Snowflake Eel Compatibility

[wedwards]

I've got:

2x- Occ. Clownfish, about and inch and a half
1- Flame Angelfish, two and a half to three inches
1- Royal Gramma, two inches
1- Bangaii Cardinal, two inches
1- Lawnmower Blenny, two inches
1- Long Tentacle Anemone- six inches
1- Maxima clam, one and a half inches

Could I put a snowflake eel in now and not worry about anything getting eaten? Should I wait till stuff gets bigger?

It is a 55 gal, with some some soft corals and SPS.

 

[LukFox]

Your tank is too small for those fish plus a snowflake, and the snowflake can eat a good deal of those fish even if they were adults. Look into dwarf eels if you want an eel. Gymnothorax melatremus is the only one that I would recommend, and they aren't exactly cheap.

 

[wedwards]

So what size tank would you recommend for a snowflake?

 

[LukFox]

With SPS? Maybe a 125g unless you have really good nutrient export. Eels create a ton of waste, and snowflakes get quite large. Even then it can still eat small fish, and it might frag your SPS for you.