Attack of the killer eel!

[jla9508]

I bought a small Snowflake Moray about a month ago and it was getting along fine with my sixline and my two clowns. I went to the beach for a couple weeks and when I came home my sixline was gone. Later I found a small chunk of him in the sand. I guess the eel ate him. Now I want another fish, something that the eel will not eat and something that will get along with the clowns. Any suggestions?
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[bhav_88]

The eel killed him but didn't eat him? That doesn't sound right... Maybe he missed a chunk, but that isn't normal behavior for a saltwater organism. Maybe the clowns bullied him to death.

 

[chrismilano]

My suggestion would be anything that does NOT fit in his fully opened gaping maw!
Sounds sarcastic, but its basically all thats safe. My ribbon eel ate a couple of $30 fish that just fit nice and easy in his mouth!

 

[clarkiiboi]

Just a suggestion, but what about returning the eel so you have no worries? Thats what I just did this week. My eel hid most of the time, and I was always doing tank mate checks. I believe once big enough, anything that will fit in its mouth will, including some of the cleanup crew (snails, etc.) Just a suggestion.

 

[ed r]

I have had three different snowflakes in past years and never had one pay any attention to live fish. In fact, I had fish that would come up to the eel and whip the eel in the face with their tail. The eel always retreated. If I was guessing, I would say the fish died or was killed by something else.

 

[chrismilano]

That's true. Eels dont bite fish, they just swallow them. My ribbon's so thin that you can see the outline of the fish in his belly for 2 days!

 

[heavenly damsel]

I thought all eels ate live fish. Who fed your tank while you were gone for two weeks? If they get hungry they will find something to eat.

 

[blutang]

I was just getting ready to ask that same question....eels will eat tankmates if they get that hungry.

 

[jla9508]

I had someone feed my fish while I was gone, but from what I have read I was not feeding him enough. The sixline always swam by the eel and the eel would snap at the fish. Also the eel didn't eat for a couple of days after I noticed the fish was missing. This is why I thought the eel ate him. I'm not 100% positive that the chunk was the sixline.
I am now thinking of getting a Valentini Puffer. Would it be ok with the two Clowns? They are about 2 in long. I also have hair algae taking over my tank and I want to get this cleared up before I add anything else. What can I do to get rid of it?
Thanks