Eel ID

[EliMelly]

Hello,

Was sent this eel but don’t think it is the banded snake eel I ordered. I think it’s a zebra and was hoping someone would confirm before adding to the tank or giving away.

 

[EliMelly]

I was just told by supplier that it is a banded moray. Any ideas if that will be ok and if that is different from a zebra?

 

[dpforlife]

Looks like a banded, Gymnothorax rueppellia and from what I understand they are way more aggressive then Zebra’s.

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

Hello,

Was sent this eel but don’t think it is the banded snake eel I ordered. I think it’s a zebra and was hoping someone would confirm before adding to the tank or giving away.

That's a barred moray G. Polyzona

They are a species of pebble tooth eels similar to the zebra moray

 

[EliMelly]

That's a barred moray G. Polyzona

They are a species of pebble tooth eels similar to the zebra moray

Thanks! I sent him back… heard they weren’t reef safe

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

Thanks! I sent him back… heard they weren’t reef safe

Really unlikely to hurt fish, but the chances of them eating up your snails, hermits, crabs, shrimps, quite high and will likely do so, if you're worried about fish i would say that snake eels and or the zebra moray are by far the most reef safe among the eels

 

[littlefoxx]

I was just told by supplier that it is a banded moray. Any ideas if that will be ok and if that is different from a zebra?

Banded moray yes. Not a zebra

 

[littlefoxx]

Thanks! I sent him back… heard they weren’t reef safe

No eel is reef safe lol they all will eat inverts and small fish!