Honeycomb Moray Eel – Gymnothorax favagineus – Medium/Large

The Honeycomb Moray Eel (Gymnothorax favagineus) is also referred to as the Tessellated or Tessellata Eel and is highly prized. It generally has a white body coloration covered with brown spots of varying sizes covering the entire body. In some species there may even be some yellow mixed in with the white between the spots. This species can grow to a hefty 6-foot length.

Moray Eels commonly found in the aquarium trade are predators. They usually cannot be kept in groups and only one eel should be kept in most aquariums. Their natural diet includes smaller fish and invertebrates like crabs and shrimp; tankmates should be chosen carefully since an eel may prey on smaller tankmates. In the aquarium, eels can be fed a varied diet of fresh and frozen meaty foods like shrimp, crabs, scallops, fish flesh and similar items. It is not unusual for an eel to go on a \