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About Yellow-Head Moray Eel
The Yellow-Head Moray Eel has a distinctive bright yellow head and anterior body that fades to brown or olive coloration posteriorly. The body is elongated and serpentine with a prominent gill opening and small fringed fins, giving it a characteristic moray appearance.
Key facts
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Appearance
- The Yellow-Head Moray Eel has a distinctive bright yellow head and anterior body that fades to brown or olive coloration posteriorly. The body is elongated and serpentine with a prominent gill opening and small fringed fins, giving it a characteristic moray appearance.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including waters from East Africa and the Red Sea eastward to Polynesia and Hawaii.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Diet Details
- Feed frozen-thawed or live fish, squid, and crustaceans 2–3 times per week. Morays are ambush predators and will consume appropriately-sized prey items; feed cautiously to avoid overfeeding.
- Feeding Schedule
- Every 2-3 days
- Max Size
- 34
- Care Requirements
- • 75 gallon tank minimum with plenty of hiding spaces and caves • Stable water conditions: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.020-1.025 • Feed meaty foods (shrimp, squid, small fish) 2-3 times weekly • Nocturnal predator; may consume small fish and crustaceans • Excellent escape artist; ensure secure tank lid and tight-fitting covers
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