Snowflake eel eats Niger trigger?

[theirr]

I have a 16 inch Snowflake eel in a 100 gallon tank with a midium size marron clown and two small blue damsels. I put in a small niger trigger (a little over an inch). I noticed he got a little scared when he saw the eel, then he latched himself into a rock, the eel was hanging out there after that, and then the next morning I never saw him again. I removed everything from the tank and looked for him. I guess the eel ate him? I would figure the smaller damsels would be eaten by the eel before a trigger? I thought snowflake eels would not eat the fish?
Rob

 

[babyb]

he could be stuck in a rock just hanging out out of sight

 

[stacyt]

It's unlikely the eel ate him, unless the trigger died, than maybe.
Also triggers are very good at hiding. One time I tore down a 72 bow that had a trigger in it. I removed all the LR, and couldn't find the trigger. I added all the LR to another tank, and a couple of days later the trigger appeared.

 

[kev]

I had one for about 3 months before he finally started swimming in the open, and not being scared of anything that moved past the tank. Yes, they can stay hidden for awhile. HTH

 

[reefeel]

My snowflake got a hold of a niger trigger I used to have, they were figthing for food. The scales on triggers are very tough so it is very unlikly that the eel would be able to do damage; especially an invert eater.

 

[nigerbang]

When I added my Niger I understood that they would take some time to come out in the open....Didnt know that it would take him 2 1/2 months...Now all he does is swim around the tank begging for food...