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10-20-2014, 04:22 PM
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Snowflake eel In reef tank, good or bad?
Not sure if I'm in the right forum but lately I've been thinking about adding a snowflake eel to my reef tAnk. My tank is stocked with corals of different varieties but I'm curious to peoples opinions and experiences with this eel.
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10-20-2014, 04:55 PM
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What size is your tank I want an ell so bad as iv had 4 in the past but I only have a 30 gal
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10-20-2014, 06:49 PM
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There is a member on here, who has a standard 120 4x2x2 and had a huge snow flake in his tank for the longest time. CPROWLER
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think.
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10-20-2014, 07:59 PM
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IMO they are not good in a reef tank, they are like crowbars swiming through your rock, if your rock work and corals are not 100% solid and unmovable they'll knock it all over. Less of a concern is the waste, they eat a lot and poop huge turds. Ive had a few eels and have tried in a reef a couple times. That being said if you cement your rock work together, dont mind a few broken corals and have a killer skimmer go for it.
A great alternative to a snowflake would be a dwarf golden/yellow eel, they are very chill, much smaller and very cool. Oh ya as with any eel you have to make sure the tank is escape proof, they are escape artists.
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10-21-2014, 12:24 AM
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I've been keeping snowflakes for about 9 years. I'm on my second one which I've only had for a little more than a year. The first one died last year and was around 8 years old (it had a tumour growing just behind its head for a year prior). I've kept them in a 120gal reef since 2006 with only a few issues. My advice is pretty much the same as everyone else's: Build your aquascape out of only medium to large size rocks. Volleyball size or bigger works well for me. Fasten/cement all of your coral well. And forget about keeping any small slender fish, shrimp or crabs. You'll also need an adequate skimmer.
I personally love having them in a reef tank because I don't have to worry about them picking at or bothering any coral unlike butterflies, tangs, clowns, gobies, angels etc. My clownfish is actually much worse than the eel for pushing coral and sand around. Perhaps I'm just lucky but the one thing I haven't had an issue yet that is always brought up is the whole escape thing. Knock on wood but after 9 years in an open topped tank I've never had an eel jump out.
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10-21-2014, 07:26 PM
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ya that who is was whatcaneyedo thanks man
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think.
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10-22-2014, 01:06 AM
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I should re phrase something I said there. I don't want to promote keeping an eel in an open topped tank... never mind about my situation. In small store holding tanks I've watched them slip from tank to tank when many were placed in a row, I've also seen a few dead ones on the ground and I've heard plenty of jumping stories.
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"We shall dive down through black abysses... and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory forever." - H.P. Lovecraft Old 120gal Tank Journal New 225gal Tank Journal May 2010 TOTM The 10th Annual Prince George Reef Tank Tour
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