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Ribbon Moray Eel
The Ribbon moray eel is a saltwater species of Moray eel. It is nice-looking creature with a long thin body. Many people equate it’s appearance to brightly colored party Stringer. This breed of Moray eel can easily be recognized by its expanded nostrils. Younger ribbon eels and eels that are just becoming adults are jet black and has a yellow fin. The fully grown adult male can turn blue with yellow highlights, blue and green, yellow, or just plain jet black. The ribbon moray can grow up to 100cm. They can live for up to 20 years in the wild. Ribbon eels always seem to look angry. Their mouths are usually open appearing like they are ready to strike at a piece of prey. This is not the case, though. Ribbon eels need to open their mouth to breathe. This should not be taken as a sign of aggression. Most people do not know this, though. When the ribbon eel is in the wild, it lives under sand and rocks. It uses it’s head to bury itself under loose sand, or small rocks. To get it’s food, it quickly darts out and grabs small fish. Another relatively unknown fact about ridden Moray's is that they actually change sex during her lifetime. When they're younger, there are male. But as they grow more mature, they become a female. The color of the eel also changes when it changes gender. When it is blue, the eel is male. When it becomes a female, you will turn yellow. You should never try to keep a ribbon Moray eel in a home aquarium. 99% of ribbon moray eels do not live longer than a month in captivity. Most of the time, they starve themselves, refusing any and all types of food that you try to feed them. Next, they could escape through the plumbing of your aquarium or through the top openings, or they might just die from stress. More Information About Moray Eels
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