very good information, I have a black (juvenile) ribbon eel for a while now and he eats great. They are shy though and struggle with aggresive eaters.
just so that you know, black is a juvenile) As they mature, the black will turn blue with the tips of the mouth and inside the mouth turning yellow. Apparently they will grow larger to become fully grown females which are a golden yellow color.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12265597#post12265597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kolognekoral
Naz, I have a blue ribbon eel (Rh. queista) since over two years in my reef. He will eat small fish he can catch, but as he is rather slow, and more than a bit 'dumb', he has only managed 3 in this time, all of which were not doing well in any case.
The trick with ribbon eels is getting them to eat. I have never had a real problem, but many report them simply starving to death. I feed strips of raw fish and stints, plus frozen shrimps (his fav food). As my aqaurium is quite deep, 30"/80cm, I use a tong to wave the morsels in front of him and he takes them, rather gently, then receeds to his cave to dine in private. A cave is all important to such creatures. It need not be more than an area under the rocks where he can retreat to, or even a system of PVC pipes.
Hope this helps,