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Old 01-17-2012, 12:32 PM
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Scientific Name: Echidna nebulosa
Other Names: snowflake eel
Group: Eels
Reef Safe: no
Care Level: Easy
Min. Tank Size: 29 gallon
Temperament: Aggressive
Dominant Color: Multi
Disease Prone: low occurrence
Jumper: average occurrence
Tank Mates: anything may be mistaken as food only large our aggressive fish that can hold its own


this is bye fair the most common eel kept in tanks to day can be kept in a reef tank but will eat snail and shrimp all so they have bad eye site and will taste out bite anything that comes in front of them

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Old 01-17-2012, 12:48 PM

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Do you have any other creatures in the tank with him?
   
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 01:45 PM

1 blue leg crab
   
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 04:09 PM

these are my favorite eel.Wife put one in when it was just 4 to 6 inches long.Great lil additon tell he grew up.When we finally cought him he was about 18 inches long and ate 9 chromis,8 emrald crabs,two cardnials and a clown,it was way cool to watch him ambush fish !!He is now lord of the fuge and loves squid and is getting bigger evryday !! LOL
   
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 10:01 PM

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these are my favorite eel.Wife put one in when it was just 4 to 6 inches long.Great lil additon tell he grew up.When we finally cought him he was about 18 inches long and ate 9 chromis,8 emrald crabs,two cardnials and a clown,it was way cool to watch him ambush fish !!He is now lord of the fuge and loves squid and is getting bigger evryday !! LOL
yea i have wanted one for a few but last month went on a tank clean and they had one of the largest i have ever seen a was so cool i new had to get one hes kinda in a small tank now but will be seting up a 55 long for him a some tank mates i can keep in my reef tank
   
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 12:10 AM

Gotta love watching their "eat a snail" technique! Its pretty cool.
   
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 12:11 AM

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Gotta love watching their "eat a snail" technique! Its pretty cool.
have not got to see that does it have to be live our can it be dead ?
   
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 12:30 AM

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Gotta love watching their "eat a snail" technique! Its pretty cool.
have not got to see that does it have to be live our can it be dead ?
   
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 07:38 PM

I have only seen it w/ live snails.
   
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