Thinking about a Snowflake Eel....

[Beastie]

I have a fairly large system set up with a 220g reef display the family room, 90g rock sump, 55g frag/fuge take and a 100 g sump in the basement.

I am thinking about getting an eel for the 90g rock tank. Right now the only thing in the tank is a large green bristle starfish (body about 2" diameter with arms about 18" from tip to tip). I run just blue actinic lights over the rock sump as I am working on getting sponges to grow for filtration. I do have glass hoods I keep on this tank and will probably find a way to secure them a bit better.

My question is would the SFE bother the bristle starfish? I would get a smaller SFE to start with but not sure if the starfish would be lunch later on. The starfish is down there now because I found him having a fish snack one day and will never put him back in the display.

Still reading up on eels requirements but I think it will work. Just need to convince the wife that it is not a snake and will not be able to craw 2 flights of stairs into bed with her!

Thanks in advance,

Brad

 

[Duke4Life]

I have a fairly large system set up with a 220g reef display the family room, 90g rock sump, 55g frag/fuge take and a 100 g sump in the basement.

I am thinking about getting an eel for the 90g rock tank. Right now the only thing in the tank is a large green bristle starfish (body about 2" diameter with arms about 18" from tip to tip). I run just blue actinic lights over the rock sump as I am working on getting sponges to grow for filtration. I do have glass hoods I keep on this tank and will probably find a way to secure them a bit better.

My question is would the SFE bother the bristle starfish? I would get a smaller SFE to start with but not sure if the starfish would be lunch later on. The starfish is down there now because I found him having a fish snack one day and will never put him back in the display.

Still reading up on eels requirements but I think it will work. Just need to convince the wife that it is not a snake and will not be able to craw 2 flights of stairs into bed with her!

Thanks in advance,

Brad

Have you checked into chainlinks?

 

[Beastie]

Have you checked into chainlinks?

Not yet.

Just wondering if one species was better than the other for not eating the starfish.

 

[Lynn52]

I never had an issue with mine bothering anything. I kept it well fed. Never bothered inverts or small fish. I did not keep any shrimp with it though.

 

[Duke4Life]

Have you seen this thread?
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/snowflake-over-chainlink.236145/

I couldn't see 1 going after a starfish unless starved.

 

[fishfinn]

I have a starfish with my SFE and never have had a problem once, doesn't even look at it. only thing my SFE has eaten that i wasnt too happy about was a cleaner shrimp, which was somewhat an experiment gone wrong...

 

[FeliciaLynn]

I have a serpent starfish with my snowflake eel and haven't had any issues. I really think shrimp and really small fish are the only things to really avoid. I have crabs, snails, and fish with my snowflake without any issues whatsoever.