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Old 03-20-2005, 05:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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ok today i bought a snowflake eel from my lfs for my reef they fed him before i got him. i got him home and he puked up a dead fish well whats strange is my brittle stare was all the way across the tank and must have smelt it and spinted across the tank and eat it whole i never seen that before or knew it ate dead fish is that normal?


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Old 03-20-2005, 05:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I don't know if that is normal but I do know that a snowflake eel is NOT reef safe ................ John
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Old 03-20-2005, 05:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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i was told is is and all the things i read say it only eats crustations and not anemones or corals
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It wont eat corals but it may knock them over and eat any small fish and crustations you may have. They are not recommended for reef tanks............. John
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well my wife liked the eel and wanted it so when she lets me buy something ill take advantage of it lol
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by the way here is what i have in my tank now. 1 lta, 1 condy, 1yellow tail damsel, 1 clarks clown large, 1 large brittle star, 2 peperment shrimp whitch im sure is food now but i got them for free. and probably only 10 pounds of live rock. in a 75 gal tank. i know your gonna say what kind of reef tank is that. lol im new
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Well good luck I hope things work out for you......... John
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Well I guess there's not a lot for him to bother is there
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[quote author=billrwilson link=board=General;num=1111364508;start=0#0 date=03/20/05 at 19:21:48]i never seen that before or knew it ate dead fish is that normal?[/quote]
Brittle and serpent stars are carnivores so its behavior is perfectly normal


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