Moray Eel Eating

[xThaVietx]

isnt that a snowflake eel?

[HarlesG]

I have the same Eel. Was sold to me as fresh water moray.... I've had him 3 mos. now... I changed my tanks slowly over the course of 6 weeks to about 16-18 towards brackish/salt. He eats almost every other day. I feed him krill.

He is in a tank with larger fish, and a tire track, they all went thru the salinity change no problems...

my tank is crystal clear, runnin fluval and is 65 gal. with some live plants and sand for him... tryin to make him REAL comfortable =)

[AsianJediGuy]

That is sweet! :) I totally wish I had a pet eel again.

[caricature19]

definitely NOT a moray eel. You have a semi-aggressive tropical freshwater tank set up. Those fish in the background are blue gourami which are freshwater. There is no way a moray eel would survive in a freshwater tank and no way any other of those fish would survive in a saltwater tank. it is a nice setup for a freshwater though.

[kangboyzzz]

how big is your fish tank to keep that eel??

[moormandrm]

where do u buy the eel i want one

[DaughtersBoi]

breeding mountain minnows

[orthacanthus1234]

i am getting one from the store fish.they only cost 10$

[nicknockfee]

cool! what do they eat? im only allowed water animals and the eels were cool my mom said i could get one if i found out what they eat and their tank size and what fish they can live with

[graleh]

didn't knew you could have them at home :)

[MriBackup]

Just bought one

PS: what do they eat?!

[1997Donkey]

nice song lool

[aspersive]

Can you asctually buy a freshwater eel from an aquarium store?

[ekham1]

how many gallons is this tank?

[ikong1431]

I call Moray Eels snake of the sea

[klanana]

For everyone asking - the song is Beware of the Boys by Panjabi MC with Jay-Z

[CottonCandy0087]

Omg!!! He Is Sooooooo Cute!!! Where Can I get an eel like that. I've Been looking everywhere!!!!! :(

[TheAlbermarleSound]

Is that a moray eel with blue gourami's? How is all this working?

[WraithGod]

How do you clean the tank? I'd love a big tank like that but I'm worried about the time I'd have to spend on maintenance.

[almog809]

What the song name ?

[UberNoob5130]

What size is the tank?

Oh and whats the song too? O:

[manup101]

wea you got dat eel?

[hadla]

ew, get some natural gravel, colored gravel is so ugly.

[buttlord123]

I like the Indian rap, cool video

[finalman25]

how do u get ur tank clear? mines the same murkiness

[supersentiger]

there are such things as freshwater morays

[Caitlinere2k7]

Technically there are NO such things as freshwater moray's. Its just convenient for people to keep them in freshwater. Most are saltwater and the so called freshwater moray's live in brackish water.

[supersentiger]

touche

[ExSoen]

@Caitlinere2k7

right!

[Newt4Lauren]

Mhmm agreed ^^

[enticer808]

thats not a moray eel.

[SpinelessScales]

This is not a moray eel. This is a freshwater eel of the genus Anguilla. That doesn't take away the awesomeness of the video though.

[1992pattrow]

@SpinelessScales

there are freshwater(actually brackish water) morays.

[saltwatermonsters]

@SpinelessScales it is a moray eel its a brackish eel that he aclimated to freshwater just like any other moray they can live long periods of time in freshwater but it does shorten there live by alot

[saltwatermonsters]

@SpinelessScales your eel on the other hand is not a moray his eel is gymthorax tile

[SpinelessScales]

@saltwatermonsters WHOOPS my mistake. It is Gymthorax.

[URmothersLOVER1]

if your looking to get an eel, you should have ATLEAST a 55 gallon or higher. prefferably 80 gallon,

[finalman25]

how big r they suppose to get? i have a 55 and am thinking about getting one

[81kamill]

Your taste in music sucks kiddo

[Tigerballer88]

Eels can bite fingers but not bite it off just pretty torn up I'd love to get one of these but how big so they get

[bobby6917]

i have one but iv never seen it eat! DAM lol

[Bidone1967]

I like the moray eels :)

[dpaul888]

can u own a moray eel!

[Myobokuuzan]

they aren't illegal... my local pet store has a few

[finalman25]

how big do they get i have some jack dempseys hopefully they wouldnt eat him

[8909pimpin]

riptor01 your full of shit

[ASimpleKindOfLovely]

i dont think u guys would want a green moray eel...they can grow very large and possibly eat u....or a part of u...

