Rare Fish ID

[FishPortal]

Im not sure if this is the right category to post this.

Can anyone ID these ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwsFJC9IQo

 

[namxas]

I don't think those fishes are eels "proper"...they may be blennies or gobies of some type, but that's just a guess based on the morphology of the specimens.

 

[greech]

Garden eels? They don't look happy in that little critter cage.

 

[Anthony10]

What are they being sold as? I can see that something is 14 something dollars.

 

[lanshark]

I'm thinking baby "Lockness" ......

 

[JoelA7]

Not garden eels for sure. Otherwise no idea.

 

[Spork3245]

Looks like a convict blenny/engineer goby but the coloring is wrong (they are usually yellow with black markings)

 

[Ambition]

I think they are snake blennies (Xiphasia setifer).

Not something to consider for a community tank, but rather a species only tank with the species in mind. From what I have seen/heard about them, care would be similar to that of a giant garden eel.

 

[snorvich]

I think they are snake blennies (Xiphasia setifer).

Not something to consider for a community tank, but rather a species only tank with the species in mind. From what I have seen/heard about them, care would be similar to that of a giant garden eel.

Ding, ding, we have a winner. Xiphasia setifer it is. I tried to photograph one in Indonesia.