Feeding a snowflake eel

ReeferKimberly · 01/17/2013, 05:12 AM

I try to feed mine every other day, 2 krill. Sometimes every three days if he eats a large meal of 3 krill. He is quite small, about 8-9 inches. Fat and healthy though, and ravenous when he gets hungry. Sometimes he will come out and beg for food every day. Should I just let him swim around for a while or is that a sign I am underfeeding? He certainly looks healthy....voracious little thing though. Also I am going to add to his diet, what can I add next? What is the next thing bigger than your standard krill (which are about the size of a smallish cocktail shrimp).

Is as much as he will eat every other day to every 3 days enough? Should I ignore his swimming/begging right now? He just ate at least a krill and a half yesterday and he is not thin by any means. I don't want him to overeat and get impacted.

downbeach · 01/17/2013, 07:05 AM

I had a snowflake once, and fed it an alternating mixture of raw shrimp, bay scallops, and fish, i.e. whiting, talapia, etc. daily. He also ate the best shrimp money could buy, i.e. Blood, Skunk Cleaner, Coral Banded, and Peppermint...all of them. I think he got two emerald crabs too. So, I impacted it back to the LFS.

PS You might want to make sure you have a tight fitting lid too, they are escape artists.

01/17/2013, 05:12 AM	#1
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	Feeding a snowflake eel I try to feed mine every other day, 2 krill. Sometimes every three days if he eats a large meal of 3 krill. He is quite small, about 8-9 inches. Fat and healthy though, and ravenous when he gets hungry. Sometimes he will come out and beg for food every day. Should I just let him swim around for a while or is that a sign I am underfeeding? He certainly looks healthy....voracious little thing though. Also I am going to add to his diet, what can I add next? What is the next thing bigger than your standard krill (which are about the size of a smallish cocktail shrimp). Is as much as he will eat every other day to every 3 days enough? Should I ignore his swimming/begging right now? He just ate at least a krill and a half yesterday and he is not thin by any means. I don't want him to overeat and get impacted.

01/17/2013, 07:05 AM	#2
downbeach Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Smyrna, Delaware Posts: 3,767	I had a snowflake once, and fed it an alternating mixture of raw shrimp, bay scallops, and fish, i.e. whiting, talapia, etc. daily. He also ate the best shrimp money could buy, i.e. Blood, Skunk Cleaner, Coral Banded, and Peppermint...all of them. I think he got two emerald crabs too. So, I impacted it back to the LFS. PS You might want to make sure you have a tight fitting lid too, they are escape artists.