[TheUTubeRebel]

Lol i heard this song in a turtle video

[riptor01]

this "fish monster" is sick! i dont get why ppl want it as a pet! its really aggressive!!!! i see them every summer when i go spear hunting and they attack me all the time!

[metalfish24]

Because they are a cool animal to whach, this guy doesn't know how to take car of his because it's a brackish, not freshwater fish. Most of the species kept at home get under three feet, not the big ones that can harm divers.

[TheLifeguard1986]

are they hard to feed b/c im looking in to getting one and i really dont want to waste my time...

iv got a 55g FW tank with a black knife fish and a tiger oscar i dont think that would be a problem would it?

[dotlizard]

The eel sold as a "freshwater moray" (gymnothorax tile) is really a brackish fish, so unless you can raise the salinity in your tank to a comfortable level, he won't thrive. We had to give our Tile his own tank, as he had stopped eating. They are usually born in freshwater but as they mature they move towards brackish or even seawater, so you can't keep them healthy in a freshwater tank for long.

As long as the other fish are much bigger, he won't eat them.

[01hezekiah]

can a pet moray eel bit a finger off ????

i have kids so im kinda worried

[loganis1337]

With other agressive fish like a knife and an oscar I dont think an eel would be a good idea. If you do get one, they seem to enjoy ghost shrimp and feeder fish

[Ollie7707]

FUN!!!!!!! i want an eel!

[spazzattack12345]

i had one of those before

[MrJubes76]

cool fish

[jessigrady22]

kewl!! i want an eel!!

[SkaterLocal]

moray eels with goramy's in fresh water.

:S

[mitchell527100]

is he still alive and still in his freshwater setup

[klanana]

We unfortunately had to get rid of the tank about 6 months ago when we bought a house... so i couldnt tell you if he is or not. But as of then yes.

[mitchell527100]

was he still in freshwater when you got rid of him

[jcodym13]

@klanana these little buggers are awesome, im suprised theyre so friendly because when i was little i saw one staring at me in an aquarium and that thing looked like it would kill you as soon as you went near it and now i know they only attack humans if they mistake one of your limbs as food. but not how you would expect. likt that guy that was feeding one hot dogs and he got his finger bit off lmao

[fighterfat11]

is that fresh water?

[1992pattrow]

what the hell!?!  There is a Moray Eel in a tank that looks a whole lot like fresh water.

[Recon9143]

... Peacock, Moray, Spiny, and Tiger EELs are freshwater.

[1992pattrow]

no, it means why is it such a simple tank. They like caves and stuff not a tiny ass tank. My Fire Eel, Tire Track Eel, 2 Oscars. Alligator Gar, and Pleco have a 125gallon.

[Recon9143]

o yeah, true

[DigiShark990]

Dude thats WAY to small for that many fish of those types. You need at least 300

[1992pattrow]

no. I recently sold most of my fish to a friend who has a 550gallon room divider tank(my god parents house). They payed me $500 for them all. All I have left is my Fire Eel , Alligator Gar, and I bought a Black Ghost Knife Fish. The Pleco is still here to.

[bluetickhound7]

@1992pattrow

fire and tire track eels aren't actually real eels.

@Recon9143

Peacock eels and spiny eels are not real eels. Tiger eels and morays live in saltwater.

[1992pattrow]

dude I know that they are fish. If you look they have fins.

[mitchell527100]

where did you buy him

[the2big]

he can to eat to your fish!!!!

[lizzy384]

lollllll!!!!!!!!!!

[mitchell527100]

do you have him in fresh water

[pufferfishfan08]

For all of the aquatic impared who keep calling this a "fresh water" fish it is in fact brakish to salt. they should never EVER be put in fresh water as it can cause damage. I have one of these and it is doing well in about 1.018 salt lv. Please gets facts before actually buying one of these fish, it saves you money if you can't provide for it and the fishes life to go to a more responsable care taker.

[racingking46]

Fire eels and tire track eels do well in fresh water.

[pufferfishfan08]

all good and well but this is a 'brackish' water moray eel. It has nothing to do with Fire eels and tire track eels which aren't even true eels to begin with

[DigiShark990]

Thats because they arent eels, they are elongated fish

[Juelzsanpana]

Well Im not going to argue with you but there are fresh water eels, but i can;t say these are the type, Ive seen ones the size of me in lake ontario, they're fucking HUGE !

