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About Yellow-Edged Moray
The Yellow-Edged Moray is a large eel with a dark brown or olive body marked with yellow margins on the fins and gill openings, giving it its common name. The body is elongated and serpentine, typical of morays, with a large mouth housing prominent teeth.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 125 gallon tank with abundant rockwork and caves for hiding • Temperature range 72–78°F; maintain stable conditions • Salinity 1.020–1.025 SG • Powerful filtration and excellent water quality essential; perform regular water changes • Feed meaty items such as squid, shrimp, and fish; offer 2–3 times weekly • Do not house with small fish or invertebrates; extremely predatory
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 48
- Aka
- Yellow-Edged Moray
- Appearance
- The Yellow-Edged Moray is a large eel with a dark brown or olive body marked with yellow margins on the fins and gill openings, giving it its common name. The body is elongated and serpentine, typical of morays, with a large mouth housing prominent teeth.
- Common Health Issues
- Poor water quality stress, parasitic infections, mouth/jaw damage from aggressive feeding, starvation if inadequately fed
- Diet Details
- Feed frozen or fresh meaty foods such as squid, shrimp, and fish pieces. Offer 2-3 times weekly once acclimated; juveniles may require more frequent feeding.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, ranging from the Red Sea and East Africa through the Indian Ocean to the Philippines and Great Barrier Reef, typically found in reef environments at moderate depths.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Temperament
- Aggressive
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