Common Name: White Mouth Moray, Jewel Moray, Guinea fowl Moray

Scientific Name: Gymnothorax Meleagris

Tank Size: 40 gallons/150 liters

Reef Safe: No, will eat crusteans and small fish.

Tank Mates: Aggressive only fish and fish too large to eat.

Location: Indo-Pacific

Diet: Meaty foods such as cut fish, squid, shellfish and crustaceans every 3-4 days

Size: 3.9ft/1.2 m

Summary:

Nice easily kept Eel for the average aquarist especially if you’re looking for something besides the Snowflake Eel which is so commonly seen in the pet trade. This is one of the few Eels that can be mixed with other Eels of similar max size. When first introduced to the aquarium expect for it to go “off feed” for several days. It will quickly adapt to taking thawed frozen preparations but may need some live food to elicit a feeding response at first. Will occasionally fast for a couple weeks at a time and this is no need for worrying as long as water parameters are in line. Its color pattern is very similar to Guinea fowl with a gray-bluish gray background color with white speckling ranging from ivory white to pale yellow making it quiet an addition to the home aquarium. As with all Eels they are quiet the escape artist and wont hesitate to do some carpet surfing and later be found as Eel Jerky, so a TIGHT fitting lid is a necessity! If found on the floor…and not too dry, don’t be so quick to give ‘em up for dead as often times they can be placed back in water and rehydrate and be none the less for wear. Ensure that you have guards on all intakes and water supply sources and on reef ready tanks screen the overflow boxes.

Personal Experience:

Owned one for three years. Never got bigger than about 30 inches and didn’t seem to be growing anymore. This is an excellent Eel to keep and an alternative to the ever so common Snowflake Eel that seems to be such a staple in LFS these days. This Eel is best fed using a feeding stick and while they can be trained to eat from the hand they WILL bite the hand that feeds, so be fore warned! Of course they wont bite on purpose but this is a result of poor eye sight and depth perception that all Eels have and as such they sometimes have trouble “finding” the mark.