What critters are safe to have with these creatures?

[Raven1645]

I want to have some cleaning critters in my 200g, and I was wondering if this would be safe, as I will have a snowflake eel, and two dwarf lions (zebra and biocellatus, I believe).

 

[Moonstream]

shrimp probably wont last long, nor will small fish, and im not sure how snowflakes do with (true) crabs, but snails and probably hermit crabs will be fine.

 

[Jon321]

Any snails, urchins, brittle/serpent starfish, cucumbers, etc will be left alone.

Besides those, everything else is a potential meal. I had a snowflake eel that quickly gobbled up emerald crabs. My zebra lion has been fine for almost 2 years with emerald crabs and a pair of coral banded shrimp, however I had a small radiata lionfish eat a sally lightfoot crab nearly 1/2 its size and suck all the hermit crabs out of their shells.

My recommendation would be a variety of algae eating snails mixed with some nassarius snails and small conches - like the fighting conch.

Jon

 

[Raven1645]

Thanks!
What about those snails that hide under the sand and only have their eyes above it (I forgot their name)?
And what about lobsters or bigger crabs?
Those are awesome!

Another thing, I heard the thing that devides snowflakes from other morays (the reason they have another scientific name), isn't only because they have another body build, but also because they have very blunt teeth, made for crushing shells (thus making snails or hermits unsafe to keep with it).
Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Jon321]

What about those snails that hide under the sand and only have their eyes above it (I forgot their name)?

Probably thinking of nassarius snails. Those will be fine.

And what about lobsters or bigger crabs?
Those are awesome!

I would skip on lobsters and bigger crabs as they can be aggressive and potentially harm the eel/lionfish. If desired, only add medium sized crabs/etc like the sally lightfoot or coral banded shrimp and accept that they could become lunch one day.

Another thing, I heard the thing that devides snowflakes from other morays (the reason they have another scientific name), isn't only because they have another body build, but also because they have very blunt teeth, made for crushing shells (thus making snails or hermits unsafe to keep with it).
Can anyone confirm this?

They will show little interest in snails/hermits. Snowflakes use these blunt teeth mainly for crushing crab/shrimp/lobster exoskeletons.

Hope that helps,

Jon

 

[Raven1645]

Hope that helps

It certainly did, thanks very much