Am I crazy to add a snowflake Moray?

Jason Donohoe · 12/10/2009, 04:15 PM

I have a 72G bowfront softie reef with 1 perc, 1 blue damsel, 1 royal gramma, 1 anthias and a yellow tang. The clean up crew consists of 1/2 doz hermits, a mix of snails (around 8 in total), 3 emerald crabs, an urchin and a cleaner shrimp.

I enjoy the diversity of the tank and was thinking of adding a snowflake moray eel.

Personal experiences appreicated but 'crazy' or 'not crazy' will suffice!

usefulidiot213 · 12/10/2009, 04:21 PM

You will loose any live stock that fits in the eel's mouth.. Besides that It would be fine

Montreal Ray · 12/10/2009, 04:30 PM

I had one a few years ago. It bit my hand once and it escaped from the tank as well, slithered on my living room floor until it died. Like I was going try to pick it up, yeah right lol.

hatemeyet · 12/10/2009, 05:39 PM

I have one in my 220..he's close to 2ft..never seen him bother nothing..I just feed him frozen shrimp and scallops..even have an arrow crab in there and he just goes around him..

danrobberg · 12/10/2009, 05:46 PM

i had two that never botherd anything untill they got out of the tank and i found them on the floor. one would only eat frozen krill the other would only eat feeder fish. i think as long as you have a top on the tank you should be fine, keep him well feed and he wont bother anything

ChadTheSpike · 12/10/2009, 05:53 PM

you may lose your shrimp and crabs, but likely it will be ok, esp. if well fed.

likemike99 · 12/10/2009, 06:17 PM

I had 2 previously. never bothered anything. snowflakes are not know to be a danger to the fish- especially if fed well. I might be concerned about it getting too big. another option is a dwarf golden moray. they only grow to about a foot.

hatemeyet · 12/10/2009, 06:45 PM

^^^^^^

To big is my biggest concern

podcar · 12/10/2009, 07:42 PM

I wouldnt get one.

Jason Donohoe · 12/11/2009, 11:50 AM

The 'crazies' have it. Thanks for everyone's input.

sminker · 12/11/2009, 11:50 AM

the only thing i hated about mine was having to manually feed it every couple of days.

david pinder · 12/11/2009, 03:51 PM

bought a zebra eel 2 ft and a snow flake eel 14 inches of a guy here that had them in a 20 gal tank with other fish. there now in my 350 reef that only had damsels. They been there for a month so this weekend I am finally getting brave enough to add more fish.

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12/10/2009, 04:15 PM	#1
Jason Donohoe Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada Posts: 638	Am I crazy to add a snowflake Moray? I have a 72G bowfront softie reef with 1 perc, 1 blue damsel, 1 royal gramma, 1 anthias and a yellow tang. The clean up crew consists of 1/2 doz hermits, a mix of snails (around 8 in total), 3 emerald crabs, an urchin and a cleaner shrimp. I enjoy the diversity of the tank and was thinking of adding a snowflake moray eel. Personal experiences appreicated but 'crazy' or 'not crazy' will suffice! __________________ Jason Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bowfront softie tank

12/10/2009, 04:21 PM	#2
usefulidiot213 Bryan H. Join Date: May 2007 Location: 40th St. & Thunderbird Posts: 1,348	You will loose any live stock that fits in the eel's mouth.. Besides that It would be fine __________________ "I would rather be lucky then good." Bryan H. Current Tank Info: 120 AGA- 4x2x2 Mixed Reef. 2 MP40s, Vertex IN-180 Skimmer, RKL Controller for temp control and light timing. 8x 54 Watt T5 lighting.

12/10/2009, 05:53 PM	#6
ChadTheSpike Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,526 Blog Entries: 1	you may lose your shrimp and crabs, but likely it will be ok, esp. if well fed. __________________ ~Chad "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Current Tank Info: 195 gallons of fun

12/11/2009, 11:50 AM	#10
Jason Donohoe Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada Posts: 638	The 'crazies' have it. Thanks for everyone's input. __________________ Jason Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bowfront softie tank

12/10/2009, 04:30 PM	#3
Montreal Ray Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 428	I had one a few years ago. It bit my hand once and it escaped from the tank as well, slithered on my living room floor until it died. Like I was going try to pick it up, yeah right lol.

12/10/2009, 05:39 PM	#4
hatemeyet Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 199	I have one in my 220..he's close to 2ft..never seen him bother nothing..I just feed him frozen shrimp and scallops..even have an arrow crab in there and he just goes around him..

12/10/2009, 05:46 PM	#5
danrobberg Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 962	i had two that never botherd anything untill they got out of the tank and i found them on the floor. one would only eat frozen krill the other would only eat feeder fish. i think as long as you have a top on the tank you should be fine, keep him well feed and he wont bother anything

12/10/2009, 06:17 PM	#7
likemike99 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 117	I had 2 previously. never bothered anything. snowflakes are not know to be a danger to the fish- especially if fed well. I might be concerned about it getting too big. another option is a dwarf golden moray. they only grow to about a foot.

12/10/2009, 06:45 PM	#8
hatemeyet Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 199	^^^^^^ To big is my biggest concern

12/10/2009, 07:42 PM	#9
podcar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Suisun City, CA Posts: 122	I wouldnt get one.

12/11/2009, 11:50 AM	#11
sminker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 612	the only thing i hated about mine was having to manually feed it every couple of days.

12/11/2009, 03:51 PM	#12
david pinder Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: houston tx 77316 Posts: 538	bought a zebra eel 2 ft and a snow flake eel 14 inches of a guy here that had them in a 20 gal tank with other fish. there now in my 350 reef that only had damsels. They been there for a month so this weekend I am finally getting brave enough to add more fish.