Super Small Hawaiian Dragon Eel

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Thought I would share my new addition. This is a baby Hawaiian Dragon eel. He's only 4.5 to 5 inchs long. I just picked him up at the airport. The diver that caught him was looking for fish at night in a surge pool and happened to see this guy in 2 inches of water. enjoy
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Sweet! I'd rather have this guy than an adult any day. Very cool. Is the diver a friend of yours?
 
did that come from a broken drive through tank at the airport lol. just kidding awsome i like. gratz.
 
Very nice. I contemplated getting that one, but passed (as I just moved out a dragon moray). You NEVER see them that small.
 
How long will he stay that small? Really cool little dude. I have thought about getting an GDM eel when I downgrade, and have an otherwise fishless tank.
 
wow! great find. keep us updated on how it does. Are specimens this size easier to get to adapt to tank life? I assume it would be.
 
I woudl expect him to grow quickly. Especially if well fed. The Dragon moray are VERY well suited for aquarium life, at all ages. Its just you rarely, if ever, see them this small. They are very cryptic at young ages, so usually only bigger adults are collected.
 
Not all morays are created equal. By that, I mean not all morays are bloodthirsty fish eaters (although this species is). At that size, I would be more concerned about his tankmates damaging him, than vice versa. Like I said, small dragons, are usually VERY cryptic, because they have few defenses, so a puffer, or trigger, or lion could and would make quick work of one.
 
In general all the morays I have kept (several, though not extensive) would all eat anything they could swallow. Snowflakes are small so 'lunch' is considerably smaller too. This also includes two ribbon eels. Of course getting the ribbons to 'find' lunch was another matter. I will bet this little guy will have no such trouble, as long as he is provided with appropriately sized prey. I think you can tell a lot about a morays feeding behavior, based on the shape of their mouth's. Check out the beak on this little beast!
 
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