Eel id

[Tanglover1]

I hv posted this earlier but couldn't find its id. One person said it is Gymnothorax tile and other said Gymnothorax thyrsoideus. What u guys say? Tile r hard to keep that I know

 

[SlugSnorter]

BUMP.

Sidenote: any chance this eel could get a pvc pipe or something to hide in?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Do you have a picture of it instead of a video? The videos rarely work on phones, and sometimes it's easier to see the features of the creature in question with a picture.

 

[nereefpat]

Between the two, to me it looks like it has a darker brown body with yellow and white spots (tile), rather than the tan body with dark spots of the greyface.

I am far from an eel expert, however. And I don't know how many 'eel people' there are here. Maybe @lion king would know.

 

[Tanglover1]

Do you have a picture of it instead of a video? The videos rarely work on phones, and sometimes it's easier to see the features of the creature in question with a picture.

Nope lfs is selling me this

 

[nereefpat]

Nope lfs is selling me this

What do they say it is? Or do they know where it was collected? Sometimes that helps.

 

[ReeferHD]

judging by the video i'm gonna say it's Gymnothorax thyrsoideus.

 

[lion king]

Yes I saw this and wasn't sure, maybe a pic would be better to see. My 1st thought was G. miliaris aka goldentail.

 

[Tanglover1]

What do they say it is? Or do they know where it was collected? Sometimes that helps.

He is selling it as maray eel

 

[Tanglover1]

Yes I saw this and wasn't sure, maybe a pic would be better to see. My 1st thought was G. miliaris aka goldentail.

So r they easy to care? I don't want to buy any complicated eel

 

[i cant think]

So r they easy to care? I don't want to buy any complicated eel

Honestly, no eel is ‘Easy’ to care for. They all have a specialised diet of the predatory fish.

 

[lion king]

So r they easy to care? I don't want to buy any complicated eel

If its what I think it might be, it is an awesome eel. It is a fang tooth eel and looks pretty mature already, which means it can be pretty dangerous. Unless you are keeping it alone it will need to be with large semi to aggressive fish in at least 180g. I would suggest an observation tank to establish a feeding regime of dead food. Putting this eel directly into the display could be risky, as they may see tank mates as food.

 

[Tanglover1]

If its what I think it might be, it is an awesome eel. It is a fang tooth eel and looks pretty mature already, which means it can be pretty dangerous. Unless you are keeping it alone it will need to be with large semi to aggressive fish in at least 180g. I would suggest an observation tank to establish a feeding regime of dead food. Putting this eel directly into the display could be risky, as they may see tank mates as food.

Actually it's my first time I want eel. U can say I am crazy for tangs. I hv raised every predator fish but never had a Eel. That's sound funny I know. So will it show aggression to my tangs and some domino damsels? That's only things I hv in my tank. My tank is approx 7 foot don't know in gallons

 

[lion king]

Actually it's my first time I want eel. U can say I am crazy for tangs. I hv raised every predator fish but never had a Eel. That's sound funny I know. So will it show aggression to my tangs and some domino damsels? That's only things I hv in my tank. My tank is approx 7 foot don't know in gallons

The damsels, food for sure, and many tangs can not hold up to a fang tooth eel. Honestly it may not be the right fit for a first time eel. Raising a small one is always safer and a pebbletooth eel is a safer bet with most fish. Fang tooth eels are a different beast when they mature.

 

[Tanglover1]

The damsels, food for sure, and many tangs can not hold up to a fang tooth eel. Honestly it may not be the right fit for a first time eel. Raising a small one is always safer and a pebbletooth eel is a safer bet with most fish. Fang tooth eels are a different beast when they mature.

What eel is best for first time? I just want to get some experience first

 

[lion king]

What eel is best for first time? I just want to get some experience first

One of the smaller pebbletooths; snowflake, skeletor, banded. My favorite is the skelator. Mayba a snake eel, check out @Slocke, I believe he also has a snowflake and maybe another pebbletooth.

 

[nereefpat]

Just one final comment from the peanut gallery. If we, including the people selling it, don't know for sure what it is, I would pass.

Some of those fang toothed eels are monsters.

 

[lion king]

Got a better look, @ManWithAClam is right, Gymnothorax thyrsoideus. aka White eyed moray. Still a fangtooth eel, and not really a small one, likely reaching around 4'.