Freshwater Leopard Moray Eel

Please check the delivery dates below before placing your order.

Overview

Everything you need to know about Freshwater Leopard Moray Eels, at a glance:

• Common Names: Freshwater Tiger Moray Eel
• Scientific Name: Gymnothorax polyuranodon
• Max Size: ~1.5m
• Temperature Range: 23-26°C
• pH Range: 7.5-8.5, hard/alkaline conditions are essential
• Compatibility: Predatory, but can be kept alongside large, placid fish
• Plant Safe: Yes, though best with robust varieties like Anubias and Java Fern
• Area Of Origin: Indo-Pacific, including Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Papa New Guinea, and North Australia
• Suitable Foods: Offer large live/frozen foods such as tubifex, earthworms, krill, prawns, mussel, and whitebait; dried foods are rarely accepted
• Special Requirements: Only suitable for large, specialist aquariums, high KH is important to maintain health, provide lots of hiding places primarily in the form of rocks, prefer moderate flow with some quiet areas, benefit from the addition of saltwater, notorious escapes artists so a tight-fitting lid is essential, avoid hand feeding as they are known to bite

How is this Freshwater Leopard Moray Eel delivered?

All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages on Wednesday and Thursday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.

After placing your livestock order, you will receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.

Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.

For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.

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Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.