zebra eel questions

[Christopher84]

:wave:I have never kept an eel before but I am going to go pick up my new zebra moray in a couple days. After a QT in a 56g she will be move into a 140g tank for a bit while I finish setting up my 72x30x24 240g tank. I have the tank but I need to buy the rock and skimmer $$$ =o.

From my homework I have read that the zebra is quite a doscile species of moray and can infact have tank mates. I was planning to keep a variety of macros in the tank for grazing, filtration and decorative reasons. I am looking for imput on a stock list to go with the eel, here is what I had in mind.

1 caribian blue tang
1 powder blue or clown tang
1 blue headed or banana wrasse
GSM clown pair
a squad of sand sifting gobies

also would a nice clam be out of the question? not a big deal but figured it would not hurt to ask. Thanks for any imput!:beer:

 

[DoubleM 10]

i would not trust the eel with small gobies. zebra eels get very large.

from what i understand they are one of the more docile eels, but this does not stop natural instinct when it has the opportunity.

 

[Christopher84]

i would not trust the eel with small gobies. zebra eels get very large.

from what i understand they are one of the more docile eels, but this does not stop natural instinct when it has the opportunity.

Well atm the eel is about 10-12 inches so she's just a baby. I know she will be a honker in the years to come (thus the 240) so if not gobies...what could I use as some form of a CUC? urchins? star fish?

Also dose the rest of the stock list seem suitable?

 

[thelizardkin]

It only eats inverts fish are not part of there diet at all it might go after one if you starve it but you should be fine it also would be fine with non curstation inverts cucumbers urchins stars est the only risk is around crabs shrimp lobsters est

 

[olemiss reb]

I'd be more concerned with the clown tangs aggression than the zebra. Zebras are by far the most "mellow" of any of the eels I've kept but there is still the chance it may dine on a fish. My zebra was far from starving and it still killed/ate a pink spot goby.

 

[DoubleM 10]

you would trust a 5' eel with small gobies???

 

[Christopher84]

It only eats inverts fish are not part of there diet at all it might go after one if you starve it but you should be fine it also would be fine with non curstation inverts cucumbers urchins stars est the only risk is around crabs shrimp lobsters est

I have no intention of starving her, my diet plans include NLS/Nori stuffed shrimp/prawns, chunks of squid, and gut loaded crayfish (allready breed them for my puffers). I will deff look into some urchins and stars for a CUC.

I'd be more concerned with the clown tangs aggression than the zebra. Zebras are by far the most "mellow" of any of the eels I've kept but there is still the chance it may dine on a fish. My zebra was far from starving and it still killed/ate a pink spot goby.

ahh...well I dont want anything that will pick on the eel as she will be the main attraction of the tank, I just want a hand full of other fish to liven up the tank. I think the gobies at this point are off the list, are there some more dosile species of tang you might suggest?

you would trust a 5' eel with small gobies???

I thought with enough cover the gobies might be fine but I guess not.

 

[BlueTrig]

My zebra is great. About 27 inches and just so amazing. Loves shrimp and live crabs. I've had him with an urchin for about 3 weeks with success but have read in a few places they can eat them. I put PVC pipe in for him, but he actually like to hide behind it not in it so I pit food in the pipe so he hopefully learns it's a safe food place. He has gone after my angel but I think it was more of a movement issue so thats why I think maybe the gobies would be goners. It honestly is so much fun to watch him hunt. Hermits hes ok with but anything that resembles a emerald crab is toast in 5 minutes. Let me know for anymore questions