Is this ghost eel ? Pleae identifiy

[Crazyfish928]

 

[thatone08]

Does it have black spots on its head and face?

 

[Crazyfish928]

Does it have black spots on its head and face?

Nope that's why I asked

 

[Crazyfish928]

Nope that's why I asked

Because I have a pair at home one jump out trying to pair them again but this one doesn't look like it

 

[FurrierTransform]

So we're in suspense, what did the store call it? Maybe "unknown eel?" Gee, what if you bought something that grows huge?

 

[Gjedde]

Looms like it to me but yea… lack of face spots…

 

[Crazyfish928]

Looms like it to me but yea… lack of face spots…

Yes that's what I'm worried about they said it's ghost eels

 

[Crazyfish928]

Yeah I need someone to identify before I put it with my other ribbon

 

[Crazyfish928]

Yeah I need someone to identify before I put it with my other ribbon

Also he doesn't look at long

 

[Gjedde]

Im no expert with them myself, i took care of a tank with one for a few months and have always lived em though. Are you able to get a close up of the face? The body shape definitely looks right for a ghost ribbon.

Dwarf moray is the only other really lightly colored eel but lacking in face spots. Gymnothorax melatemus? Id be pretty stoked if i got one of those on accident. But the dorsal makes me think ribbon.

 

[Gjedde]

Im no expert with them myself, i took care of a tank with one for a few months and have always lived em though. Are you able to get a close up of the face? The body shape definitely looks right for a ghost ribbon.

Dwarf moray is the only other really lightly colored eel but lacking in face spots. Gymnothorax melatemus? Id be pretty stoked if i got one of those on accident. But the dorsal makes me think ribbon.

And when i say only other one, i mean only similar eel THAT I AM FAMILIAR WITH. Haha.

 

[Crazyfish928]

Im no expert with them myself, i took care of a tank with one for a few months and have always lived em though. Are you able to get a close up of the face? The body shape definitely looks right for a ghost ribbon.

Dwarf moray is the only other really lightly colored eel but lacking in face spots. Gymnothorax melatemus? Id be pretty stoked if i got one of those on accident. But the dorsal makes me think ribbon.

 

[Gjedde]

Well, maybe compare mouth shape dorsal shape and color, etc to your current eel and if it matches up that might help you out? Maybe this specimen just lacks the spotting upon its face or its faded? Not sure…

 

[Crazyfish928]

Well, maybe compare mouth shape dorsal shape and color, etc to your current eel and if it matches up that might help you out? Maybe this specimen just lacks the spotting upon its face or its faded? Not sure…

I did looks totally different my other ghost eel looks like this one

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Gymnothorax albimarginatus - the White Margined Moray Eel is my guess.

 

[Clowning_Around72]

I will say this. It looks cool in the bucket. Also from my limited experience with eels (only kept gymnothorax polyuranodon on the freshwater/brackish side) I have seen enough ghost ribbon eels in stores to think that isn't one from the girth in the bucket pics. It looks cool though in the bucket. Nice color.

 

[Crazyfish928]

I will say this. It looks cool in the bucket. Also from my limited experience with eels (only kept gymnothorax polyuranodon on the freshwater/brackish side) I have seen enough ghost ribbon eels in stores to think that isn't one from the girth in the bucket pics. It looks cool though in the bucket. Nice color.

Yes it looks nice in my opinion definitely not ghost eel