Need ID, ordered a zebra moray eel but did not get one

[BigWaz]

Hi guys, I ordered a zebra moray eel online and I am pretty sure I got a barred moray eel. I hope this place will give me a refund or something because barred moray eels are cheap and very ugly when they get bigger.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/BigWaz1004/stupid%20eel/DSC01932.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/BigWaz1004/stupid%20eel/DSC01931.jpg
I can't contact the online vendor until monday but I just want to make sure, I've never really seen a same zebra moray eel so I'm not too sure if they look different when they are young.
Thanks!

[kirkaz]

Ouch....Yep,that is a Barred Moray (Echidna polyzona)....Not a bad community fish, similar to Snowflake Eel in temperament and size as far as I know, however typically far less expensive than your Zebra you ordered.

Let me guess....That Pet Place where you got it from?

[DamnPepShrimp]

Sorry about the mix up. Hopefully you get it straightened out.

Kirk, why do you say that pet place?

[wanabebell]

I believe they get a tad bit bigger than snowflakes but you are deffinetly correct in species, and looks as they get bigger

[BigWaz]

I actually got it from vivid aquariums surprisingly, I've had such good service from them. I'll let you know on monday how it goes, thanks guys.

[Mentat]

Does not look like Zebra to me (I have a Barred). Either a juvenile Barred Moray (Echidna polyzona) (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5389) (grounded conical teeth for crushing inverts) or Banded Moray (Gymnothorax rueppellii) (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5396) (sharp pointy teeth to catch fish).

[kirkaz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15104452#post15104452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DamnPepShrimp

Kirk, why do you say that pet place?

They have a lot more of a "big box/Petco" feel to them to me. More likely to have "Little Timmy" the high school kid boxing fish than the other online dealers.....Certainly didn't mean to offend anyone whom is a fan.:D

[LisaD]

My vote is E polyzona. Would you keep it and ask for the difference in cost refunded?

[DamnPepShrimp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15106049#post15106049 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kirkaz
They have a lot more of a "big box/Petco" feel to them to me. More likely to have "Little Timmy" the high school kid boxing fish than the other online dealers.....Certainly didn't mean to offend anyone whom is a fan.:D

No, you didn't offend me. They are somewhat local to me (1.5 hours away) so I used to frequent there often. And your right, they have kids boxing stuff up, sometimes telling me I can't mix this fish with that etc etc. They do have marine biologists on staff, but still, everyone else there doesn't know much, but thinks they do. I have seen a huge decline in their customer service and just over all not that great of a store anymore. I used to go couple times a month, now its once or twice a year if they are lucky.

bigwaz, any update?

[BigWaz]

It is def the barred, it has sharp teeth. I will call them monday when they are open. I know two things, I don't like him, and I don't want him in my tank. Good thing I had a QT tank ready to put him in otherwise I would have had an extremely hard time pulling him out.

[LisaD]

It is def the barred, it has sharp teeth.

don't the barred have "pebble" teeth, like the zebra moray?

[Grouperhead]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15109153#post15109153 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LisaD
don't the barred have "pebble" teeth, like the zebra moray?

Yes, E. polyzona is a pebble tooth.

[Mentat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15109117#post15109117 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BigWaz
It is def the barred, it has sharp teeth....
If teeth are sharp, it's a Banded Moray (Gymnothorax rueppellii).

[lesleybird]

Poor thing....he did not ask to be plucked from the ocean just to have someone say they don't want him. Please don't kill him. I think he is cute. Ask for a refund and donate him to your local fish store. You really can't send him back. Let us know how it goes. Lesley

[BigWaz]

What do you think I'm going to do with the eel? Heave it at a car? haha. I'm going to give it to somebody in my local area for free, and vividaquarium is sending me a zebra moray eel, they offered to send it over for tomorrow but I can't receive it until friday but they apologized and are fixing the problem. Awesome service!

[namxas]

glad you got it worked out Waz...

sweet ink, BTW!!!

[Megistos]

I have a G. rueppellii at home, that does not look like one.

That thing's teeth may look sharp, but a G. rueppellii has large sharp teeth, including a large palatal fang. The head also tends to be yellow and more gracile than the eel shown in this thread.