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Ribbon EelBlack Ribbon Eel ~ Blue Ribbon Eel Family: Muraenidae
Latest Reader Comment - See More I had my eel for over three years! He has a strong and rich color. At first he would'nt eat. Then I fed him some goldfish and guppies with a little garlic solution. ... (more) someone 2007-11-05
The Black Ribbon Eel seen above is a juvenile. The Blue Ribbon Eel is bright blue with a yellow mouth and is the adult color of a mature male black ribbon eel. A female Ribbon Eel is yellow.We do not recommend them for most aquarists!These are probably the hardest eel to keep since they can be finicky eaters, often refusing food.The Ribbon Eel, Black Ribbon Eel, Blue Ribbon Eel should only be kept by very experience marine enthusiats as they are extremely difficult to acclimate to captivity. We have had success with only one! Getting it started on ghost shrimp and then guppies. For more Information on keeping marine fish see:
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| Geographic Distribution Rhinomuraena quaesita |
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| Data provided by FishBase.org |
The Ribbon Eel, Black Ribbon Eel, Blue Ribbon Eel is very difficult to keep. They are so difficult to keep, they are better left in the ocean! They are finicky eaters that need a lot of work to get to eat. Try all kinds of seafood, squid, shrimp, krill, and live food like guppies. They will also eat ghost shrimp if they are available.
Maintenance:
Feed all kinds of live fish and meaty foods. Use a poker
if necessary at first to place the food right in front of their mouth.
Don't worry if it doesn't eat for a while at first, they can go for several
weeks without food (and often do).
Habitat: Natural geographic location:
Found in the Indo-Pacific.
Foods:
They feed mainly on small fishes in the wild with an occasional
invertebrate.
Social Behaviors:
Sociable and peaceful, can be considered a community fish
as long as the tankmates are not small enough to eat! Since its' mouth
is fairly small, it is probably one of the best eels for the community
aquarium.
Sex: Sexual differences:
The juvenile is black, like the eel shown in the picture.
As they mature, the black will turn blue with the tips of the mouth and
inside the mouth turning yellow. Apparently they will grow larger to become
fully grown females which are a golden yellow color.
Breeding/Reproduction:
Probably not possible in the aquarium.
Several freshwater species of eels are known to lay their eggs in the ocean and die afterwards.
Light: Recommended light levels:
No special requirements.
Temperature:
No special requirements. Normal temperatures for marine fish
is between 74 and 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
Length/Diameter of fish:
Ribbon Eel, Black Ribbon Eel, Blue Ribbon Eel adults can
grow to 100 cm (36 inches).
Minimum Tank Length/Size:
A minimum 60 gallon aquarium is recommended.
Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong
No special requirements.
Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom
Will generally stay in the bottom. Will bury themselves in
the gravel with only their heads sticking out.
Availability:
This fish is available from time to time.
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| I had my eel for over three years! He has a strong and rich color. At first he would'nt eat. Then I fed him some goldfish and guppies with a little garlic solution. It had worked and now I feed him the same thing to this very day.
2007-11-05 |
| My ribbon eel is a pig. He will eat any kind of meat put infront of him, including over half of my fish in my reef tank. I had one a few months back that refused to eat, . . . and died. My suggestion to you would be, only have fish big enough that your eel can't eat. Even then my eel has grabbed onto a few big ones too. I just cant seem to feed him enough, crazy, I'm confused.
2007-06-05 |
| I have a blue ribbon, he is about 4 feet. i feed mine baby feeder guppies live, and now he is eating sliversides. I will tell you that in 15 years i have never seen one eat, and have lost one due not eating. If you are lucky enough to find one eating, you are lucky. Ghost eels almost always will eat live grass shrimp
2006-09-28 |
| I have a ghost ribbion eel that is doing very well and has never had a problem eating. He likes to eat krill, also eats every day.
tammy perryman
2006-09-13 |
| I had success starting my blue ribbon eel on fozen Krill. I made him a rock house with almost no openings so it was dark inside, and I went through the initial adaptation process with no other fish in the tank. Each evening with the tank lights off, I would present the eel with a completely thawed krill on a skewer. After two weeks of waving the krill in front of his nose, he finally ate it. After this, feeding was no problem. I fed him every 2-3 days and he was healthy for several years.
2005-05-25 |
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| I have a Ribbon Eel which I believe is the longest-lived Ribbon Eel in captivity. I have had it continuously since around 1985 or 1986, I believe. It has been through at least 3 house moves which were undoubtedly traumatic to it (drain tank, put eel in bucket, etc.).
I feed it 2 dozen feeder guppies a week, once a week, and I keep nothing else in the tank (a 60 gallon) to make sure it is not stressed at all. It is like the Energizer Bunny! I am absolutely amazed at my success in keeping this beautiful creature alive for so long. I wish someone at the Monterey Aquarium or some institution would come study it before it goes! 2008-08-04 |
| I bought a blue ribbon eel as an impulse buy. The eel did not eat for almost 1 month and had started to loose its beautiful colour. iwas sure he was going to die. i tried all types of frozen foods, live food was not an option as my lionfish would eat them too quickly. I bought a piece of plastic sheet to seperate the lionfish from the eel and tried small goldfish and after 2 atempts he cornered the goldfish and gobbled him up. One week later i had him eating frozen fish(white bait i think?) from a skewer stick and have removed the plastic sheet. This eel requires alot of patience and effort to acclimatise. 2006-08-31 |
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| This site is great! I am tring to find an eel to fit the tank my teacher owns, but nothing seems to fit the tank. I read this site and now I might have found the correct eel to fit the tank! Thank You! 2004-03-03 |
Author: David Brough. CFS.
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