Blue ribbon eel or dwarf moray in a 300gixed reef?

[gsiegel]

I used to have an aggressive fish only tank with a blue ribbon eel. Incredible specimen and then I switched over to a mixed reef after my golden puffer Took chunks out of eel and other habitants. I know the risks of knocking over Coral as it's slithers through the tank.
Just yesterday my lfs which is fantastic received on trade a bonded pair of dwarf moray eels. They outgrew the small tank that they were in but never messed with any of its tank mates.
I do have inverts, a few very large cleaner and blood shrimp, and a few smaller anthias and wrasses.
I have read up on this forum that these 2 are the most reef safe eels. Any other feedback is appreciated especially comparison of a ribbon eel and a dwarf moray Eel in a mixed reef. My tank is 300 gallons.
Thanks!

 

[olemiss reb]

The dwarfs would likely be hard to spot in a 300. I had a pair in a 65 and only saw them when they were hungry. They never bothered any inverts but they did take chunks out of fish that were too large to swallow.
Zebra Dart Goby one of them bit--

I'd go with the ribbon but weaning and later spot feeding seems like it could be difficult in a tank that big. I've had three that were weaned to frozen. They never bothered any tankmates. Rarely ever left the pvc. If they did it was to just go to a different opening.

Neither species has the size to knock over much.

 

[Sounds Fishy]

Gsiegel,I wanted to tell you that with my prior Blue Ribbon Eel experience ,I think if you are able to get them eating,they make a great reef aquarium addition.Of course they are escape artists,and that requires some safety precautions,but If you had one,you already know.My eel ate it's first meal after starving for 3 weeks.It solved a territorial dispute with a neon dottyback,by eating it.After that it became an excellent hunter.One problem as well,was that my reef lobster kept chasing the eel from it's pvc pipe,that I had provided for it to live in,causing the eel to get stressed.I would say they are reef safe and so graceful that tipping over LR would be a rarity.After 6 months it escaped and died,after I had taken elaborate precautions to prevent that from happening.That eel had a lot of personality.I enjoyed watching it eat it's live meals,Rosie's... After nabbing them he'd duck into his lair and consume it,coming back out 30 seconds later looking for more.He could smell them from far away,in a 125 gallon aquarium.Quite a loss for me.

 

[gsiegel]

Cool - thanks. Yes - tank is a closed canopy to keep even the most astute escape artist captive - although have not tried and octopus yet.:clown:

Loved my prior blue ribbon eel. Used to come out and slither through the tank - was the coolest thing. Ate like a champ - I found the best way to feed was to put the food in a pvc pipe as I have aggressive eaters in my tank.

The thought having a bonded pair of dwarf morays would be cool but may wait to find the ribbon eel again that is eating in captivity.