i want eels

[roosevelt]

I have a 150 gallon tank with an interest in having coral as well as eels. is this possible? what else do i need to know?

 

[kraze3]

Yes it is possible. Do you have any fish in the tank. Eels may eat small fish. You may have luck with a snowflake eel. I had one coexist with fish of all sizes for a few years. If you keep them well fed they should leave your fish alone. However its always possible that of a fish is swimming by and they want a snack that they may grab an early dinner.

 

[acronuts]

You will probably not be able to keep 90 percent invertebrates and any small fish.

 

[loosecannon]

Eels don`t eat corals . Shrimp and snails are another story.

 

[DarthSimon]

I have 2 eels in a 220 gallon reef. Golden Dwarf and Zebra... Golden Dwarf is the most reef safe you can get I believe.... My Zebra is docile, and doesn't eat anything but he raw shrimp.

 

[Tswifty]

Eels are coral safe, just not invert and small fish safe.

Also, you'll more than likely need some type of cover for your tank. They like to jump.

 

[1602reefer]

Yeah it's possible as the above posters have said, just make sure all your fish are bigger than them. I've heard from several people though that they are hard to keep because they are picky eaters and will just starve sometimes.

 

[RiOnRoxXx]

I think you may want to check for Nitrates and Ammo on a routine. Eels tend to eat a lot of food in return causes a lot of fish (eel) poo. A good skimmer will keep this in check. Just had a friend remove a 16" snowflake eel because he felt this was the reason his levels spiked...HTH FWIW

 

[Juruense]

Eels are very interesting and I have kept many. However they tend to be agressive and most will always eventually crawl out of the tank and die.

With saltwater it seems to me that if you spend enough ($350+) you can get a nice well behaved eel that stays relatively small and is fairly well behaved such as the golden dwarf moray.

Good luck!

 

[roosevelt]

thank you all for the responses to my eel question