snowflake eel and fantail filefish

[captainanse]

I have a Fantail Filefish and would like to get a snowflake eel. Tank size 80 gallon. Any reason why I cannot do this. In the compatability chart it says filefish and eels don't get along.
Please advise..........

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Always a risk that the eel would eat a filefish if a feeding is missed..

 

[Webslinger]

I have mandarin, clowns, royal gramma, damsels, hawkfish all of eatable size and my eel doesn't pay any attention to them. Snowflakes are mostly crustaceans eaters. I never feed him fish (don't want to give him taste of it.) I also never let him get too hungry as he might decide to have an early lunch. It's a risk but i say go for it.

 

[captainanse]

So you see the snowflake as a potential risk for the filefish. I was actually wondering that the filefish (abt 4 inches) would be messing with the snowflake.
thanks

 

[dstevenstn]

I've had zero issues with my snowflake eel, other than being largely blind and nipping at things close to what it wants to eat.

 

[lion king]

No problem there, filefish are generally easy going except towards each other, couples exempt. And the snowflake wouldn't take him down.