Green wolf eel

littlefoxx · Dec 30, 2023

Hey guys. Found a really good deal on the green wolf eel (dottyback LOL). Love this fish, been reading about them for a while now. Considering pulling the trigger. As with all eels I know the chance of them eating a fish is a fair chance. Smallest fish in my 125 arena long nose hawk, midas blenny, and two mandarin dragonets. Some sites (and people) say that they are more aggressive than morays as far as eating fish? Also would there be an issue with Ivar and Ghost, my morays? The one I found is between 4 and 7 inches. The morays are both 12 inches or so. Thoughts?

@lion king @Slocke any opinions?

lion king · Dec 30, 2023

Those fish would be toast with that "eel", they can be very aggressive. I know you are having good luck now, but those fish should not be in a tank with a fang tooth eel. Mature snowflakes will even eat fish that size, with the exception of a large midas.

littlefoxx · Dec 30, 2023

lion king said:
Those fish would be toast with that "eel", they can be very aggressive. I know you are having good luck now, but those fish should not be in a tank with a fang tooth eel. Mature snowflakes will even eat fish that size, with the exception of a large midas.

Okay cool! Thats kinda what I was wanting to know. Seems they are more aggressive than morays then? Ill pass on one until I can make a species tank I think!

Slocke · Dec 30, 2023

littlefoxx said:
Hey guys. Found a really good deal on the green wolf eel (dottyback LOL). Love this fish, been reading about them for a while now. Considering pulling the trigger. As with all eels I know the chance of them eating a fish is a fair chance. Smallest fish in my 125 arena long nose hawk, midas blenny, and two mandarin dragonets. Some sites (and people) say that they are more aggressive than morays as far as eating fish? Also would there be an issue with Ivar and Ghost, my morays? The one I found is between 4 and 7 inches. The morays are both 12 inches or so. Thoughts?

@lion king @Slocke any opinions?

I have only known one and that one was in a tub of rock at a LFS. The employees would play with it by playing chicken with their fingers. I’m sure it would be fun in a single species tank but not a community fish at all.

littlefoxx · Dec 31, 2023

Slocke said:
I have only known one and that one was in a tub of rock at a LFS. The employees would play with it by playing chicken with their fingers. I’m sure it would be fun in a single species tank but not a community fish at all.

That sounds like someone wanting to lose a finger lol. Yeah Ill hold off. Beautiful fish. Ill stick with the green wolf eel my boyfriend gave me lol