snowflake eel...???

[Redhaloangel]

hi, my 75 gallon tank is almost ready now.. and i will haev a purple tang, a flame angelfish, 1 dragonet, 2 clarkii clowns and 1 cleaner wrasse..

how would a snowflake eel be in with those fish.. will it eat any of the small fish??? just an idea to give a viriaty of shapes in my tank...??

what do you think?

 

[DustyReefer]

IME if they can fit it in its mouth they will probably try and eat it at some point. Plus they grow pretty fast. I'd be cautious putting any smaller fish in there.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

eels have really bad eyesight, and with a tank that has alot of flow their sense of smell is all over the place. during feeding something that was not ment as food could be mistakin as food. happened to me with a hippo tang . luckily the tang was big enough to get away, but lived with the scars of my mistake .

 

[Reef264]

Might, Might Not.I've had good luck with my Zebra Moray, 2 years in my Tank.Absolute Sweetheart.Won't Touch a thing.I have heard Mixed Reviews with Snowflakes however.

-Ray

 

[DustyReefer]

Might, Might Not.I've had good luck with my Zebra Moray, 2 years in my Tank.Absolute Sweetheart.Won't Touch a thing.I have heard Mixed Reviews with Snowflakes however.

-Ray

Iv'e definitely heard zebras are a pretty safe moray to add to the tank due to their more strict diet in the wild. The snowflake however is as stated more of a wildcard. If a fish just so happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time it can more than likely become dinner. IMO eels are best suited in a tank with hefty hardy tank mates that can take care of themselves, not suited for your average reef tank.

 

[rachenbrazil]

If you really want to risk golden dwarf moray would better

 

[ademster]

I have a 2 ft snowflake, when the flow stops in the tank he knows it feeding time.

he goes to "his" feeding rock, and waits for me to target feed him. I drop the fish food on one side of the tank, and feed the lion fish, eel, and porcupine puffer on the opposite side of the tank, this works great as I am feeding 24 fish.


I have several small fish ( small enough to fit in the lions, and eels mouth. but they leave them alone. my porcupine puffer did suffer from a bit bite from the eel when I first got the eel, but no problems since he has learned I will feed him directly at the same rock.

 

[ilikefish34]

Back in my younger years, I worked at a LFS. From time to time Snowflakes would arrive with regurgitated meals in their bag. One notable 12 incher had two damsels and a Mandarin with him. As for the Zebra, I had one that was a model citizen but another in the store left scars on an adult Annularis Angel from feeding mishaps. Basically, there are few rules and many tendencies to our hobby that we learn and give us the best chance of things working out... but in the end, they are the chances we all take. Good luck with which ever direction you take.

 

[Jackie Blue90]

My friend transferred hers from a 125 with a lionfish to her 150 with two clowns (biggest was about 2 1/2") and some green chromis. (She also has a sailfin, a coral beauty, a juvenile emperor, and a lawnmower blenny) He didnt eat for a while after she transferred him and he ended up eating one of the clowns and one of the chromis. She usually feeds him frozen shrimp or squid.

 

[JohnniG]

Just got my snowflake. I have clowns as the smallest fish but it'll be years before he grows big enough to think about eating them. And the clowns grow as well...

 

[Redhaloangel]

thankyou everyone!! great tips.. ill keep it in mind.. i just think eels look pretty cool and be a viriaty in shape in the tank.. ill look intgo the moray eel.. thanks

 

[logansreef]

you'd be suprised

you'd be suprised

Just got my snowflake. I have clowns as the smallest fish but it'll be years before he grows big enough to think about eating them. And the clowns grow as well...

They grow fast so in a year it will be big enough, if not sooner. If you over feed it, it will grow even quicker, but not as healthy!

 

[rubensito]

snowflakes are not the best eel considering the small size of the other fish. Golden dwarf is by far the best choice, or "ghost ribbon" eel if you're up for a more challenging eel.

 

[anbosu]

Snowflakes are also strong enough to tear fish to pieces even if they aren't big enough to swallow them whole. I've never had one eat a fish, personally, but I've always kept them with either another eel or large bodied fish. A clown is a definite potential snack.

 

[Redhaloangel]

ok defenetly keep that in mind and go for a different eel..