Snow Flake Eel in my 16 Gallon Tank

80sbaby

Member
In My Opinion, I Would'nt. They Are Not Big-but Still Needs Room. Do You Have Fish In There Already? If Not-then Just Maybe He Will Be Okay. I Have Mine In 55 Gallon -he Loves To Swim Around At Night. Maybe You Should Think About Steppin It Up A Little. Id Try A 38gl. If You Dont Want To Go To Big. Keep Me Posted-good Luck
 

wilsonreef

Member
When I got my SFE a little over a year ago it was about the size of my little finger (diameter) and about 8" long. Now it is about 1 1/2" in diameter and almost 18" long. And it will (I promise) rearrange every live rock in your aquarium...Talk about a sand sifter !!!!!
 

boalgf

Member
Originally Posted by 80sbaby
Hey Dis-who Do You Know With A Sf Eel The Size Of An Arm In A House Tank? Just Curious?

They don't get as thick as an arm, but they can grow to as long as an arm. It's irresponsible to try putting one in a nano tank so I hope you don't try.
 

boalgf

Member
Originally Posted by 80sbaby
No Way. Got Mine In 55gl. Somebody Else Wanted To Put It In Their 16 Gallon.
No way what? They get to 24". That's not my opinion it's a fact. 16 is a borderline nano tank. It is too small for a snowflake eel.
 

80sbaby

Member
Originally Posted by boalgf
No way what? They get to 24". That's not my opinion it's a fact. 16 is a borderline nano tank. It is too small for a snowflake eel.
HEY BOA RELAX! I AGREE.
 

boalgf

Member
Originally Posted by 80sbaby
HEY BOA RELAX! I AGREE.
I'm not sure what your getting so excited about. You should learn to be a little more mature on these forums. Also, your grammer is rudimentary, so there's no wonder you get misunderstood.
 

aw2

Active Member
Originally Posted by boalgf
They get to 24".
I've seen plenty of them at 24" but also many more than were MUCH bigger than that. I've commonly seen 36" - 40" Snowflakes, that were as thick as a beer bottle.
 

yimmy

Active Member
Same here...I was actually going to put one in my 95gal, and I thought if it was 3ft long that would be kind of mean. I personally think a 16gal I like putting a Hippo Tang into a 30gal. It will be okay when its REALLY little, but then you will need a MUCH bigger tank.
 

whitey

Member
Originally Posted by 80sbaby
HEY BOA RELAX! I AGREE.

Boa tends to over react to comments on these boards. Pay no attention.
 

boalgf

Member
Originally Posted by Whitey
Boa tends to over react to comments on these boards. Pay no attention.
LOL. Birds of a feather, right whitey? You and 80sbaby definitely have much in common.
Hey AW2, wasn't there a post on GR about some guy trying to keep a SFE in a 10 gallon?
 

whitey

Member
Originally Posted by boalgf
LOL. Birds of a feather, right whitey? You and 80sbaby definitely have much in common.
Hey AW2, wasn't there a post on GR about some guy trying to keep a SFE in a 10 gallon?

Nah, not much in common. Just pointing out that you get defensive much too easiliy then attack others by insulting them.
Go back and re-read this thread and see if what you said to baby made any sense. He's not the one asking to put a SFE in a 16 gallon. He only questioned a SFE getting as large as an arm, which is a worthy question because the person who said it was obviously wrong. Last week I joked with you about delivering the eel you're giving away. It was a joke and you got your panties in a bunch about it.
Like I said, you over react. 80sbaby was right, Relax.
 

fishieness

Active Member
Originally Posted by Whitey
Nah, not much in common. Just pointing out that you get defensive much too easiliy then attack others by insulting them.
Go back and re-read this thread and see if what you said to baby made any sense. He's not the one asking to put a SFE in a 16 gallon. He only questioned a SFE getting as large as an arm, which is a worthy question because the person who said it was obviously wrong. Last week I joked with you about delivering the eel you're giving away. It was a joke and you got your panties in a bunch about it.
Like I said, you over react. 80sbaby was right, Relax.

i dont boa got upset is all. i think it was actualy 80s baby who was the one who misunderstood. as i read it, boa was telling the poster that it shouldnt be done, not 80sbaby, and then 80sbaby said no way. Now, that is when boa got confused because the advice wasnt even directed at 80sbaby and then 80sbaby responds with "no way", making boa believe that the advice they gave was being questioned.
i dont know anyone got upset, jsut a small misunderstanding is all.
it seems to me that whitey was the only one who got upset
 
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