Uniform Reef Eel

[Jeffrey Porter]

is ayone else keeping a uniform reef eel (uropterygius concolor) , i think thats what it is. so far so good it's been almost a week now. how often and how much should i feed it. it's about 16 inches long and now he wants food (silversides- frozen) every day so i give him about 3. he hasn't bothered any of the other fish and they don't seem to be concerned about him.

 

[Bret61081]

Ive had one in my reef for over a year now with no problems. The only fish that I am not able to keep are firefish which i was told they eat in the while! mine eats silversides 3-4 times a week. the more active they are usually means they are hugry. as they get used to the tank, they will be out and about more aswell...I love mine!

 

[Jeffrey Porter]

thats good to know, my firefish jumped out a month and a half ago. i cover my tank for the night and take the glass off before i go to work now that i have the eel. saw it in london last week and could't pass on getting it. kept biting through the bags so i left it loose in a plastic container for about 36 hours including a 7 hour flight. the damn thing just doesn't remember that anemonies sting. going to order my first digital camera tomorrow so soon i can start posting pics of my tank.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Greg Scheimer wrote an article in AFM about these guys, and said they are great mini reef eels!

 

[Bret61081]

For a while mine used to always hang out under my BTA...not sure if they actually get stung by them or not! even now once in a while he will hang out in the cave by the anemone but my pair of GSM's are always breeding...so they shew awway who ever gets too close! I have mine with a Midas Bleeny, royal gamma, neon gobys, fairy wrasses, and it doesnt pay any attention to them....maybe if I stopped feeding thatd be a different story! but I dont paln on doing that anytime soon!