Snowflake eating clams?

[Lt Nos]

Is this the exception or the rule?

Four months a no problems, but mabye I'm on borrowed time?:angel:

 

[skinz78]

I say you are on borrowed time, I sat back and watched my old Snowflake eat my favorite clam right in front of my eyes. It took me 3 weeks to finally catch the eel and I had to completely tear the tank apart to do so. By the time it was all said and done it had eaten at least 10 clams.

 

[Lt Nos]

Suck, well I've got more invested into the eel, how do I remove a clam safely from LR?

I say you are on borrowed time, I sat back and watched my old Snowflake eat my favorite clam right in front of my eyes. It took me 3 weeks to finally catch the eel and I had to completely tear the tank apart to do so. By the time it was all said and done it had eaten at least 10 clams.

 

[nino78]

I've had my 28'' snowflake eel in my reef tank for 8 month's now. I have 6 clams. Some large and some small. He has never shown any interest in any of them. The key is to keep them well fed. Mine eats 15 silversides every three days.

 

[Lt Nos]

I've had my 28'' snowflake eel in my reef tank for 8 month's now. I have 6 clams. Some large and some small. He has never shown any interest in any of them. The key is to keep them well fed. Mine eats 15 silversides every three days.

I guess it personality driven, just to be safe though I consider it fate and wrapped up my Cro and max from a friends 30th b-day today, I'm sure she'll love it. Lucky her;)

 

[skinz78]

Mine was only about 12" and what it did is just ate the gills out of the clams, he left the rest. I can see where a larger eel wouldn't be able to get it's head into the incurrent siphon and would leave them alone.

To remove the clams just take a sharp knife and cut the threads as far away from the clam as possible, the threads are like our hair and fingernails and the clam won't feel a thing.