Anyone out there with a snowflake eel???

[littlefoxx]

So I am buying a tank that comes with a snowflake eel. My plan was to put him in my 70 gallon that I want to have two maroons and a lionfish in.

Anyone have any suggestions? The eel does come with the tank and Ive always wanted one but need to make sure I can care for him properly.

Im willing to not put a lion in there. But I do have the maroon pair, all my other fish are going to the bigger tank.

 

[Blazinlawn2000]

I had a snowflake eel with my clowns, never had any issues. Maroon clowns will more than likely be more aggressive the eel.

 

[Slocke]

I see no issue. If it was a larger eel the lion fish would be in trouble but not with a snowflake. Also I have a maroon with a snowflake no problems.

 

[Aspect]

Probably not an issue with the clowns, however you need to have a tight lid on the tank or the eel will escape. Not a question of if it will happen, but when.

 

[littlefoxx]

Cool! What do you all feed yours? And will my long spine urchin be okay with the eel?

 

[Saltwater2370]

We have a snowflake eel and he is housed with an assortment of different fish and everything is ok! He is currently housed with trigger fish, clownfish a small damsel, goat fish, lion fish, and a few more. He’s in a 150. Plenty of space.

 

[Blazinlawn2000]

I fed mine fresh shrimp from grocery store, silver sides, squid and clams.

 

[lion king]

That will be a fine fit, if you are interested here's a couple of threads I wrote on eels.

Eel Prepper

Eels and lions have alot in common; I have seen many posts lately concerning eels, so I thought I would pass on some information that I have learned over the years. !st off, know your source, do not get an eel from a source that runs copper in their system. Eels have sensitivity to copper...

www.reef2reef.com

Eels as pets

I usually post in Predatory Forum, today I thought I would post here to get exposure. For some reason when people research eels, they fail to realize, these are awesome predators. I've seen alot of interest and failures of late, my lfs told me they sold 3 eels last week, that's alot for eels...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[littlefoxx]

We have a snowflake eel and he is housed with an assortment of different fish and everything is ok! He is currently housed with trigger fish, clownfish a small damsel, goat fish, lion fish, and a few more. He’s in a 150. Plenty of space.

Ah okay, do you think my stocking idea is too much for a 70 gal??

 

[littlefoxx]

I fed mine fresh shrimp from grocery store, silver sides, squid and clams.

Oh wow, is there any less expensive options for them?

 

[Slocke]

Oh wow, is there any less expensive options for them?

If you want them to live then you'll need to feed them well. I'd add a fatty fish like salmon or trout to that as a minimum.

 

[lion king]

Lionfish will eat a similar diet and may even need live food initially, if you want to find out about lionfish care you can click my name and "find all threads".

 

[littlefoxx]

Those articl

Lionfish will eat a similar diet and may even need live food initially, if you want to find out about lionfish care you can click my name and "find all threads".

those articles were very helpful thank you! So for feeding, l see some people add some other raw fish foods. Ive seen BRS sells whole silversides. Is this a good option too?

 

[lion king]

Here's my most comprehensive thread on dead foods, and a guide to get you started if you are interested in getting a lionfish.

Lion King's dead food recommendations

I'm a health nut if you haven't noticed, this also translates to my pets. Today I will cover some of the dead foods I feed and why, with some nutritional info that I recall off the top of my head. This is by no means all the foods you can feed, these are just the ones I include in my feedings...

www.reef2reef.com

Acclimating lionfish

These are the things we can do to give us a higher percentage of success, when 1st acquiring a lionfish. I strongly suggest an observation/qt tank. You want to test the sg in the transport bag and if using an observation tank, adjust the tank's salinity to match. Matching temperature as well...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[littlefoxx]

Here's my most comprehensive thread on dead foods, and a guide to get you started if you are interested in getting a lionfish.

Lion King's dead food recommendations

I'm a health nut if you haven't noticed, this also translates to my pets. Today I will cover some of the dead foods I feed and why, with some nutritional info that I recall off the top of my head. This is by no means all the foods you can feed, these are just the ones I include in my feedings...

www.reef2reef.com

Acclimating lionfish

These are the things we can do to give us a higher percentage of success, when 1st acquiring a lionfish. I strongly suggest an observation/qt tank. You want to test the sg in the transport bag and if using an observation tank, adjust the tank's salinity to match. Matching temperature as well...

www.reef2reef.com

Thank you! I read all the articles you sent me and they were very helpful!

 

[littlefoxx]

Thank you! I read all the articles you sent me and they were very helpful!

Also just want to run the stocking plan by you!

Snowflake eel
Dwarf lion
2 maroon clowns
Bristletooth tang

tank is a 70 gallon.

 

[lion king]

Also just want to run the stocking plan by you!

Snowflake eel
Dwarf lion
2 maroon clowns
Bristletooth tang

tank is a 70 gallon.

Those would all work together well and is a very interesting combination.

 

[littlefoxx]

Those would all work together well and is a very interesting combination.

Cool! As far as CUC what do you suggest? I will be moving my shrimps over to my new 125 as well as my serpent star and emerald crab. I have various halloween, red leg and blue leg hermits, two large turbo snails, various small snails and a long spine urchin. Guy im getting the snowflake from says he never touches hermits or snails if well fed. Thoughts?

 

[Saltwater2370]

Ah okay, do you think my stocking idea is too much for a 70 gal??

I think that’s a great plan, they should all get along the clowns usually just pick a spot and eels normally stay hidden until feeding time and the lion fish would just probably find his comfort spot too and usually they all pick night time spots as well. I don’t think you should have any issues.

 

[lion king]

Cool! As far as CUC what do you suggest? I will be moving my shrimps over to my new 125 as well as my serpent star and emerald crab. I have various halloween, red leg and blue leg hermits, two large turbo snails, various small snails and a long spine urchin. Guy im getting the snowflake from says he never touches hermits or snails if well fed. Thoughts?

Sounds like shrimp and the emerald crabs would be the only ones at risk. If the snowflake is already tame and doesn't bother the hermits or snails that;s probably good to go, they would rather take food from you than hunt and wrestle down a meal. Urchins are going to fine, I;m not sure but I don't think the serpent start would be in danger either. The only thing the lion would be interested in would be a shrimp.