"leopard eel"

i was thinking about picking up this eel for my new fowlr setup (after its cycled). he's really cheap, but i'm not 100% sure what kind of eel he is. would he be ok with 2-3 other large fish (lion, minitas grouper, and maybe a full grown harlequin tusk) in my 125? i set up my rock work specifically for a large eel with 1 large and low cave perfect for hiding, but i dont want to wind up with some kind of tesselata morph that will grow to epic proportions.

heres a few pics:



the only info i found on a leopard eel was it usually only gets 3', and this guy seems bigger than that to me. any links to a care sheet would be awesome, i wasn't able to find much on a leopard eel husbandry on google.

thanks!

~Will.

 

i think this is a tesselata if im not mistaken but idk. tiger eels atleast the ones i have seen are black and white barred.

are you talking about tiger reef eels?

 

even in a 125 , wouldnt that be too small for the eel? i know nothing about this, just a curiosity question

 

for a three foot eel thatd be fine as long as theres enough rocks for it to hide in

 

i got an ID on this guy from webnetmedia as a G. fimbriatus, but the pics i'm finding look nothing like the ones i have from the seller. i still cant find any info on or about it. the pics show this eel in a 75 gallon tank, and the owners claim it has not grown in the year they have had him. i'm still looking for any input on if he will be ok in my 125 with a large lion fish and an adult minatus grouper.

~Will.

 

i think it should be fine are you worried about size or getting along because the size of your tank is fine as logn as it is longer than the eel

 

not too worried about the size, more worried about him eating anything moving in the tank. i have talked with a couple people with first hand experiences with this eel and they both said eventually [in a 125] the tesselata eel will be all that remains.

still kicking around the idea of keeping him solo with maybe a school of small damsels (or something else) that would be too small and fast for him to be bothered with, but i dont know . . . i have wanted a lion fish since my first first tank over 16 years ago.

~Will.

 

trust me a tesselata will be fine with a lion depending on the size but even then the eel knows the lion has venomous spines so it should fine.

 

He is cheap for a reason. Tesselata eels are not suitable for community tanks, and should have pretty much their own tanks. Lionfish are pretty defenseless against an aggressive predator, despite their spines.

Here is some tess info from SELLERS, who tend to tone down the aggression issues:

http://www.themarinecenter.com/fish/eels/tesselataeel/

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...ategory=4&category_search=61&root_parent_id=4

 

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Eels must have their own tank. Both Eels and Lion fish are aggressive and you risk the chance of stressing them both out. AS far as price, i have one, and I paid waaaaaay more than that and you get what you pay for.

My tank is also a 150 gallon tank and he only got about 2.5 ft long. Hope this helps.