Where to buy Japanese Dragon Eel
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About Japanese Dragon Eel
Enchelycore pardalis displays a distinctive yellow body with dark leopard-spot patterning and blue rings around the eyes and gill areas. The body is elongated and serpentine with prominent fangs visible when the mouth opens.
Key facts
- Diet
- carnivore
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 40
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 150-gallon aquarium with secure, tight-fitting lid • Nocturnal predator: needs caves, rockwork, and hiding spaces • Water: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.025 • Feed meaty foods (shrimp, fish) 2–3× weekly • Aggressive toward smaller fish and crustaceans; keep with large tank mates only
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, from Indonesia to the Philippines and the Great Barrier Reef region.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Diet Details
- Feed small to medium-sized live or frozen foods including fish pieces, shrimp, squid, and krill. They are active hunters and should be fed 2-3 times weekly with appropriately-sized prey items.
- Appearance
- Enchelycore pardalis displays a distinctive yellow body with dark leopard-spot patterning and blue rings around the eyes and gill areas. The body is elongated and serpentine with prominent fangs visible when the mouth opens.
- Family
- Congridae
- Care Level
- Expert
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