Eel recommendation

samdaman · 01/18/2011, 02:03 AM

I want to get a eel, which one should I get? a Snowflake? i'm escape proofing my tank this week, will my fish be fine?... a small Niger trigger 2.5" and a 1.5" 3 stripe damsel. The Niger sleeps in a hole in a rock. the damsel, who knows where he sleeps. Thanks for your input.

NewJerseyreef · 01/18/2011, 05:48 AM

I love my snowflake. Other than it seems like having a server case of food frenzy at feeding time he leaves all my fish alone. My humu trigger sleeps in a hole about 6 inches away from his rock and they have been fine for about 2 months. I have 3 damsels and the smallest being at most an inch and I've had them for just under a month and they are fine. They are crustation feeders and normally keep fish alone unless starving. Snowflake all the way and defiantly the most affordable

Watercity101 · 01/18/2011, 09:07 PM

I also have a Snowflake eel, its about 1 foot and a couple of inches......... in the tank i have included 2 damsels along.. and the snowflake eel lives fine with them.(

due to research- the fishes that are too big than the snowflake eels mouth.. the snowflake wouldn't care for the fish/ it wont try to eat them *IF* the fishes are too big for its mouth.)

samdaman · 01/19/2011, 12:21 AM

Sweet, is it full of character, can you see it during the day?

olemiss reb · 01/19/2011, 08:37 AM

Snowflakes and zebras are the best bet for a community eel since they mainly feed on crustaceans. However, there are numerous reports of snowflakes changing from model citizens to fish killers once they get some size, 1.5-2ft+. Dwarf goldens are fairly safe due to their small size but I would be wary of mixing one with a trigger.

NewJerseyreef · 01/19/2011, 09:02 AM

My SFE is great it's amazing to see him do anything. He has his rock which I thought was very solid but he finds the cracks and hangs out in them. I can often see him poking his headnout of his rock about 2 inches most of the day sticking out from different directions to (as I call it) protect his rock. At feeding time he's become much more active being frantic at times when he smells food but mostly just hangs out looking around

rubensito · 01/19/2011, 11:21 AM

I've had a Gymnothorax tile on multiple occasions and find them to be as outgoing as snowflakes, perhaps even more...downside is they are not as attractive

DoubleM 10 · 01/19/2011, 11:31 AM

i have had a ghost ribbon eel for about 4 months now. he is really cool. has his head out a couple inches. has a Very small mother so he won touch my fish.

he will get to be 3.5-4ft long but wont get thicker than a Bic pen

matt

GrendelPrime76 · 01/19/2011, 11:52 AM

i didnt see anything mentioned about tank size

nuccadoc · 01/19/2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GrendelPrime76

i didnt see anything mentioned about tank size

This is a very valid point. I have a full grown SFE in my 400 and I would dare say it really isn't enough. Beautiful creature though and he/she has picked off about 4 blue damsels, and I wish she would pick off the rest!

Scott

samdaman · 01/19/2011, 03:05 PM

Its a 125 gal.

Kynigos · 01/19/2011, 04:16 PM

A goldentail would probably work. They're very attractive and I haven't known any to be aggressive or highly predatory. The only real downside is they're a good deal more expensive.

Cracken · 01/19/2011, 05:37 PM

A goldentail is worth it, they stick their heads out and are wanting to know whats happening, and enjoy to stroll around the tank IME.

01/18/2011, 02:03 AM	#1
samdaman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,407	Eel recommendation I want to get a eel, which one should I get? a Snowflake? i'm escape proofing my tank this week, will my fish be fine?... a small Niger trigger 2.5" and a 1.5" 3 stripe damsel. The Niger sleeps in a hole in a rock. the damsel, who knows where he sleeps. Thanks for your input.

01/18/2011, 09:07 PM	#3
Watercity101 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 34	I also have a Snowflake eel, its about 1 foot and a couple of inches......... in the tank i have included 2 damsels along.. and the snowflake eel lives fine with them.(due to research- the fishes that are too big than the snowflake eels mouth.. the snowflake wouldn't care for the fish/ it wont try to eat them IF the fishes are too big for its mouth.) __________________ Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish. -Ovid Current Tank Info: starting new tank! moving on to a predatory fish tank-50 gallon

01/19/2011, 08:37 AM	#5
olemiss reb Molon Labe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,550	Snowflakes and zebras are the best bet for a community eel since they mainly feed on crustaceans. However, there are numerous reports of snowflakes changing from model citizens to fish killers once they get some size, 1.5-2ft+. Dwarf goldens are fairly safe due to their small size but I would be wary of mixing one with a trigger. __________________ secesh

01/19/2011, 11:31 AM	#8
DoubleM 10 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Steamwood, IL Posts: 1,432	i have had a ghost ribbon eel for about 4 months now. he is really cool. has his head out a couple inches. has a Very small mother so he won touch my fish. he will get to be 3.5-4ft long but wont get thicker than a Bic pen matt __________________ Matt Lions, Groupers and Eels o my! Current Tank Info: Marineland 60Gal ReefReady cube, DIY led, Euroreef Skimmer Ins-80, Mag 9.5 return

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01/18/2011, 05:48 AM	#2
NewJerseyreef Moved On Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 194	I love my snowflake. Other than it seems like having a server case of food frenzy at feeding time he leaves all my fish alone. My humu trigger sleeps in a hole about 6 inches away from his rock and they have been fine for about 2 months. I have 3 damsels and the smallest being at most an inch and I've had them for just under a month and they are fine. They are crustation feeders and normally keep fish alone unless starving. Snowflake all the way and defiantly the most affordable

01/19/2011, 12:21 AM	#4
samdaman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,407	Sweet, is it full of character, can you see it during the day?

01/19/2011, 09:02 AM	#6
NewJerseyreef Moved On Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 194	My SFE is great it's amazing to see him do anything. He has his rock which I thought was very solid but he finds the cracks and hangs out in them. I can often see him poking his headnout of his rock about 2 inches most of the day sticking out from different directions to (as I call it) protect his rock. At feeding time he's become much more active being frantic at times when he smells food but mostly just hangs out looking around

01/19/2011, 11:21 AM	#7
rubensito Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 219	I've had a Gymnothorax tile on multiple occasions and find them to be as outgoing as snowflakes, perhaps even more...downside is they are not as attractive

01/19/2011, 11:52 AM	#9
GrendelPrime76 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: OrangeCounty NY Posts: 301	i didnt see anything mentioned about tank size

01/19/2011, 03:05 PM	#11
samdaman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,407	Its a 125 gal.

01/19/2011, 04:16 PM	#12
Kynigos Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 182	A goldentail would probably work. They're very attractive and I haven't known any to be aggressive or highly predatory. The only real downside is they're a good deal more expensive.

01/19/2011, 05:37 PM	#13
Cracken Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 306	A goldentail is worth it, they stick their heads out and are wanting to know whats happening, and enjoy to stroll around the tank IME.