Need Snowflake Moray Advice

[madrefkepr]

Hi everyone!

My brother is tearing his tank down, and wants to give me a 24" snowflake moray. I have researched then in the past, when I was thinking of setting up a FOWLR tank, so I know about sealing up the top of the tank, etc. The tank it is in now has also housed a CBS for over a year, with no problems, so I am somewhat comfortable with putting it in my tank, which also has one. I am concerned, though, about a 2" oscellaris and a 3" scooter blenny. What do you think? Any other advice?

Thanks!

 

[Anonymous]

I've had a snowflake about that size for almost two years now and he has never bothered any fish. He is in a FOWLR, no shrimp, so I cant commetn on the coral Banded Shrimp.

Louey

 

[madrefkepr]

Thanks for the quick response, Louey! My brother says he never had any problem with the moray bothering fish, but never had fish as small as I have in the tank with it.

 

[wombat1]

I was wondering what CBS stood for!... I wouldn't worry about fish, but I would worry about the shrimp. Snowflakes (and zebras) have those pebble shaped teeth specifically for crushing invertebrate shells.

 

[Anonymous]

The CBS would likely be in danger but the fish are fine. The main diet of Echidna genus eels is crustaceans - mainly crabs but I'm betting he'd fine the shrimp tasty.

 

[madrefkepr]

Thanks for your advice! As I said, my brother has kept a CBS in the same tank with the eel for over a year, and I always wondered how he got away with it. I suspected it was just a fluke, but wasn't 100% sure. Thanks for pointing this out. Will have to come up with a plan for the shrimp.