[plecosword]

what kind of fish are compatible with a snowflake? could i have adult ocellaries clownfish? what can an adult fit in its mouth? cromis ect... and is it a good idea to keep two in 55g or will they fight?thanks

[poochi487]

i believe that they only eat shrimp and stuff like that i had a snowflake that was about 8 inchs and a inch and a half clarkii clown and they were just fine then one day the eel jumped out so watch out for that

[plecosword]

i heard of them ecaping, did your survive or how did it happen? And have you ever kept an adult? just like tell me everything you know lol

[plecosword]

do you have aim? mine is plecosword@aim.com

[bri74]

hello I have had my snowflake for about 6 months I could give you some info on mine they do escape well. mine got out and was almost totally dried up under the stand but he was still alive not sure how long he was out but i put him back in the water and he is still going that was about 2 months ago.

[plecosword]

well how big di yours grow? did you have a poor cover?

[poochi487]

i had mine for like a month and i kept a lid on it for like 3 weeks then when i thought it was safe he turned up like 10 ft away from the tank all dried up

[plecosword]

im sorry, are they picky eaters?

[bri74]

yes I had a crappy lid but have since changed it I used acrylic and cut it with a router around my plumbing that hangs on the back. Mine is a little picky he wont eat anything live that i throw in for the lion ie rosy reds, guppies what ever. I can take a guppy that the lion didnt get and skewer it with a kabob stick and the eel will swim up and get it. Right now he is about 12 inches I would guess when I brought him home he was 8-10 ish. He used to try to eat a huge hermit crab I had but could never do it I got rid of the crab cause it ate two urchins. It usually eats krill peices and alot of them every couple days. He is really cool to have in the tank he just chills in the rocks with his head out, comes out for chow when I open the lid to the tank

[plecosword]

i heard they grow really fast. do you think a glass canopy would work? i have a power filter. do you have a sump? im just courious how you setup the tank for him. thanks

[plecosword]

oh 1 more thing, can they live together with cleaner shrimp?

[poochi487]

no cleaner shrimp they will eat em and mine would eat live ghost shrimp

[bri74]

i have a 4 piece top 3 are glass and one is acrylic . Mine eats ghost shrimp. I have a Magnum 350 filter but am ditching that as soon as I get home from work in a week. No sump either.

[plecosword]

does anyone else know if they can live with cleaner shrimp? or experiences with a snowflake?

[e_baer]

Originally Posted by poochi487

i had mine for like a month and i kept a lid on it for like 3 weeks then when i thought it was safe he turned up like 10 ft away from the tank all dried up

did you flush it, burry it, or just throw it away? lol, ive always wondered what to do with a bug dead sea creature.

sorry about the loss though.

[plecosword]

can they live with any type of shrimp?

[bri74]

Snowflake Moray Eel - Guide Saltwater Fish Profile
You can read what this says but I can tell you mine does not mess with my pencil and black longspine urchin

[poochi487]

i threw him away he did smell or n e thing cuz he jumo out in my room and if he did smell i think i would have noticed it!

[rlcline76]

Originally Posted by plecosword

can they live with any type of shrimp?

I would not mix the two...not any kind of shrimp. I found a little extra reading for you.

SnowflakeMoray

[plecosword]

rrrr i give up, i am not keeping an eel until i get a larger, escapeless tank! when i start slatwater on my 55g, i will have only peaceful.

[plecosword]

ok so can a snowflake live with ocellaries clownfish?

[plecosword]

so will aneone reply? and i saw a cleaner shrimp with a snowflake eel and a ribbon eel tank. they also had a yellow sea horse in their. and they had a pair of clownfish. what do you guys think about this tank, i think it was about 90g.

[rlcline76]

There is a fish compatibility chart in guides. Outside of that, you may want to try Googling.

[swansondan]

I had a snowflake in my reef tank that grew to about 12 inches. He was getting to messy so I traded him in, but I had a cleaner shrimp and a coral banded shrimp and he never messed with anything. Just fed him frozen shrimp and he was happy as a clam.

Dan