snowflake eel

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  1. briheartzu

    briheartzu Plankton

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    What can i put in with my snowflake eel? I had clownfish before i introduced him to the tank & thought they were too big for him to eat- but he tried & only managed to kill them...
     
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  2. coldshot

    coldshot Blue Ringed Angel

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    I have seen them housed with lionfish and one large yellow tang but it depends on the size of the tank and then again even if the fish is large he will turn on it one day and end the deal so I figure a lionfish is the best roommate for him..
     
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  3. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    Other large predators only
     
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  4. reefer Bob

    reefer Bob Montipora Digitata

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    At my lfs someone had put two together of the same size and one got eaten.
     
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  5. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    Precisely! no small peaceful fish!!!
     
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  6. briheartzu

    briheartzu Plankton

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    i also had a lion fish that died a couple days after i got it- it liked to hide under my one rock so i didn't think anything of it sitting there before i left for work- i came home & it was in the same spot- lifted up the rock & it floated to the top... (water tested fine the day before)

    are there any cleaners that eels don't try eating?
     
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  7. reefer Bob

    reefer Bob Montipora Digitata

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    I have a ribbon eel and he is nowhere the same as a snowflake. My ribbon cant even be kept with small reef fish. You can keep him with a mag float. LOL
     
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  8. techno2

    techno2 Stylophora

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    My snowflake was 14" long and about a quarter in diameter when i traded it in after seeing a full size on in a tank. When I had mine, all it cared about was all the inverts, never bothered the fish.

    That said, tank size will make a difference and what size it gets will make a difference. A full size snowflake can swallow a medium size fish if so had the urge.


    Cheers
     
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