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Originally Posted by sphelps
I've never heard of the fu man chu being anymore difficult to keep than any other lionfish. All the ones I've seen at the LFS adapted much better than other types. I've also had one for over a year and it has always been easy to feed.
The rhino, leaf, and frog are however much more difficult. I've kept all three before and I probably won't keep them again because of the special requirements involved. I have also kept a white ribbon eel for a long time, although it's a great addition and easy to keep, 30 gallons may be a little small and they can get into tiny holes and escape tanks very easily. You would have to "ribbon eel proof" the tank which can be fairly difficult.
Predator and reef is not done often but it's not difficult. Most predators like lionfish are not very active meaning they use less energy than most reef fish, so you actually can feed them less. Check out my tank, not too many fish but my bioload is small, I go through much less food than I did with a more standard reef tank.
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SPhelps
I was surprised to read that you were of the opinion that ribbon eels are easy to keep. I was also surprised that you would put them in with predator/active fish.
Two of the acknowledged experts in marine fish disagree.
Scott Michael states they are difficult to keep and are on his red list.
http://en.microcosmaquariumexplorer.com/wiki/Ribbon_Eel
Robert Fenner states that 90%+ do not survive 30 days.
http://wetwebmedia.com/ribbonmorayeels.htm
With statistics like this the ribbon eel should not be on anyone's stock list and should only be available on special order by aquarists' who have the experience and patience to provide for their care.
Wayne