Snowflake eel
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crypt keeper
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They are great eels. Do it. Dont be upset when It doesnt eat for like two weeks. They do this. I would get a larger one. In the 10 inch range.
crypt keeper
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Mine ate freeze dried krill enriched with vitamins. It was hard to wean him off it. Then I started with pieces of shrimp, octopus, and silversides soaked in garlic and vitamin supplements.
They are very pretty and hardy eels. Will for the most part leave fish alone. Feed every 3 days.
They are very pretty and hardy eels. Will for the most part leave fish alone. Feed every 3 days.
crypt keeper
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That is why I said get a smaller one. How big are your clowns? SFE arent really That aggressive towards fish but it is an eel. There is a chance.
redsea
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THEY ARE THE ONES IN THE VID
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnPZPuTLzsc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnPZPuTLzsc
eeltastic
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As far as how you feed it...I hand feed my SFE atm but i make sure that my green wolf has had more than his share because i like my fingers attached. My SFE wouldn't touch the brine or krill i was offering him (wouldn't even come out of his cave most of the time) but when i would wave a silverside close for the Green Wolf he would get real friendly, leave the cave and suck the silverside back inside with him. He still doesn't finish a whole one so i cut them up in half and he eats them pretty well. So based on what i've read i would try any number feeding techniques and see what your guy likes. I also bought mine as a baby which contributed to the hand feeding, along with his flat teeth.
crypt keeper
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im on my phone. cant get an accurate size. 2 inches? 3?
crypt keeper
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You will be fine. Clown fish can hold their own.
dankbardy31
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While there are no guarantees on your eel behaving make sure you have a big enough tank for an eel that can grow up to 3 feet, have your rock work stable so that it doesn't knock it over and crush itself/others, and note that it can and probably eventually will eat crustaceans. Aside from that enjoy an awesome animal! Good luck
mantisman51
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I bought a 15" SFE from SWF about 2 months ago. He ate like a pig from the start. Coolest fish I've had. I have him in the 55g QT tank, but am going to move him into the 125g reef tank soon. I just know that he's going to eat the peppermint shrimp I have in there for aiptasia control.