Eel ?

pfitz44

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Looking to put either a SFE or a wolf eel into my 90. Does anyone have any experence with them in a reef setting??
 

sw65galma

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Originally Posted by BabyB
wolf eels get huge i think
No they are one of the smaller ones if i'm not mistaken...
 

sw65galma

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Originally Posted by PFitz44
Looking to put either a SFE or a wolf eel into my 90. Does anyone have any experence with them in a reef setting??
My experience is that the SFE will eat any invert it can find..
Also you don't want it to get stung by corals...
 

kainrahl

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I have a SFE in my 90 gal with a snail and 3 hermit crabs and he never bothers them. But I know he would eat shrimp in a hearbeat.
 

pfitz44

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hmm... ok thanks guys... do you know of any reef safe eels??
yea.. i kinda know its an oxy-moron....
 

rustyj

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Originally Posted by PFitz44
hmm... ok thanks guys... do you know of any reef safe eels??
yea.. i kinda know its an oxy-moron....

Snowflake
 

babyb

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i just looked it up and the record for a wolf eel is 8 feet, umm not gona lie thats a big eel
 

cougar

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They say the zebra moray is reef compatible, I don't have experience in it but look it up. Although it will be too large for your tank.
 

stacyt

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I have kept ghost ribbon eels in a reef. They stay fairly small. About a 1/2" in diameter, and grow to around 30" in length.
I have a zebra in one of my tanks. While he has not bothered any of his tank mates, I have never put shrimp in the tank. I figure he would most likely eat a shrimp in a heart beat. They grow failry large however, and are very messy eaters.
 

sw65galma

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Originally Posted by tripleshot
They get about 18" thay are not a true eel.
yes, the green wolf eel is a member of the goby family.
 

sw65galma

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Originally Posted by BabyB
i just looked it up and the record for a wolf eel is 8 feet, umm not gona lie thats a big eel
There are different types of Wolf eels...the green wolf eel is not a real eel, it's a member of the goby family..if you look it has fins. I saw one the other day at the LFS and the fins is what gave it away as not a real eel.
Although he didn't specify what type of eel, i just assumed he meant green wolf as it is small.
 

aw2x3

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You're not going to find a true "Wolf Eel", available to keep.
Congrogadus subducens, is what you're going to find...the one everyone else has mentioned...part of the Goby family.
 

sw65galma

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Originally Posted by AW2x3
You're not going to find a true "Wolf Eel", available to keep.
Congrogadus subducens, is what you're going to find...the one everyone else has mentioned...part of the Goby family.
I saw a true wolf eel at a lfs here in Mass
Man that thing looked mean!
 

fishgod336

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Huh, I have a green wolf eel, I thought that the fact that it had fins was wierd. Honestly I have had SW tanks for around ten years now, and the green wolf eel has been the most awsome "eel" that I have had, It looks awsome, and it hunts live food just like any other agressive fish I have.....I have had it for about two years now and he is only around ten inches long but very thick. I would definatly recommend it for your tank.
 

aw2x3

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Originally Posted by wanabebell
if im not mistaken for a reef if you had a big enough sand bed wouldnt a garden eel be a good choice

Sure, but you're looking at an 8" - 10" sand bed...not very practical in anything but a species only, Garden Eel tank.
 

shawnlx86

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Originally Posted by sw65galma
I saw a true wolf eel at a lfs here in Mass
Man that thing looked mean!
WHERE IN MA, I LIVE IN DARTMOUTH AND AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW LFS'S TO GO TO EVEN IF THEYRE A HIKE. THERES ONLY A COUPLE OF GOOD ONES DOWN MY WAY.
 
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