Reef safe eels?
- Thread starter Gprime
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garden eel is the only one I would say is truely safe (except the occational small shrimp), as they eat copepods though that makes feeding them difficult. Ribbon eels are sorta reef safe... but they will eat small fish and as far as i know, will also eat inverts. I hear Golden Dwarf Moray Eels are good, as they cant eat much (due to their small size something like 6-12 inch), I also hear pebble tooth morays are good as well if you dont care about inverts.
I kept a zebra eel in my reef for years with no issues. It was a mixed reef and I had clams. The only inverts I kept were snails, hermits, and cleaner shrimp. The cleaner shrimp would actually clean inside it's mouth. One big issue is the bio-load they put on your tank.
but not likely cleaners.It's possible you would be ok with a ribbon, but the problem is that they can be tricky food wise. I've heard more then a few stories of people who have had issues with getting them to eat anything other then live foods.
I know the feeling, I'm thinking of getting a few of the dwarf morays when I set up my monster 1000gal reef, as the only inverts, other then snails, will be cleaner shrimp as they "tend" to be safe from preds.
I know the feeling, I'm thinking of getting a few of the dwarf morays when I set up my monster 1000gal reef, as the only inverts, other then snails, will be cleaner shrimp as they "tend" to be safe from preds.