2 New Baby Eels Settling In Nicely!

Esox · Apr 5, 2025

TheAddReefer said:
Picked up another Baby Viper and added it to my build thread. I will capture better pics and video tomorrow. It’s about the same size as the other. I hope they get along like the guy said they did

I have what are supposed to be two chestnut morays (Enchelycore carychroa), but one is noticeably lighter than the other, slightly thicker in body, and has subtle differences in jaw shape. It's the one in the foreground in the picture. Does it look like your vipers?

TheAddReefer · Apr 5, 2025

Esox said:
I have what are supposed to be two chestnut morays (Enchelycore carychroa), but one is noticeably lighter than the other, slightly thicker in body, and has subtle differences in jaw shape. It's the one in the foreground in the picture. Does it look like your vipers?

The darker one looks like the 2 I have that but only 1 has the specs around his mouth.

Gymnothorax77 · May 5, 2025

TheAddReefer said:
Both of my new baby eels settling in nicely! One is a 6” Fimbriated Yellow Head, she’s eating like a pig and seems happy. The other is about 6” and thinner than a pencil. She was labeled as a Caribbean Viper Moray Eel (Enchelycore nigricans). This has to be the smallest moray I’ve ever seen. Definitely having second thoughts about releasing her into my main display as planned. She didn’t want to eat at first from my tongs but after some effort she is eating no problems. Thinking I may need to set up one of my smaller tanks to house her. Sorry for the crappy pics, hard to get good ones of her. If anyone has kept this type of viper moray before I would love to hear your experiences. Growth, temperament, etc. My greyface is very curious and has been poking around the mega tank mate box I have her in temporarily while I set up a 20 gallon for her.

Where did you get your viper/chestnut moray super interested been looking