Gymnothorax berndti

[Steve and his Animals]

I hope this thread finds my fellow eel-lovers well. I recently had the opportunity to order a Y-bar moray for myself, Gymnothorax ypsilon. This was with the understanding of its rarity and (usually) high cost of this fish. However, it was a really good price they wanted, and in the back of my head, I had a small inkling that the thing might happen that often happens when dealing with large wholesalers: they get the ID wrong. I figured the chance might be slim in this case, but I knew I would be happy with either the ypsilon or what I considered the only other species they could mistake for one: a Gymnothorax berndti.

How could I not be happy with a mistake like that? An arguably prettier, rarer species, that would otherwise sell for around dragon moray prices.

Well, my instincts seemed to be on to something, because I was greeted with this beautiful animal upon opening the shipping box:

Here he/she is out of the bag:

He/she will be (temporarily) housed in a 30 gallon cube by themselves (plus a shameface crab) until I figure out what kind of tank situation I want to look into for a more permanent setup. Also gives me a good way to observe them for any disease/make sure they're eating well.

I'll likely update this thread occasionally on how he/she is doing and when I eventually move them into a more permanent tank.

 

[littlefoxx]

WOW that is a beautiful eel!!!!

 

[Steve and his Animals]

He's eaten silversides twice and regurgitated some of them twice, so I figured I'd try some raw shell-on shrimp tonight and see if he likes it enough to keep it down. I'm guessing he just ate too much out of excitement, as we all have at some point...

 

[Slocke]

That’s an incredible eel. One of the prettiest I’ve seen! Glad you are happy with the mistake!

 

[littlefoxx]

He's eaten silversides twice and regurgitated some of them twice, so I figured I'd try some raw shell-on shrimp tonight and see if he likes it enough to keep it down. I'm guessing he just ate too much out of excitement, as we all have at some point...

I love his eyes!

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

I hope this thread finds my fellow eel-lovers well. I recently had the opportunity to order a Y-bar moray for myself, Gymnothorax ypsilon. This was with the understanding of its rarity and (usually) high cost of this fish. However, it was a really good price they wanted, and in the back of my head, I had a small inkling that the thing might happen that often happens when dealing with large wholesalers: they get the ID wrong. I figured the chance might be slim in this case, but I knew I would be happy with either the ypsilon or what I considered the only other species they could mistake for one: a Gymnothorax berndti.

How could I not be happy with a mistake like that? An arguably prettier, rarer species, that would otherwise sell for around dragon moray prices.

Well, my instincts seemed to be on to something, because I was greeted with this beautiful animal upon opening the shipping box:

Here he/she is out of the bag:

He/she will be (temporarily) housed in a 30 gallon cube by themselves (plus a shameface crab) until I figure out what kind of tank situation I want to look into for a more permanent setup. Also gives me a good way to observe them for any disease/make sure they're eating well.

I'll likely update this thread occasionally on how he/she is doing and when I eventually move them into a more permanent tank.

Beautiful, definitely something I would spend my entire savings on Lol, i was just browsing through the list of eel species living in the Indian ocean and this one caught my eye and just when I googled the species name I found your post!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

That is one incredible-looking eel!