An eel hitchhiked it’s way into my tank, help a beginner out.

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Edit: It’s not tiny. It just has a tiny head. It’s really long. I couldn’t get a good pic.

I bought a brittle starfish last night and he wouldn’t let go of his rock hole so I got the rock as part of my purchase. I just found a tiny eel poking it’s head out one of my adjoining rocks. He’s really small but I’m worried about my tank residents. I have an arrow crab, Scarlett hermit, fighting conch, emerald crab, pin cushion urchin, Haitian anemone, Pygmy angel, fire goby, and an orchid dottyback. Any advice as to how to handle this stowaway is appreciated. Thank you.

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Is your name, by chance, Alyona? Donetsk?
 

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looks to be a snowflake and there are lots of people who keep them in mixed tanks, as long as they are well fed - bits of scallop store well and don't rot too fast if it misses the feeding for too long. that said, feeding it well we resist, no doubt , in having to re-home it with size.
AND they are escape artists of the first order, tight lid required
They go after inverts though, and get pretty big!
 

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Edit: It’s not tiny. It just has a tiny head. It’s really long. I couldn’t get a good pic.

I bought a brittle starfish last night and he wouldn’t let go of his rock hole so I got the rock as part of my purchase. I just found a tiny eel poking it’s head out one of my adjoining rocks. He’s really small but I’m worried about my tank residents. I have an arrow crab, Scarlett hermit, fighting conch, emerald crab, pin cushion urchin, Haitian anemone, Pygmy angel, fire goby, and an orchid dottyback. Any advice as to how to handle this stowaway is appreciated. Thank you.

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sell the eel, they cost a pretty penny.
 

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