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Hi guys
I needed help. My dad release a snowflake moray eel in my 5 weeks sw tank with damsels, clowns and some scallops inside. May I know what will the consequences. By the way, how do we feed the snowflake. I tried giving him frozen prawns but it refused to eat. Help.
MonoSebaelover
06-14-2003, 8:56 PM
Welcome to Aquaria Central! You will probably not face any consequences right now but as the eel grows the Damsels and Clowns will become dinner. I don't think it will go after the scallops but not sure. I feed my snowflake and Zebra Moray frozen shrimp (the ones people put on salads generally) and frozen scallops from my local grocery store. Give the eel a couple of days to settle in and he will start eating. They can fast for months so a couple of days is nothing for them. Good luck! BTW, what size tank is it?
kreblak
06-15-2003, 11:28 AM
My old eel (18 inch American Eel) LOVED shrimp of any kind. He learned to take frozen shrimp after a couple of weeks, and after that, he went bananas every time he saw me coming from the freezer to the tank. He also really loved mud minnows. I used to catch some in a minnow trap and put them in, ocean direct. I would typically put in 4 or 5 at a time, and they disappeared fairly quickly.
Sorry guys I feel so sad my moray died this afternoon for no apparent reason:(