I've seen lots of different types of "freshwater" morays, but so many of them look very similar to mine, that I really have no idea what the scientific name is for my guy. I see a lot of the same photos for different names as well, which is not helpful. I also read the sticky with the list of different species... but again, the photos all either look too similar, or nothing like my eel.
The only defining characteristic of my eel is that he has little black spots near his "cheeks" but not directly on the jaw bone. This is one thing that I have not seen on any of the photos. He is ordinary sand-brown without any definate pattern or markings aside from the blackish spots. While I understand that most have the same/similar water conditions, it would be helpful to figure out exactly what this guy is =)
Unfortunately, the only camera I have at the moment is the iSight camera on my laptop. I'll see if I can borrow one from somebody however.
Edit:
Just reread the sticky on oddballs/eels. Not sure if this could help any - but he's very keen on taking feeder guppies from my hand, and though interested in what I'm holding when I've got a ghost shrimp, quickly becomes uninterested. He's wolfed down several of the tiny guppies and ventures almost completely out of his cave to follow me around with one.
I've posted this also in the brackish forum in the even that someone has any idea over there as well.
http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...p;#entry1437989
The only defining characteristic of my eel is that he has little black spots near his "cheeks" but not directly on the jaw bone. This is one thing that I have not seen on any of the photos. He is ordinary sand-brown without any definate pattern or markings aside from the blackish spots. While I understand that most have the same/similar water conditions, it would be helpful to figure out exactly what this guy is =)
Unfortunately, the only camera I have at the moment is the iSight camera on my laptop. I'll see if I can borrow one from somebody however.
Edit:
Just reread the sticky on oddballs/eels. Not sure if this could help any - but he's very keen on taking feeder guppies from my hand, and though interested in what I'm holding when I've got a ghost shrimp, quickly becomes uninterested. He's wolfed down several of the tiny guppies and ventures almost completely out of his cave to follow me around with one.
I've posted this also in the brackish forum in the even that someone has any idea over there as well.
http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...p;#entry1437989
