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Marine EelsFamilies: Muraenidae
Moray Eels
Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough
The Romans valued morays very highly, sometimes decorating them with jewels! Marine eels are generally very hardy and easy to keep!Click on the names or small images below
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There are about 20 other families of eels, the moray is the most commonly kept in aquaria and are the family mostly covered here. As soon as we get specimens and/or pictures of other kinds, we will include them also.
This is a nocturnal family of fish that lives in holes and caves in the reef and snatching any hapless fish that may wander by. They are undemanding in the aquarium as long as they have plenty of room, a place to hide, and plenty of food. Morays locate food mainly with their sense of smell.
More about Eels: Care & Feeding, and Breeding.
For more Information on keeping marine fish see:
Guide
to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium
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| Muraenidae, Morays: | |
| Chain-link Moray | Common Moray Eel |
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 Echidna catenata |
Gymnothorax kidako |
| Zebra Moray | Ribbon Eels: Black/Blue |
 Gymnomuraena zebra |
 Rhinomuraena quasita |
| Fimbriated Moray, Leopard Eel | |
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| Ophichthidae, Snake Eels: | |
| Banded Snake-Eel | |
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 Myrichthys colubrinus |
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Care and feeding:
In captivity eels will eat almost any kind of meaty food like
live fish, shrimp, squid, and chopped up fish. In the wild squid is a delicacy
so make sure and give them some once in a while.
Morays locate food mainly with their sense of smell. Watch
your fingers when feeding a Moray since their eyesight is not very good
and it is easy to mistake your fingers for a morsel of food.
Breeding:
Everything we have found on the subject indicates that they
are not commonly bred in captivity for several reasons. First they will
not breed until they are very large and have outgrown most aquariums.
Also, morays, with the exception of ribbon eels, are what is called 'gonochoristic'.
The female will spawn either as a pair or with several smaller males.
At dusk the eggs are released and are basically pelagic.
The larval stage of the eel lasts for 6-10 months and so makes it difficult
to reproduce in the aquarium.
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