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Tesselata Eel
| Latin Name | Gymnothorax sp. | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Name | Tesselata Eel | ||||||||||||||||
| Also known as | Honeycomb Moray, Tessellated Moray, Tesselata Eel | ||||||||||||||||
| Fast Facts | AVAILABILITY NOTE This fish is not particularly rare, however, it is not often available, and not a popular species. Contact us is you're serious about getting one. The window of opportunity to get one when available is small, so jump on them fast. This is one of the most attractive of all the morays. As a juvenile, the spots form a lattice pattern. In adults, the spots become smaller, so more of the white background is showing. Although lovely, it gets large (so house it accordingly) and it is very predatory, feeding on any fish it can swallow. Do not underestimate its ability to ingest fish tankmates, some of which may look to large for it to swallow! It is also a eel predator and will make short work of morays that are smaller than it is. This is an aggressive moray that will fight with conspecifics or other eels. Select tankmates carefully. It will jump out of open aquariums and may even knock off glass tops at night when it moves about the aquarium. Small and Extra Large specimens are extremely rare. If you would like one of these sizes, please contact us to get on our waiting list. |
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| Sizes | Medium/Generaly around 8"- 16" SIZE WILL VARY Large/Generaly around 12"- 24" SIZE WILL VARY X-Large/Generaly around 24"- 36" SIZE WILL VARY |
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| Range in Nature | Indo-West Pacific | ||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Aquarium Size | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diet and Feeding | Carnivorous, feed a variety of foods including pieces of marine fish flesh and shrimp. Readily accepts most meaty foods. | ||||||||||||||||
| Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) |  |
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| Reef Aquarium Compatibility | Will eat crustaceans and small fishes, has no intertest in corals. | ||||||||||||||||
| Related Fish | Golden Dwarf Moray Eel, Goldentail Moray, Kidako Eel, Whiteeye Moray, Whitemouth Moray, Yellow Canary Eel, Yellowmouth Moray, More Eels | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | Highly unpredictable, never plentiful | ||||||||||||||||
| Add to Cart | Tesselata Eel
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Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.
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