The Snowflake Eel is one of the more popular Eels because of its docile nature when small. These Eels can be successfully kept in a community tank if well fed and given the proper hiding places. They are colored in white with black marking throughout its body. These Eels are very hardy and can grow quite large in the home aquarium over many years.Provide with many places to hide, and ample room to move around. Because of this eel's size and strength, rock formations should be stacked firmly to prevent structures from becoming dislodged.A predatory bottom-dweller, this carnivore will actively go in search of food. With blunt teeth for crushing its favorite prey, crustaceans, the Snowflake Eel also eats fish. Juvenile and adult specimens alike readily adapt to aquarium life, accepting all types of fresh and frozen fares including clam, crab, shrimp, squid, scallop and fish meat. Usually if well fed, by feeding several times a week of an amount of food to satisfy the eel's appetite, it ignores other tank inhabitants. It is not uncommon for eels to go into a "hibernation" period, often hiding and not eating for several weeks, or longer.This eel will grow to 36".Photo by Saltwaterfish.com member, 987654321: Jeff Bettis.
