ribbon eel

[zeddy]

been thinking about a blue ribbon eel anyone had succsess with these i hear and read they are hard to keep

[naesco]

Originally Posted by zeddy

been thinking about a blue ribbon eel anyone had succsess with these i hear and read they are hard to keep

No chance of success. All LFS know this. If you saw one is a lfs stay clear of that lfs.
If you scroll down a bit you will see comments to another reefer that asked the same question.

[Mr.nintendo]

J&L have one right now, I still trust them in most cases :P

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Mr.nintendo

J&L have one right now, I still trust them in most cases :P

Someone needs to go there and give there head a shake.

Irresponsible imports by them of these eels tarnish an excellent reputation.
If we let them know, they will not do it again.

[ScubaSteve]

For what its worth, my firiend has had a ribbon eel in his tank for probably a year and it's healthy and happy. And he's a crappy reefer to boot. It might be that it is in a HUGE tank or he might just be lucky. Dunno... I wouldn't say it's impossible but luck might not be on your side.

I was at J&L today and the ribbon eel they had there still had not eaten, btw.

[Mr.nintendo]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

For what its worth, my firiend has had a ribbon eel in his tank for probably a year and it's healthy and happy. And he's a crappy reefer to boot. It might be that it is in a HUGE tank or he might just be lucky. Dunno... I wouldn't say it's impossible but luck might not be on your side.

I was at J&L today and the ribbon eel they had there still had not eaten, btw.

That's sad to hear, It's a mighty fine looking one

[Ellie_A]

A friend had one, it was happy and eating until it jumped. She had to work a little to get it eating to begin with, definitely not an easy species, but not impossible either

[zeddy]

well i read all your posts and decided that the eel would have a better chance in my tank than in the stores. i bought him and on the way home was in a major car wreck. the eel was fine but we wherent. that was the begining of feb. no the eel is very happy took me about 3 weeks to get him to eat but now he is vibrant and full of life eating like a pig i read everything i could find and have been reaserching for a year because i always wanted one. they are a very demanding spieces but also doable. i have no regrets about taking him on and look forward to keeping him a long time. the eel is currently about 3 feet long.

[monocus]

i had one for 11 months before it ate something which got lodged in it's throat(at least i think so-large bulge behind the natural bulge )-i got it very young while it was black and only a foot long(ended up being 3 feet long and starting to turn blue)it took about a month before it started eating silversides-most of the time it hid under the rocks and you only saw it's head .if you decide to try one-make sure it's eating before you leave the store

[zeddy]

its been in my tank for 2 months wasnt eating when i got him but i got him eating using chromis and krill