[manafish1]

actually thats not entirely true they can be kept in freshwater as juvi but when they are older they need brackish i had mine for about 4 years now and thats what i did and hes happy and eating well

[pufferfishfan08]

I'm not going to start something, because this is a stupid subject., Bottom line is if your going to get a fish put it in the right water requiements. Because even though they can 'live' in fresh water juviniles they become more vulnerable to sickness.

[Gunther81818]

agree

[player11900]

is he a fresh or salt water

[redeyesthe20th]

is that a blue gourami in the tank with it, oh really yes and those are fresh water? what?

[thievingwakko]

packie

[boodyzozo]

nice eel whats the name of the song

[petebure]

Damn stupid song, that is not music. It is only taking whit music

[NSantoro704]

agree

[MrTungau]

agree

[pyropuffer]

thats a freshwater snowflake eel lmao not moray

[dotlizard]

as KurNorock said, the "freshwater" snowflake eel is not a freshwater fish, though when young they can and do live in freshwater. as they mature they need higher levels of salinity.

[Ubermann88HH]

not a moray you dickhead

[KurNorock]

Those are actually saltwater eels, but they can survive for quite a while in fresh water. I had one for 5 years before it finally refused to eat and starved to death.

I later found out however that my experience was a fluke. These eels rarely live longer than 6 months in fresh water. Though you can help them out a lot by adding a small amount of aquarium salt (it is good for freshwater fish too) to make them feel a little more at home.

[KurNorock]

Also, these eels are not designed to eat fish (though they do) their teeth are small pegs instead of spikes, meant for crushing shells. These are crustacean eaters. Feed them things like crabs, shrimp, etc. I used to give it crayfish (crawdads) until they became illegal to sell in my state.

[CrusadarKhan101]

what the hell! they need saltwater they are a saltwater fish!

how does it survive in this freshwater with the gouramis?

[zachthesealion]

actually some species of eel can live in fresh water =)

[CrusadarKhan101]

yes yes i know ive got a spiny eel but a moral eel is another question im gonna research it now to find out if this is normal lol cheers

[coondogtheman1234]

how about getting a close up of the eel eating.

[afitchhskater]

mine was exactly like that, but sadly it dies!

[toiletwaterisgood]

this song is from my friends wedding LOL

[Thiswarisours56212]

extra jaw inside it lol

[marushsecret]

I love it I love it I love it!

I got three in my tank but I havent seen them eating yet...

I CANNOT wait though :)

[imabadspeler]

They will need salt water.

[osgames]

fresh water?

[quader94]

yeah u can find ones that are adapted

[salmeronenrique137]

hey man my moray eel wont eat why? what do u feed it?

[quader94]

they can fast for over a month

[NutsandGuts]

I like them, taste like chicken yummmmm

[IKillCowsWithMusic]

what size tank is this???

[millennium]

is that a freshwater moral eel? i thought they were salt water?

[IKillCowsWithMusic]

some moray species are found in brackish water freshwater with a slight slalinity

[salmeronenrique137]

hey so do u know about moray eels cause im having trouble with mines

[salmeronenrique137]

oh and can a african cichlet not sure if i speld it right but yea can it be in brackish water?

[IKillCowsWithMusic]

I have never kept them but i have researched like too much about them so i know most of the general knowlage about them? African chiclid (sick-lid) can be in brackish water if you train it to. by that i mean over the next 2 months add a slight ammount of salt every few days. Google "Convert to brackish aquarium" it will tell you all you need to know about brackish water and how some hardy freshwater plants can survive with it. I will pm you about the eels

[theWOLVERINE69]

yes that is the best thing for african cichlids. but like oscars (south american cichlids) the african cichlids can live in fresh water but are never fully healthy.

[hardcorrockgal]

Pet land you can get em omg BEATUTIFUL

[Blender345]

where do you find this eel for sale?

[PaintBallers10]

can a moray eel live with a jack dempsey cichlids in a 20 gallon

[ChunkUuP8]

i jus got one. the guy says hes not brackish.

and he should eat goldfish regulary

[MasterGwonam]

Goldfish aren't good for morays. They can cause liver disease.

[YotubeUser2833]

so what your saying, is moray eels are like my dad, and goldfish is like alchohol?

