Snowflake Moray ??

[H@rry]

How reef safe are these? Will they eat all my shrimp? What about knock over and break corals?

 

[Mariner]

Scott Michael says,
"Will eat ornamental crustaceans and small fishes; may topple corals not securely attached to rockwork."

An old song says,
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
That' a moray!

When you're swimming the
And an eel bites your cheek
That' a moray!

Sorry
Mariner

 

[H@rry]

Pretty well settles it for me, I don't want no eel biting my cheek!

 

[stephish]

Mariner you crack me up! thanks for the late afternoon smile, it was needed.

 

[Mariner]

Sorry, left out a key word in the song:

When you're swimming the CREEK
And an eel bites your cheek
That's a moray!

Mariner

 

[KingRicky]

I had a Snowflake for about five years in a FOWLR and it never messed with any of my fish, but I did keep it well fed with live shrimp from the bait store.

I first started feeding it by hand because the thing was blind and would not get any food if I didn't. I stoped that when he got my finger by accident or at least I think it was by accident, so I started droping abopout a dozen shrimp in the tank every 2 weeks and man did he start to grow. He was a little over 2 feet when I had to sell my tank.

 

[8BALL_99]

I have a snowflake.. I've had him for awhile. Since last summer.. He doesnt bother any corals.. I just have him in a frag tank. I'm fixing to move him to my 35. I really like him, But I would never feed him by hand lol....I use a kabob stick. I just feed mine frozen shrimp after I thaw and peel them ofcourse I think fish would be fine as long as keep him fed.. I'm pretty sure shrimp would be dinner sooner or later though.

Will

 

[KingRicky]

I am setting my tank up this weekend, and after the cycle I plan on getting another Snowflake. They are cool to watch. The last one that I had was about the size of a number 2 pencil when I got him.

He was the most interesting thing that I had in the tank at the time.