Snowflake Moray Eel – Echidna nebulosa – Large

Snowflake Moray Eels (Echidna nebulosa) have white bodies with black blotches and gold speckles. This is one of the most popular and most common eels for home aquarists and reaches a moderate size.

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 \