[MasterGwonam]

I guess you can say that. There's a certain chemical in them that they cannot consume without damaging their liver.

[T2035]

man thats a pathetic moray see the vids of my moray

and also you should vary the diet of the moray give it squid octopus white bait and feeder fish never give it goldfish

[JUNAID187]

are you punjabi ?

[klanana]

Yes

[JUNAID187]

sweet me too. i live in bradford , west yorkshire were you from ?

[puppetkingx20]

is that a green moray? i though they only lived in saltwater

[101twilight08]

Where are you going to keep the eel when it grows to big for the tank?

[SPACEDMADNESS42]

looks like it could use a clean

[firebgre]

I just got one! He is in my brackish water tank with a few cichlids. Hes seems comfortable! He shouldnt be kept in freshwater, he needs some salinity.

[firebgre]

im worried hes not eating. What do you feed yours? Petstore guy said Krill. I have Bloodworms, Krill, Brine Shrimp, Tropical Flakes, Tropical Crisps, and feeder fish.

[jordan8medeiros]

will eels eat snails?

[klanana]

I'd say no

[9500ryan]

jordan8medeiros it depend on the species of eel.

[panther445]

I've had mine 2 years in Freshwater hes about 2feet....the store labelled him as "Freshwater Snowflake Moray eel" he seems to be very happy in my tank.

[cman6177]

mr. white is right. your eel will die unless you move it to braksih water

[UfoRocksletitroll]

mr white is an idiot and it is a freshwater moray eel

[davidb1107]

This is a species of moray eel you can tell by the shape of his head, They NEED saltwater eventually to survive or their kidneys will shutdown

[88miracleCURE88]

ha wow, that was cool now i want one

[dragonrag28]

0_o interesting to say the least

[MRWHITE3535]

No they don't do fresh water Moray Eel like somebody else have mentioned the one you got is a brackish-saltwater eel and will eventually die in fresh water I have been keeping marine and freshwater fish for the last 18 years I know what I'm talking about.

[klanana]

Right what i meant was that they are not all salt-water... brackish is partially salt water but i would consider it more fresh water than salt.

[GThiele113]

If you did YOUR research maybe you would know that "fresh water" moray eels travel through both freshwater and marine conditions annually and as they get older they need a greater salinity, so your eels going to live shorter in your tank than in a brackish or marine one

[MRWHITE3535]

This is not a Moray eel...i keep Moray eel's and thay are salt water not freshwater fish! and what the F**K is that music! made me think I was in Baghdad!

[klanana]

There are freshwater eels also... please do some research.

[SnowflakeMoray]

There are NO such things as freshwater eels some baby "freshwater" young eels are found in freshwater but as adults they head to brackish water . there is not a single type of true freshwater eel in the world but the Amazon types and yours is NOT that. You have a common brackish water eel

[DPandAEforever]

What's the name of this song?

[klanana]

Panjabi MC - Beware of the Boys

[DPandAEforever]

Thanks! ^__^

[012567892314567]

These so called "freshwater morays" really need to be moved to brackish-saltwater enviroment.Tjey can tolerate it when young,but eventually need to be moved

[anyanyrrrrr]

why is that?

[012567892314567]

It the way of there life cycle.

[jiayans]

I heard moray eels like live foods and where did you get the Silversides anyway?

[klanana]

You can get them at petco - havent really seen them at petsmart... and they wont eat anything live only frozen (we have needlefish who only eat live food and the eels wont touch em)

[cichlidlove4]

i need to get me one of those

[f1j1anbabez]

nice song problay a dipper did this haha lol!!!!!!!!

[free2rhyme66789]

snowflakes are totally salt water

[chieftx]

woah didnt know there were fresh water morays.

it behaves so snake like.

[gmoderest]

i remember getting one

darn thing wount get anything

[Wadey456]

Wow freshwater eels suck.

[nickfoelly]

yeah my snowflake eel isn't eating either, hhmmm.. That's freshwater right? Freshwater morays are sooo ugly.

[joeboy43]

nice..i still cant get mine to eat

[jordan8medeiros]

i have an eel to.. i jus got him i was wondering whats best to feed them im feeding mine blood worms would baby guppies and ghost be good feeders to?

[klanana]

We feed them Silversides. According to the place we got them they dont want something alive... we feed them at night too (not in this video because we wanted to shoot it!)

[SBDTHRU]

you mean she eat's lots of small things?