Zebra eel

clown316

Member
anyone with opinions on a zebra eel... i saw one at the lfs and it was beautiful.. he was full grown and was about 1 foot in length.. i was told that it was rather small for its species... :notsure: should i buy him??
 

aw2x3

Active Member
Originally Posted by clown316
anyone with opinions on a zebra eel... i saw one at the lfs and it was beautiful.. he was full grown and was about 1 foot in length.. i was told that it was rather small for its species... :notsure: should i buy him??
It wasn't full grown, at only 1' in length. Zebras will reach lengths of 3' - 4'...sometimes larger.
Sounds to me that the fish store was telling you it was already full grown just to make some money.
 

cubsfan

Member
post a picture if you can to make sure your talking about the same thing. Or go to this sites fish section and look at the zebra eel.
 

clown316

Member
i checked out the one here at saltwaterfish.com but it doesnt look anything like the one that i saw... the one i saw was def. full grown... and he wasv pretty tiny for an eel... maybe he is incorrectly labled... he is black and white - little vertical stripes or bars... idk
 

mitsutech

Member
Originally Posted by clown316
i checked out the one here at saltwaterfish.com but it doesnt look anything like the one that i saw... the one i saw was def. full grown... and he wasv pretty tiny for an eel... maybe he is incorrectly labled... he is black and white - little vertical stripes or bars... idk
I dont see how you could look at any eel not knowing the species and say it is full grown.Sounds like your hoping its full grown when it could be a juvinile fimbrated.Can you post pics or give a better description?Saying its full grown doesnt make sense to me if you dont even know the species its not like it has a full beard and a cane it is swimming around with.
 

psusocr1

Active Member
it sound sliek a zebra fromy our descritpion, and as andy stated i was going to buy one befor ei got my brazilian that was 38 inches long! and he wasnt close to being done growing!!
 
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