Snowflake eel and engineer goby reef safe?

[Lorr415]

I have a question.
Can I add an engineer goby (about 6-8inches) and a small snowflake eel to my reef tank with clown goby, tail spot blenny, cleaner shrimp, and lawnmower blenny? I see people have them in with smaller fish but I don’t want him to eat them. Anyone have any personal experience with them being with smaller fish?
I do have larger fish also.

 

[ThePurple12]

Engineer goby will be fine with those, I have a similar stock list including clown goby and engineer. Can’t answer for the eel.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Both are yes
Provide plenty of hiding for eel

 

[hikermike]

I have a question.
Can I add an engineer goby (about 6-8inches) and a small snowflake eel to my reef tank with clown goby, tail spot blenny, cleaner shrimp, and lawnmower blenny? I see people have them in with smaller fish but I don’t want him to eat them. Anyone have any personal experience with them being with smaller fish?
I do have larger fish also.

Don't know about the eel but the engineer goby is perfectly suited for a reef...if all your corals are well seated as it will dig tunnels everywhere. they are very hardy and fun to watch. I've had them for decades. My engineers share burrows with my lawnmower and shrimp gobies and I have a tiny yellow clown goby in the same small tank. They'll leave invertebrates alone...all of them. They don't chase/harass other fish except swim faster sfter food. They'll eat anything. Put them into your tank and they'll disappear for a few weeks. You'll know they're still alive cuz there's a different pile of sand here and there and eventually they'll begin to show themselves and become very entertaining.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Engineer goby will be fine with those, I have a similar stock list including clown goby and engineer. Can’t answer for the eel.

I have a question.
Can I add an engineer goby (about 6-8inches) and a small snowflake eel to my reef tank with clown goby, tail spot blenny, cleaner shrimp, and lawnmower blenny? I see people have them in with smaller fish but I don’t want him to eat them. Anyone have any personal experience with them being with smaller fish?
I do have larger fish also.

snowflake will eat literally anything it can get it’s mouth on. I will never have another one. Ate everything in my brothers old 32 biocube (hawkfish, damsels, fuzzy dwarf lion fish).

My engineer goby is 18-20” long in a biocube 32 led he shares with a 3” damsel and a zillion snails. He doesn’t bother anyone and never has.