snowflake eel

[bocube1993]

are they safe to be with my fish

clownfish pair
school of green chromis 5 of them
clown goby
dotty back
clown goby green
that the fish in my tank

 

[tjm9331]

Those fish are way too small to keep a snowflake eel. You might be able to get away with a small one for a little while but sooner or later (most likely sooner) he'll get big and those fish will become lunch


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[ReefNomad]

Absolutely agreed. Every single one of those fish you listed is prey sized for your moray... keep this in mind: eels work like snakes, if they can get their jaws around it, they can work it into their gut.

 

[bocube1993]

thanks for the help no eel for me

 

[32gLucas]

Snowflake eel?

Snowflake eel?

I am interested in a small snowflake moray eel. It is around 7-10''
I have a 32g cube with a rose bubble anemone, 2 Wyoming white clowns and a cleaner shrimp.
I have been told the size (32g) would be fine for it and I know that they do prefer crustaceans. would my current stocking be fine?:worried:

 

[Bent]

I didn’t think snowflakes were necessarily fish eaters.

 

[nereefpat]

I didn't think snowflakes were necessarily fish eaters.

In nature they are a crustacean eater. You can tell by the teeth.

But, I have seem them eat feeder fish. I wouldn't trust them with any small fish (clowns) that I cared about. The cleaner shrimp could be eaten too, unless the snowflake recognizes it as a cleaner....There are plenty of pics of morays with cleaner shrimp in their mouths.

The 32 cube probably isn't a big enough tank anyway.

 

[benjammin03]

I am interested in a small snowflake moray eel. It is around 7-10''
I have a 32g cube with a rose bubble anemone, 2 Wyoming white clowns and a cleaner shrimp.
I have been told the size (32g) would be fine for it and I know that they do prefer crustaceans. would my current stocking be fine?:worried:

I would say no on everything. IMO, 55g is the smallest tank for a snowflake. The shrimp would definitely be gone since that's it's normal diet and the fish probably wouldn't be far behind.

 

[Bent]

In nature they are a crustacean eater. You can tell by the teeth.

But, I have seem them eat feeder fish. I wouldn't trust them with any small fish (clowns) that I cared about. The cleaner shrimp could be eaten too, unless the snowflake recognizes it as a cleaner....There are plenty of pics of morays with cleaner shrimp in their mouths.

The 32 cube probably isn't a big enough tank anyway.

Huh I didn't know that.

But yes it's too small agreed. I didn't pay attention to the tank size.

 

[AlSimmons]

The link below might help.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-12/fm/index.htm

 

[thinhn1]

They're pretty much blind so they aren't very good at catching fast fish.