What can be said of Zebra Eels and reef tanks?

[mathias]

I would never buy another one in a reef tank again....


My reasoning is because its a oppertunist like many other creatures... anytime a fish gets sick or has a rough day the snowflake is looking to make it a meal. Now just because mine does it doesn't mean yours will but it might happen. Trust me once you put him in your tank you will never get the guy out lol...


He is very cool to look at but then again there is a lot of small fish or shrimp I now can't put in the tank.

[hobogato]

yeah, i agree on the snowflake mathias, the zebras seem more picky about what they eat. mine will only eat squid and krill.

[cfg7069]

I introduced a 12" snowflake eel to my established tank about four months ago, feeding him frozen krill and frozen squid cubes daily, making sure he was always fed he was living in perfect harmony with everyone until after four months later it gets up and eats both my Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp in one day! I don't understand why he would just get up and decide he wants to wolf them down? Keeping an eye on him now to see if he decides to go after any more live stock...not sure if to replace my poor shrimp at $20 bucks a pop.

[BIGBIRD123]

I just got mine eating good with garlic-soaked Krill but he doesn't venture far from "his" rock but sometimes goes PH diving. He likes to get on my Koralia #4 and just drop-off, kinda funny to watch. He's a beautiful Red-striped Zebra.

Steve

[Bexar]

The one I have my eyes on is eating out of thier hand 2-3 frozen (thawed) large shimp a day. He will come to the front of the tank and wait for you when it is hungry and take the food gently from your fingers. They keep it in a open top tank without any problems. It is 28"-30" long and they say this type of Zebra eel has a max. of 3.3 feet.
I only have 2or3 shimp that I very rearly get to see. The 2 things I am worred about are the sally light foot crab and my reef lobster. other than that I think with what I have received from your words I will go for it.

[jtrux]

I want one but need to get a bigger tank first

[mathias]

If a eel is really what you want I would get a bigger tank and only do a eel tank or a predetor tank. A lot of people don't know but some of the best fish in saltwater is predetor type of fish...


The whole coral side of our hobbie is really when you step in big and expensive... nothing like lossing hundreds of dollars worth of coral because you had a slight change in tank parameters...