white ribbon eel

[Hulltiger]

I am considering one of these for my mixed reef tank. My research so far indicates they are easier to get to feed frozen food than a bule ribbon eel. (Different species)They are generally reef save but with some mixed reports that they will eat smaller fish in the tank.
I will have a jaw fish would the eel be compatible with this?
Does the eel dig in the sand or just hide in rocks or pipe etc. ?

What are the experiances of people who have kept this fish
Thanks
Ian

 

[powerkit]

The only people I know of having one complained that it ate their sleeper goby and yellow clown goby. I dont think it burrows too much in the sand and I haven't heard of it eating any fish lately. When I tanksat for them it took shrimp from the feeding stick pretty enthusiastically.

 

[Matt_Wandell]

They are very easy to keep. I would consider it a threat to a jawfish, other small slender fish, and any shrimp. They will make a home just fine in a pile of live rock and don't need any sand.

 

[sevendigitcake]

i believe sk8r( i think thats the persons name) had one that ate 300 dollars worth of fish. just something to think about

 

[Matt_Wandell]

i believe sk8r( i think thats the persons name) had one that ate 300 dollars worth of fish. just something to think about

Sure it's the same species? The white ribbon eel (Pseudechidna brummeri) only gets about as thick as a Sharpie marker. Unless he had $300 worth of small dottybacks and gobies...

 

[sevendigitcake]

yup im sure of it. i believe he put the fish in his reef and it took out a bunch of fish. they were probably really slender fish.

 

[ladyshark]

I had one. LOVED IT. It was very active and gorgeous swimming around the tank. I did not house it with anything it could fit in its mouth and had no problems with other fish. It was also very hardy, surviving two separate incidents of choke holds by a pencil urchin (I am a slow learner). I would not hesitate getting another if one became available. Just don't include small slender fish.

 

[Hulltiger]

Thanks now I can plan which fish to sock and see if I can get a local supplier to stock one. The only disappointment would be that I love jawfish
Ian: