Yellow-Edged Eel
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Compatibility at a Glance
✓Reef compatible — can be kept with reef
✗Not coral compatible — avoid with coral
✓Invertebrates compatible — can be kept with invertebrates
Yellow-Edged Eel is considered reef safe — it can generally be kept in tanks with corals and sessile invertebrates without damaging them.
Compatibility
✓ Reef Compatible✗ Coral Compatible✓ Invertebrate Compatible
Care Parameters
- Type:
- fish
- Aggression:
- semi-aggressive
- Swimming Zone:
- bottom
- Minimum Tank:
- 300 gallons
- Schooling:
- No
- Diet:
- carnivore
- Safety:
- ✓Reef✗Coral✓Invert
Compatibility with Popular Tankmates
Verdicts from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. How our engine works →
- ✗Ocellaris Clownfish — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Yellow Tang — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Royal Gramma — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Firefish Goby — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Coral Beauty Angelfish — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Blue Green Chromis — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Pajama Cardinalfish — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Sixline Wrasse — Avoid. Size capacity hard block: Tank far too small (90gal for 300.0gal min) Full verdict →