And where did he come from?! I haven’t bought any live rock in years, other than a tiny lump about the size of a small egg I bought a few months ago with some coral polyps (they died). The other day I was feeding my fish—I only have five small ones that I know of in a 120 gallon tank—and watching a bit of squid circulating around the tank. All of a sudden, and very MUCH to my surprise, an eel-like creature poked out from under a piece of coral and snatched the food in an instant. I had sworn never to buy another eel after my snowflake got big enough to menace my tank—he committed suicide, ultimately—and never bought anyone remotely resembling this party. I do SOMETIMES put live oysters from the grocer in my tank, and their shells often harbor very small sealife …
I suppose it could be an eel-like fish. He actually looks more like a blenny in the face, but he’s definitely long and eel-like. I’ve not seen the full length of him, but he’s at least five inches. He has a pectoral fin running most of his length (so far). He’s very dark grey, not quite black, with white, irregular stripes here and there up both sides (ventral to dorsal). Anyone know what I might have on my hands? And how much of a threat he is to the community in my tank?
I suppose it could be an eel-like fish. He actually looks more like a blenny in the face, but he’s definitely long and eel-like. I’ve not seen the full length of him, but he’s at least five inches. He has a pectoral fin running most of his length (so far). He’s very dark grey, not quite black, with white, irregular stripes here and there up both sides (ventral to dorsal). Anyone know what I might have on my hands? And how much of a threat he is to the community in my tank?
