sinaloa213
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what is the smallest tank u could put a snow flake eel in?
tank size 4 sfe
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ryanhayes9
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75
sinaloa213
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could it possibly go into a 55?
reeftank27
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You could put one in there for awhile. Will need a bigger home later on.
ryanhayes9
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IMO it could go in a 55 but it would have ahorrible life and prolly die early. think of it this way your in a 4 ft by 4 ft room for your ENTIRE life
sinaloa213
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i dont mean to keep it in there forever
reeftank27
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as a temporary home yes perminate no. There are snowflakes that are TINY....Im sure he isnt going to buy the biggest snowflake he can.
sinaloa213
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good to hear some posotive comments :joy:
reeftank27
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Im sorry but mine is way to big for a 55 gallon and would be just mean to put him in a 55....So you cant really say that it would be ok in there for its entire life.
ams153
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i could find easily a ton of sites and books that recomend anywhere from 30- 55 gallons and ive never seen or heard anyone say bigger than a 75 while a 30 would be mean a 55 is not mean at all they are not big swimmers they do a lot more laying around! i stick with a 55 being ok for a SFE
reeftank27
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I figured aw2 would have something to say about this but he isnt anywhere to be found :notsure: :thinking: Where are you AW2....I guess its all a matter of how you think. I personally think a 55 is to small for a large snowflake. I have mine in a 125 and still think its kinda small for him.
tripleshot
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A 55 would be fine for a small snow flake eel that was no bigger than 24 inches. But a 75 would be a better choice. Yes eels do tend to not move around much but if they do decide to the eel will be verry cramped in a 55 not much room to move once you consider they can get 3 feet long. And im shure you will have live rock in the tank that takes up alot of space.
reefeel
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I have my sfe in a 37 gallon cube right now while I fix up his new 75gallon tank under my future reef tank. He is ony 15 or so inches so he isn't fully grown but he is healthy and I guess you could say happy. Are going to have to watch out for eel police now like we do with tangs? :scared:
reeftank27
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lol. I dont think so, I just dont like people thinking that a full grown sfe will be fine forever in a 55 gallon tank. I have had a sfe in a 29 gallon before, Not proud of it but i was new to the hobby and didnt know any better, wish I would have had someone tell me all this stuff before I wasted my money. oh and I hate the tang police.
