eel for a reef
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iamwrasseman
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golden dwarf morey eel ,chestnut morey eel ,as they both stay very small and wont bother very much unless you have fish they can swallow . they only get 10" in captivity and that will take quite a while .if you build a good cave for them they will pretty much stay put except for night time forging for food .
Ive kept snowflakes and currently keep a juvinile zebra. Have to be careful of what fish you plan to keep and understand they put out alot of waste.. Can your tank keep up and process the waste and are you willing to forgo smaller fish? Also you need to consider the fact that most morays require at least a 65 gallon tank.
TampaReefer79
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The 2 best (imho) are 1) snowflake eel and 2) zebra moray eel...and in that order.
iamwrasseman
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i like the small ones myself as they dont knock over as much stuff
HomeSlizzice
Angelfish/Wrasse Nut!
I'd say Golden Dwarf Moray or a Zebra Moray Eel, although the zebra gets large, its a crustation eater and its teeth are shaped for inverts, I think it would be better than a snowflake eel for the safety of your current fish.
iamwrasseman
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you have to figure out what you want as far as "excitement factor ",when i say this i mean do you want a totally common eel in a reef tank or do you want a rarity in that awesome tank to compliment it ? i have had at least 30 eels and some of the rarest were the super coolest . they do cost more but this hobby is NOT cheap and the extra cost will by far be worth it .
Eric the half-bee
Passer of gasses
In my 400, I have both a zebra and blue ribbon. They are both well behaved and bother none of my fish. They are well trained on feeding days when I turn off the return pump and suspend the tunzes, they both creep out and work upto the surface looking for grub. Even my blue ribbon is eating frozen foods and looking very good. I originally added my zebra as I had at least one rogue crab in my tank. I found the molted claw of a stone crab and knew in time, fish would disappear. Enter the zebra and he's restored order in my reef. Ain't crabs hidin' now.
iamwrasseman
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sounds like a cool tank and a 400 too ! very nice ,do you have corals too? any pictures?
Patriot54
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I say get a ghost ribbon eel. They have them for sale on Live Aquaria every now and then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kupoYsGJkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YbNrjOzvfs
These arent my videos either, but I believe I read somewhere that it is in a 24 or 29 gallon tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kupoYsGJkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YbNrjOzvfs
These arent my videos either, but I believe I read somewhere that it is in a 24 or 29 gallon tank.
Eric the half-bee
Passer of gasses
StripestheEel
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I'd be inclined to go the other way. I have had both in reefs and the snowflake tends to burrow underneath rocks etc.
The zebra is less aggressive and the best candidate for a reef tank.
HomeSlizzice
Angelfish/Wrasse Nut!
Any pics of the eels? Mainly the Blue Ribbon. And what did you do to get it to eat?
Eric the half-bee
Passer of gasses
A LFS gets blue, black and ghost in regularly lately. They have had great success in getting them to eat. I'll ask them next time I'm there. I started mine with grass shrimp. He'd snatch 'em up and he slowly turned onto frozen squid pieces. Now, after 3 months in my tank, he'll swim upto the surface at feeding time and take the squid from my fingers. Initially, he'd come upto the top water column and swim around. Now, he's content to stay in a rocky cave and watch the happenings. I know everybody will jump on me for this but alli have for cover is eggcrate. So far, neither the zebra nor ribbon have tried escape. I'm betting the larger the tank, the lower the risk for carpet surfing. One other funny thing, when the zebra comes out, my sailfin tangs will flash him and display their fins and he'll back away. Funny behavior.
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