SoccerPro522
Reefing newb
How big will my snowflake eel eventually reach and when will he out grow my 120 gallon tank??( size)
Snowflake Eel
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Rufio808
Reefing newb
He can get close to 2 ft. I'm sure he'll be fine in your tank. I hear they're pretty peaceful eels.
BL1
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24 inches tends to be the max they grow to in captivity. Recommended tank size is only 50 gallons so yours should be totally fine in a 120.
SoccerPro522
Reefing newb
oh good because i got him when his was only a couple inches and now he is at least 18 inches and i really dont want to have to give him away he is by far my favorite fish
Rufio808
Reefing newb
Yeah I wish they stayed small! If they did I would definitely keep one. Same thing with tangs.... they need dwarf tangs...
SoccerPro522
Reefing newb
yea they really do if they can engineer fish to glow engineer them to stay small
JBowden
Reefin' Housewife
Have you ever had any trouble with him eating your other fish?
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
*ahem*
I have. Mine ate my flame angel. But he was an idiot and slept on the open sand bed.
I have. Mine ate my flame angel. But he was an idiot and slept on the open sand bed.
Charliegrs
Reefing newb
Ive also read that 50 gals or more is the recommended size, but doesnt that seem kinda small for a fish that can reach 2 feet? Or is it because they tend to curl up inside the rocks and hang out there most of the time? In effect the full length of the eel isnt much of a factor because they are not heavy swimmers?
Rufio808
Reefing newb
I hear they have bad eye sight also.
SoccerPro522
Reefing newb
Nope never a problem but he is always well feed and doesnt even chase anyone
chuysvt
hi
mine likes to come out at night....but only to eat...i would like to get a ribbon eel...
Charliegrs
Reefing newb
I was at a LFS last night and they had a black ribbon eel, and a ghost ribbon eel. They were the coolest eels ive ever seen. But from what I hear, they are hard to keep because they like to burrow.
ltljoker
The Great Tang Herder
It's not that they like to burrow that they are a difficult fish, it is because when you get a ribbion eel most times they refuse to eat in captivity. They are also known jumpers.
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
The Snowflake I had a few years back man he was a jumper. It found a way to jump out of the tank one night from the back. I found it in the Q-Tank that was under the Show Tank the next morning. then there was one that I had when I was 8 . That found a way to get out of the tank and could not find its way back in to the tank and died on the clear hood gap blocker.
