moray eel

[timzhiquan]

hi. just wanted to post a couple of pics of my moray eel feeding.

[timzhiquan]

taking a FW crayfish. cool huh?

[FuEl]

wow..buy crayfish to feed it..so rich sia...never train it onto dead prawns?

[betaFISH]

wao..nice..is that aka snowflake eel or sumthing?

[Golden Tooth]

Wow.

How big is ur tank?

[Dispar_Anthias]

wao..nice..is that aka snowflake eel or sumthing?

Yup that a snowflake moray eel... In the wild the feed on hard shells invertebrates

[ervine]

wah 2nd pic look like those shoes on TV where a snake attacks its prey

[blacknails]

YA MAN!!!! The 2nd pic is simply stunning!! Wow I would really love to see the eel actually tear the crayfish apart and eat it!!

[kelstorm]

nice.. i like the 2nd pic.. indeed very rich to feed them FW crayfish...

i feed my 3 morays with "haybee", ghost shrimps and sometimes prawns... used to be able to handfeed them but now a bit daunting coz they are abt 1.5-2ft each... me house them in a 4ft tank..

Have a banded moray, 2 snowflakes...

comtemplating to let them go...

[bergkamp28]

bro..

where did u buy the cray fish from???

my moray not eating well... esp when there are lionfishes in my tank.... not much chances of getting the food....

never feed crayfish to it b4...

thinking of trying...

[triggerpuff]

Hi timzhiquan,

just curious if your eel is blind. Used to have one (sold it, not died) & observed that it hunts with its sense of smell.

Also, i thot it looks more like a snow-flake than a moray...

[timzhiquan]

the snowflake is a moray. it's called a snowflake moray eel. scientific name echidna nebulosa.

[FuEl]

Hi timzhiquan,

just curious if your eel is blind. Used to have one (sold it, not died) & observed that it hunts with its sense of smell.

Also, i thot it looks more like a snow-flake than a moray...

Morays are not blind....however, they rely more on their sense of smell while hunting. Their acute olfactory sense helps them to sense prey while it is dark..many morays forage during the night. Why do you think parrotfishes sleep in a cocoon of mucus? To prevent the morays from sniffing them out.