ribbon eel
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DensityMan
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That's already a pretty serious predator-load for a 30gallon. Might also be a dangerous combo with two fish that eat crustaceans/stomatopods/mollusks and a stomatopod big enough to deal serious damage/death to attackers.
How long have they all been shacked up like that?
How long have they all been shacked up like that?
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Everyone has been in there together for about 4 months. The puffer is tiny about 2 inches at the most. The queen trigger is about 3 inches and actually shares a burrow with Yolanda. I must say its the strangest tank ever. The puffer hosts in a pink tip anenome...... Ill ixne the eel idea. Thanks for the advice everyone!!!! This is the eel that I was looking at. Its semi reef compatable, thats why I figured it might work..
http://www.aquacon.com/images/sh09.htm
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Everyone has been in there together for about 4 months. The puffer is tiny about 2 inches at the most. The queen trigger is about 3 inches and actually shares a burrow with Yolanda. I must say its the strangest tank ever. The puffer hosts in a pink tip anenome...... Ill ixne the eel idea. Thanks for the advice everyone!!!! This is the eel that I was looking at. Its semi reef compatable, thats why I figured it might work..
http://www.aquacon.com/images/sh09.htm
fishman630
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Ribbon eels have a hard enough time surving in a species tank. Please dont kill one by putting it in with a mantis.
xdusty6920
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the trouble ive heard with ribbon eels is they are impossible to keep in a tank. the seek out and find even the tiniest crack and get out. add to that, they are strong enough to lift almost any lid. so if you can figure out a way to latch an air tight top down, you'll be good to go.lol
fishman630
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No the problem is too many morons buys eels and think they can skip covering EVERY opening.
No, They are not strong enough to lift most glass lids.
And they usually come so stressed/starved and will not eat.
And finally, they do not belong in a mantis tank.
No, They are not strong enough to lift most glass lids.
And they usually come so stressed/starved and will not eat.
And finally, they do not belong in a mantis tank.
xdusty6920
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i do agree that eels dont belong with mantis shrimp because stomatopods are often on the menu for eels. add to that the mantis can retaliate with a jaw crushing blow and thats just asking for trouble. but the rest of the remarks are a bit out there.
huh? you dont think a ribbin eel can lift a hinged glass top? do you have any idea how strong an eel actually is for its size? believe me a ribbon eel can go to the highest point on your rock work and make short work out of lifting a typical glass top enough to slide out.
eels are often and commonly kept in captivity with great success. they dont often starve they are actually pretty notorius for being bottumless pits that arent picky about what it comsumes.
please dont post and contradict someones post that is backed by experience. if you had ever owned an eel of any sort you would know these things.
huh? you dont think a ribbin eel can lift a hinged glass top? do you have any idea how strong an eel actually is for its size? believe me a ribbon eel can go to the highest point on your rock work and make short work out of lifting a typical glass top enough to slide out.
eels are often and commonly kept in captivity with great success. they dont often starve they are actually pretty notorius for being bottumless pits that arent picky about what it comsumes.
please dont post and contradict someones post that is backed by experience. if you had ever owned an eel of any sort you would know these things.
Frostyeel
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Most eels can make fine pets but ribbon eels, not so much. My dad tried getting one once for a 180 gallon tank with one other snowflake moray, and the ribbon didn't really eat anything and died rather quickly. The snowflake, however, is 15 years old now and 24" and a great pet, although he definitely would attack a mantis right away.
Wolverine
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Dusty, I think you're confused here. Not all eels are "ribbon eels". Many moray eels are kept successfully, but ribbon eels have a horrendous record in captivity and usually starve to death. Ribbon eels is specifically referring to eels in the genus Rhinomuraena and sometimes the genus Pseudochidna (which tends to have a slightly higher survivability).
Ribbon eels also tend to be slighter than the larger morays, and are often not strong enough to lift the lids. However, they are more slender, and so can often fit through tighter openings than morays.
Dave
fishman630
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Amen
Serioussnaps
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Ok. If you want to house a puffer, trigger, eel of any sort regardless of a doomed ribbon eel all with a mantis, I suggest you get started on like a 500 gallon tank and keep all well fed, but in a 30 g tank it wont work and I wouldnt give it a week before something is dead if not all of them. Ribbon eels are virtually hopless unless you get on that is eating or you have a species tank. Also, if you really want to try this demented idea then go get a ribbon eel, i don tthink he will mess with the mantis more like the other way around. I love mantis shrimps but also hate them. Personally i hope your trigger grows some balls and destroys him.
