren't actually the melatremus dwarf eels. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

02/18/2018, 11:05 AM	#43
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	Have had one for about 2 weeks! Love it! Spent so many years in Hawaii and one everpresent game when diving was always who could find moray eels in the reef (almost always snowflakes). Fast forward and the same family will bug me about sneaking in an eel into my tank randomly. Well, jokes on them, finally found an eel that I could sneak in myself! It is the pale pinkish/yellow with brown spotting variety, and brighter yellow on top of its head and some on the tail. Blue eyes of course. Mine seems fairly mature and “thicker than a pencil” by a good amount, and it is exactly 9.75”.; I and everyone else thought it was larger than 9”, more like a foot, but the pvc in his enclosure let me measure exactly. Shy right now (from light, I would not say from fish), has a rock picked out in the back of my main cave, but it has holes leading to the front and he is using those now too. Loves krill and eating good now. Smallest fish in with him is a blue reef chromis, but sorry little guy, you just don’t see good enough for that! I would totally get him a buddy if I could, maybe a bright yellow morph. Already spent a good amount of time eel proofing my canopy and overflow. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

11/17/2016, 01:23 AM	#26
scuzy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 6,499	Buddies Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11/17/2016, 08:10 AM	#27
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	I've had mine for about 8 years now. I've got it with a bunch of large angels, tangs, wrasses, clowns etc. He will scavenge for what ever food is on the bottom, even pellets. Pretty cool, but usually don't see much besides his head except if he ventures out for food.

03/28/2017, 12:29 PM	#29
carrots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Mendham, NJ USA Posts: 395	keep us updated. I have been looking for a bright yellow one for some time now. Let us know if their color changes after they become comfortable in your tank. The ones I have seen at the LFS are very pale. Not sure if it is due to stress or not.

03/28/2017, 04:15 PM	#31
scuzy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 6,499	The color changes as they get bigger. Both of mine are noted the danger light gold color. Started off ugly brown. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

04/03/2017, 11:52 AM	#32
Joesvwbora Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 35	Well hadn't seen the eel since last night was getting worried so I did some intensive investigation investigation. Not sure how it made its way to the sump but 20 min of fishing and it is back in its cave in the display. Not sure where the gap in overflow is but I will be looking for a solution.

04/03/2017, 11:53 AM	#33
scuzy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 6,499	Use gutter net and glue it you your overflow teethes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

04/03/2017, 11:57 AM	#34
Joesvwbora Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 35	That's a good idea during my next water change I'll have to set that up thanks.

04/29/2017, 09:06 AM	#36
scuzy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 6,499	I quarantine mine in critter cage put it through ttm for both of mine. Just make sure you need the overflow teeth mine escaped to sump 4x until I glue gutter guard nets on the teeth. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05/04/2017, 09:05 PM	#38
wii64brawl Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 364	Had mine in a 30 gallon fish only. Lost the first to carpet surfing (he got through the tiniest crack so seal your openings!), and the second stopped eating one day (after two years of eating fine) and starved to death after several months.

05/05/2017, 01:42 PM	#39
JJsReeftank28gn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 52	Go to liveaquria.com they have them but there not cheap 799.00 for one.

07/23/2019, 05:58 PM	#44
RBU1 Moving on Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 5,167	Let’s bump up this old thread. I’ve had my golden dwarf moray for over a year. Doesn’t bother anything. He only eats once a week sometimes every other. Just a small piece of shrimp. What else have people had success with feeding?

07/23/2019, 06:16 PM	#45
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	Mines going strong at about 11 years now. Still eats anything. Funny to see him put his jaw sideways on the sand and pickup small pellets.

07/23/2019, 06:49 PM	#46
RBU1 Moving on Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 5,167	That’s awesome. Mine doesn’t come out to eat that often. Makes me wonder if he is also grabbing pellets. I don’t see him much at all. Always in the rocks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/23/2019, 07:22 PM	#47
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	Yeah, I mostly just see a head peeking out. When he’s hungry and I feed mysis I’ll see him slither around the rocks.

07/23/2019, 07:26 PM	#48
RBU1 Moving on Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 5,167	Mine seems to only eat raw Shrimp I tried other fresh seafood from the grocery store he wouldn’t touch it. Wonder what else I can try. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/24/2019, 06:16 AM	#49
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	The larger Hikari mysis is a good choice.