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Care guide, husbandry, breeding, disease, and sourcing intelligence on Chainlink Moray Eel - written by the Fast Aquatics editorial team.
Chainlink Moray Eel requires a minimum of 75 gallons for healthy adults. The minimum is based on 24 inches adult size and territorial range. For Chainlink Moray Eel, plan a mature reef tank with stable parameters, sand bed, live rock for cover, and reef LED if photosynthetic.
The Chainlink Moray Eel is rated intermediate difficulty on this care sheet. It needs a tank of at least 75 gallons. Adults reach about 24 inches and live 10-25 years. Chainlink Moray Eel (Echidna catenata) is a intermediate-care saltwater species that thrives in tanks of 75 gallons or larger with stable parameters. Best paired with peaceful tankmates of similar size and water-chemistry needs.
Chainlink Moray Eel requires standard reef parameters: temperature 76-80°F, specific gravity 1.025, pH 8.1-8.4, alkalinity 8-9 dKH, calcium 420-450 ppm, magnesium 1300-1400 ppm, ammonia + nitrite 0 ppm, nitrate under 10 ppm. Use a refractometer (not hydrometer) to measure salinity.
Chainlink Moray Eel is a carnivore. Provide frozen mysis, brine, finely chopped seafood, and quality carnivore pellets. Live food triggers feeding response in stressed arrivals. Browse our food guides for product recommendations. For Chainlink Moray Eel, plan a mature reef tank with stable parameters, sand bed, live rock for cover, and reef LED if photosynthetic.
Chainlink Moray Eel (Echidna catenata) is native to Indo-Pacific reef ecosystems. Wild populations distribute across coral reefs from East Africa through Indonesia, the Philippines, and into the western Pacific. Captive-bred Chainlink Moray Eel is increasingly available and is the more sustainable choice when you can find it.
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