Skeletor vs snowflake eel

[Datnerd14]

So information on the skeletor eel is quite scarce on the internet so I was wondering are they more fish safe than an snowflake and are they worth the 150+ price

I will have a 67 gallon with a 30 gallon sump
With these fish

2wyoming white clowns (pair)
1longknose hawkfish
1 red head fairy wrasse
And an eel of some sort

 

[ebushrow]

Besides the eel, you will likely not have any of those fish in the tank...they will be tasty meals for or the eel. It may take some time, but the eel will grow and get hungry

 

[Datnerd14]

so in comparison which would be less likely to eat my fish

I believe the skeletor is pebbletoothed like the snowflake and zebra and is less aggressive than the snowflake based on what I read

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Many people keep snowflake eels with fish and never have a problem. Both of those eels are pebble toothed so they will go after your inverts before they think about fish.

 

[eatbreakfast]

There are always exceptions, but for the most part both of those eels will leave fish alone.

Skeletors get slightly larger than snowflakes, so a snowflake may be a better choice for a 67g, but skeletors are cooler looking imo.

@Bob Loblaw

 

[ebushrow]

I would personally only ever have a golden dwarf eel in a reef tank....seen to be small enough not to eat fish and inverts (other than shrimp)...but as it has been said....there are exceptions to every "rule" I personally had a snowflake bite me as well as eat many smaller fish....never had the skeletor one....

 

[eatbreakfast]

My experience is having taken care of about a dozen snowflakes in mixed reef tanks. Only one would eat fish, and that was only new fish on their first night, so less then 10% of snowflakes I've dealt with ate fish.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Skeletor is less likely to prey on fish than the Snowflake, as they mature. Snowflakes tend to be fine until they reach the 2' mark and then it's like an aggression switch is flipped. The Zebra poses less risk than the Skeletor but I wouldn't feel comfortable putting one in a 67.

I had a pair of Golden Dwarfs in a 65 and they were little terrors. While small they are still a Gymnothorax and behave like their larger piscivorous cousins. While they only ate small gobies and darts, they did inflict fatal bites on fish to large to eat whole- Pearly Jawfish, Zebra Darts, Diamond Goby. I have pics of eels and said damage but they're all on Photobucket. I'll see if I can find any pics on my computer when I have some time later today.

 

[fiji4118]

Also remember that you will have to cover everything on this tank to make it escape proof. Including your returns as they will happily swim into those and down them and out. They will also annihilate your CUC so be prepared for that.

 

[Datnerd14]

Also remember that you will have to cover everything on this tank to make it escape proof. Including your returns as they will happily swim into those and down them and out. They will also annihilate your CUC so be prepared for that.

So with a hang on back overflow and my tank not able to be drilled how can I cover the return and overflow

Should I put Metal weights on the top of the lid or do I need to have it clamped

Skeletor is less likely to prey on fish than the Snowflake, as they mature. Snowflakes tend to be fine until they reach the 2' mark and then it's like an aggression switch is flipped. The Zebra poses less risk than the Skeletor but I wouldn't feel comfortable putting one in a 67.

I had a pair of Golden Dwarfs in a 65 and they were little terrors. While small they are still a Gymnothorax and behave like their larger piscivorous cousins. While they only ate small gobies and darts, they did inflict fatal bites on fish to large to eat whole- Pearly Jawfish, Zebra Darts, Diamond Goby. I have pics of eels and said damage but they're all on Photobucket. I'll see if I can find any pics on my computer when I have some time later today.

So I how can you control the aggression better

So if it will eat inverts what are some alternatives

 

[rehab]

I'm just gonna send it in and see what they say. I'll update you once I hear back David.

So information on the skeletor eel is quite scarce on the internet so I was wondering are they more fish safe than an snowflake and are they worth the 150+ price

I will have a 67 gallon with a 30 gallon sump
With these fish

2wyoming white clowns (pair)
1longknose hawkfish
1 red head fairy wrasse
And an eel of some sort

 

[fiji4118]

If your
tank isn't drilled you may have some issues. Since everything is coming out through what I would guess is a glass top with the plastic on the back you would need to make sure that all of those areas are sealed off so they can't wiggle out. As far as your return and u tube you would likely need to come up with some type of mesh over the front of it. I'm sure some others will chime in on the best way to seal this off as I have never attempted it

 

[renato120]

I had a skeletor eel for 6 months. My cleaner shrimp use to clean her mouth. Never ate any fish. She just died for no Reason. Nothing changed in the tank.

 

[Datnerd14]

I can't drill the tank because it is tempered glass and I think a sump is the best option

Also the tank is fw now but I will be turning it into several soon

 

[fiji4118]

Grab a drilled one off Craigslist and save yourself the cost of an eel. Easy easier to seal off

 

[Datnerd14]

Really you can't find anything above a five gallon here

I may have to build my own tank and stand
If I do I can get it drilled and set up