Zebra Moray Eel

[cali9dub]

Seeing as this post is a month old you may have already figured this out by now but the tusk and the parrot have similar feeding habits in the wild so you encounter aggressive behavior during feeding time. So much so that it might intimidate the eel. The tangs could very easily cause the same problems.

You have a very high bio load for that tank. Even if most fish are small now, you have a lot of high volume waste producers. Get that skimmer on 24/7 if you haven't already.

Got it all figured out, thanks for the input. By the way a quoyi parrotfish is an algae eating parrotfish and has no eating habits anywhere near the tusk !! Plus it is a fairly shy eater especially compared to the tusk !

 

[CyclistMT]

Got it all figured out, thanks for the input. By the way a quoyi parrotfish is an algae eating parrotfish and has no eating habits anywhere near the tusk !! Plus it is a fairly shy eater especially compared to the tusk !

Excellent!

Yeah, I saw parrot fish and missed "quoyi".

Sounds like you have a great bunch of fish! I've always liked the Zebra Morays but never had a chance to personally own one.

Bet that is a wonderful tank to sit and watch. Would love to see some pictures!

 

[LefkoNJ]

Eels are definitely something to make sure you keep an eye on when doing tank maintenance. They are practically blind so getting bitten is a definite possibility, and a bite is pretty bad. Zebras are more on the calm side compared to others but what is being stated so far is true.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Zebras don't have the needle sharp teeth other eels have, they have a molar style mouth.
Still I would not like it to latch on to me!

 

[ali1]

My zebra moray is a model citizen. Doesnt get nowhere near the water surface. Eats frozen food from grocery, doesnt bother fish and stays put in the rock work.

On the other hand, My tessalata is a different animal

 

[cali9dub]

So far my zebra has been a great tankmate. No problems, ate the very first day....fresh pink gulf shrimp. Tried live fiddler crabs and he ignored them, but tears up the fresh shrimp. I get them straight off the boat, but figured the live fiddlers would be a treat. Might try some live sand fleas next as a treat instead of the same shrimp all the time.
Mine also stays well put in the rocks or in the pvc piping i have for it....mostly in the rocks though 99.9% of the time. Got mine off divers den it is 15” long.

 

[ali1]

Glad to hear