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Just a heads-up for brackish water aquarists in London. The 'Aquatic Design Centre' on Great Portland Street has a couple of spaghetti eels, likely Moringua raitaborua in stock. Saw them last night. Seem to be in good condition and full of life, but as is typical for eels completely hidden until the guy in the shop moved a few stones about.
Accordingly to this guy, these fish "were born and bred in freshwater". He did say that they were said to grow to only 45 cm in length (which sounds about right). I forgot the exact price, but it was around 11 pounds per fish. They are inside a globe-shaped tank with a bunch of South American puffers, in freshwater, not brackish.
I know very little about these fish for certain. The genus Moringua has species that occur in fresh, brackish, and marine waters. Moringua raitaborua at least is brackish rather than marine when adult (though if it breeds in the sea, I do not know). They're relatively small fish compared with morays, and appear to be predators of benthic invertebrates (insect larvae, worms, etc.) rather than fish, though I daresay they'd eat a small fish like a neon or guppy given the chance. Even if the fish for sale in this shop were from freshwater, the entry for this species in Schaefer's Aqualog book suggests that brackish water helps prevent fungus, even if it isn't essential. They are nocturnal and shy, so not a fish for someone seeking a fun pet! Nonetheless, given their small size (and small mouths) they're probably good community fish.
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Cheers,
Neale
Accordingly to this guy, these fish "were born and bred in freshwater". He did say that they were said to grow to only 45 cm in length (which sounds about right). I forgot the exact price, but it was around 11 pounds per fish. They are inside a globe-shaped tank with a bunch of South American puffers, in freshwater, not brackish.
I know very little about these fish for certain. The genus Moringua has species that occur in fresh, brackish, and marine waters. Moringua raitaborua at least is brackish rather than marine when adult (though if it breeds in the sea, I do not know). They're relatively small fish compared with morays, and appear to be predators of benthic invertebrates (insect larvae, worms, etc.) rather than fish, though I daresay they'd eat a small fish like a neon or guppy given the chance. Even if the fish for sale in this shop were from freshwater, the entry for this species in Schaefer's Aqualog book suggests that brackish water helps prevent fungus, even if it isn't essential. They are nocturnal and shy, so not a fish for someone seeking a fun pet! Nonetheless, given their small size (and small mouths) they're probably good community fish.
http
/filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/speci...ry.php?ID=17226Cheers,
Neale
