Ghost Ribbon Eel - Aquarium Advice

SharkMan · 07-01-2006, 04:22 AM

Does anyone out there have any experience with Ghost Ribbon Eel? The local fish store has had one for a while and while I was there today I saw it eat two ghost shrimp. From what I have read about the ribbon eels the hardest part about keeping them is getting them to eat? I also read today that the "ribbon eel" is different from the ghost ribbon eel? Is there anyone out there that can verify these statements? Or give me some advice on keeping this beautiful creature? Unfortunately There is almost nothing out there on the care for these guys? Thanks.

StripesTheEel · 07-05-2006, 01:10 AM

I'd personally stay away, have pretty high mortality rates in home systems, they are very petite eels. I have never tried them due to this, I will say it to everyone, play it safe with the snowflake/zebra in community tanks, or the fimbriated/greens/tesselata types for your more aggressive tanks.

If you do end up purchasing, what size tank and tankmates?

SharkMan · 07-06-2006, 04:09 AM

Thanks for the response. I have already bought the little guy. He is around 2 feet in length, but very slim body shape. The eel I purchased goes by a few names, ghost ribbon moray, ghost moray, white stripe moray. etc.. Tonight it ate 8 small ghost shrimp out of my hand. This eel from what I have found does not have the same dismal survival rates the blue ribbon morays have. I originally wanted a zebra moray, but jumped at the thought of a smaller more compatible eel. I currently have him in a twelve gallon nano as a quarantine tank. My main tank is a 100 gallon soon to be reef tank. It has recently finished cycling and now I have no money to stock it! Bummer! Do you think there is a candidate for a reef safe eel? Any input welcome. Thanks.

StripesTheEel · 07-06-2006, 04:44 AM

There are a few species that are reef safe, although "no" eel is really reef safe. Both my zebra and snowflake eels both live amongst a small amount of corals and lots of fish/shrimps, they have never attempted to eat or bite anything, but that is just my case. Others have had eels that have demolished their shrimp/crustacean colonies.

Theres no certainty any eel is reef safe but there definately is some eels that will have a better disposition than others.

07-01-2006, 04:22 AM	#1
SharkMan Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 143	Ghost Ribbon Eel Does anyone out there have any experience with Ghost Ribbon Eel? The local fish store has had one for a while and while I was there today I saw it eat two ghost shrimp. From what I have read about the ribbon eels the hardest part about keeping them is getting them to eat? I also read today that the "ribbon eel" is different from the ghost ribbon eel? Is there anyone out there that can verify these statements? Or give me some advice on keeping this beautiful creature? Unfortunately There is almost nothing out there on the care for these guys? Thanks.

07-05-2006, 01:10 AM	#2
StripesTheEel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 882 Images: 23	I'd personally stay away, have pretty high mortality rates in home systems, they are very petite eels. I have never tried them due to this, I will say it to everyone, play it safe with the snowflake/zebra in community tanks, or the fimbriated/greens/tesselata types for your more aggressive tanks. If you do end up purchasing, what size tank and tankmates? __________________ Matt Fight fish illiteracy..teach them to read the forums

07-06-2006, 04:44 AM	#4
StripesTheEel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 882 Images: 23	There are a few species that are reef safe, although "no" eel is really reef safe. Both my zebra and snowflake eels both live amongst a small amount of corals and lots of fish/shrimps, they have never attempted to eat or bite anything, but that is just my case. Others have had eels that have demolished their shrimp/crustacean colonies. Theres no certainty any eel is reef safe but there definately is some eels that will have a better disposition than others. __________________ Matt Fight fish illiteracy..teach them to read the forums

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07-06-2006, 04:09 AM	#3
SharkMan Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 143	Thanks for the response. I have already bought the little guy. He is around 2 feet in length, but very slim body shape. The eel I purchased goes by a few names, ghost ribbon moray, ghost moray, white stripe moray. etc.. Tonight it ate 8 small ghost shrimp out of my hand. This eel from what I have found does not have the same dismal survival rates the blue ribbon morays have. I originally wanted a zebra moray, but jumped at the thought of a smaller more compatible eel. I currently have him in a twelve gallon nano as a quarantine tank. My main tank is a 100 gallon soon to be reef tank. It has recently finished cycling and now I have no money to stock it! Bummer! Do you think there is a candidate for a reef safe eel? Any input welcome. Thanks.