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FishPortal
03/30/2014, 04:57 AM
Im not sure if this is the right category to post this.

Can anyone ID these ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwsFJC9IQo
namxas
03/31/2014, 09:21 AM
I don't think those fishes are eels "proper"...they may be blennies or gobies of some type, but that's just a guess based on the morphology of the specimens.
greech
03/31/2014, 08:07 PM
Garden eels? They don't look happy in that little critter cage.
Anthony10
03/31/2014, 08:25 PM
What are they being sold as? I can see that something is 14 something dollars.
lanshark
03/31/2014, 08:39 PM
I'm thinking baby "Lockness" ......
JoelA7
03/31/2014, 08:41 PM
Not garden eels for sure. Otherwise no idea.
Spork3245
03/31/2014, 10:14 PM
Looks like a convict blenny/engineer goby but the coloring is wrong (they are usually yellow with black markings)
Ambition
03/31/2014, 10:36 PM
I think they are snake blennies (Xiphasia setifer).

Not something to consider for a community tank, but rather a species only tank with the species in mind. From what I have seen/heard about them, care would be similar to that of a giant garden eel.
snorvich
04/01/2014, 04:33 AM
I think they are snake blennies (Xiphasia setifer).

Not something to consider for a community tank, but rather a species only tank with the species in mind. From what I have seen/heard about them, care would be similar to that of a giant garden eel.

Ding, ding, we have a winner. Xiphasia setifer it is. I tried to photograph one in Indonesia.