Blue Ribbon Eel and Green wolf Eel. Together?

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Alright now I've heard that eels can be pretty aggresive, but my green wolf eel has hardly even done so much as to nip at anyone in my tank. I have also seen at some of my local lfs in there display tanks them keeping up to 3-4 eels together. I know the green wolf eel is technically not a eel it is actually a blennie and I have been wanting to get another blue ribbon eel for some time. So can I get some opinions on this? I would like to keep them together and there is plenty of territory to hide, and there would not be much competition for food.

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The green wolf eel Congrogadus subducens grows to 15". It's primary diet consists of crustaceans but, it will eat fish, too. That being said, any tankmate will be sized up by a wolf eel as a potential meal. If it thinks it can fit a tankmate into it's mouth, down it goes. Ribbon eels (IMO) may be too thin to deflect the dining attention of these dottybacks (reclassified from blennies).
BTW, wolf eels become easily bored in aquariums so, they'll start roaming and investigating every mm of the tank. Keep a tight lid on at all times or these fish will go on walkabout on you.
 
I have to disagree. As you pionted out wolf eels arent true eels and are nothing like the gymnothorax type fish eating moreys when it comes to aggression with potential food and tankmates.
As long as your ribbon eel is equal sized to the wolf it should be fine. Just make sure they have there own cave or place to hide so they wont fight over space.
 
Blue Ribbon eel's are best kept with slower swimming fish as they do not like a fast paced aquarium.. they can also be very picky eaters..i would do some on line research on them before you spend your money there are many great sites out there for this
 
I have had one before and he lived about 5 years and I had really no problems with him. Just a few scars from bites but that is about it. He ate krill readily and was pretty easy to take care of.
 
Ya he was pretty cool, and he adapted well. was about 15 inches when I got him and grew up to be about 38 inches. You probably saw his full body about 4-5 times a month and he was housed with a couple of flame angels. Kept him in a 90 gallon square.
 
I'd say that's the exception mate. They tend to be rather difficult and I wouldn't risk it. I'm not flamming you but, that's another fish that is better off left in the ocean as so many of them fail to adapt to captivity.
cheers and best of luck
Max
 
Hi! Fishskins is right I have 4 Ribbon Eels in a 220 gal 1 white 2 blue and a yellow I have had mine for almost 10years 1 of my eels morph in about 3 years I HAVE ABOUT 3 .5 INCHES OF SAND CLAY FLWER POTTS AND A LOT OF ROCK . they are alone no other fish I feed them live guppies, mollies ghist shrimp, silversides clam frozen. dim lit tank and vary , vary low traffic area just me and my wife . they do swim about I also use a feeding stick and I can lay a silver side down on its siide and put a little sand on it they will eat it head first all the time and this is not my first Ribbon Eel I have hand them and I HAVE NOT HAND A PROBLEM WITHE FEEDING. I have 2 green wolf eels makes no diffrence about sex they will fight kill and then morph into a female I have had 2 sets of these eel NOW I KEEP THE SEPRATE . and they are about 18 inches 7 years of age they are in 120 gal tanks with puffers dwarf lionfish . and they eat every thing krill silversides will eat from had please do not do this . they are hardy and active and they no who you are.
 
Its awsome to hear all the succes with ribbon eels ive heard so many bad stories ive allways stayed away from them however for the last 20 years ive wanted one.Currently I have a zebray morray which is a beast the only problem i see with the green wolfe is getting food to the ribbon.wolfes are some of the best eaters out there and very fast to there prey.
 
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