Ribbon Eels
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Ranzan
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If you have done any research you would know that they are prob one of THE WORST thing to keep in a tank the most people buy them and the rarely last more than 2 months. They may be easy to get eating but they just stop do the species a favor and do not purchase this fish it just makes more of a demand for them
reefergeorge
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They are very hard to keep, and unless you have a very large tank. You don't get to see their beauty as they swim.
There's a great thread in general about keeping one of these guys and getting him to eat. Check it out here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1050101
If I had a tank that would sustain one, I'd love to keep a blue ribbon.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1050101
If I had a tank that would sustain one, I'd love to keep a blue ribbon.
ultimate125
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I had a black one for well over a year with no probs....til he jumped out one night :mad2:
LargeAngels
Premium Member
If your LFS "never has a problem getting them to eat" then he should publish his work and save all the others dying from starvation. Sounds like LFS BS.
Terrible track record for getting them to eat.
Terrible track record for getting them to eat.
flasher1
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why would they post something that has already been posted. The way he described his method is very similar to the thread posted above. I have complete trust in this guy and if he says he can get him to eat, then he can.
You have to remember that, at one point, keeping most corals was out of the question. Advances in technology and husbandry now make it possible. Who says this isnt the same thing?
You have to remember that, at one point, keeping most corals was out of the question. Advances in technology and husbandry now make it possible. Who says this isnt the same thing?
I had a black ribbon eel before. It lasted with me for 2 years till i saw him in the back of the tank. he jumped out. dang.
I would see him snatch a damselfish and even a piece of fish.
I dont mean anything here,but how can you do the species a favor by not giving it a chance to live in a more suitable place than the LFS's tank right? So if it was me,I would give it a shot. JMO.
Peace everyone,
I would see him snatch a damselfish and even a piece of fish.
I dont mean anything here,but how can you do the species a favor by not giving it a chance to live in a more suitable place than the LFS's tank right? So if it was me,I would give it a shot.
JMO. Peace everyone,
I didn't read the attached thread so Im not sure if this was already mentioned....but the blue ribbon in my opinion is the hardest to start feeding...but heres my experience. You'll read that the blue ribbon in the wild eats a lot of fire fish and gobys, so I started using frozen silversides dissolved in different types of nutrients and buried have of the silver side in the sand sticking them up like a blade of grass heads up in front of the eel's cave. Within a minute or two if the eel doesn't come out make the feeder dance a bit with a pair of tongs until you grab the eels attention, then semi-bury the fish. I had mine for a looong time, until my wobbegong decided to bite him.....
reefergeorge
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My local aquarium has a few, and I was talking to them about the difficulty. He told me even the ones they get eating usually only live one or two more years. That's not thriving to me.
