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Snowflake Moray
Moray

Snowflake Moray

Echidna nebulosa

The snowflake moray is the eel most reefers start with — white, blotched with black dendritic markings, and hardy enough to take frozen food where its cousins hold out for live. Its teeth are blunt crushing pebbles rather than fangs, built for crabs and shrimp, so a cleanup crew is on the menu long before the fish are; anything small enough to swallow is still at risk. Store specimens are 15–20 cm and the eel is sold as manageable, but plan for 90 cm and a tank that suits it. It is not venomous, though the bite is serious and its eyesight is poor, so it is fed with tongs and never by hand — and it will find any gap in the lid.

Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Max size
35.4"
Min tank
90 gal
Reef-safe
Reef safe
Diet
Carnivore
Zone
Bottom, Rockwork, Caves
Keep just one per tank — two will fight.
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Tankmates

How Snowflake Moray gets on with the rest of the reef, checked pair by pair by the same engine as the live pre-flight.

Best kept apart

A real clash — aggression, predation or a same-genus fight.

Percula ClownfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Percula Clownfish.Maroon ClownfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Maroon Clownfish.Purple Queen AnthiasSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Purple Queen Anthias.Banggai CardinalfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Banggai Cardinalfish.Radiant WrasseSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Radiant Wrasse.Pajama CardinalfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Pajama Cardinalfish.Green ChromisSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Green Chromis.Blue DamselSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Blue Damsel.Yellowtail DamselSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Yellowtail Damsel.Flame AngelfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Flame Angelfish.Coral Beauty AngelfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Lemonpeel AngelfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Lemonpeel Angelfish.Bicolor AngelfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Bicolor Angelfish.Red Saddleback ClownfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Red Saddleback Clownfish.Yellow TangSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Yellow Tang.Helfrich's FirefishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Helfrich's Firefish.Red Sea ClownfishSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Red Sea Clownfish.Yasha GobySnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Yasha Goby.Hippo TangSnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Hippo Tang.Tailspot BlennySnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Tailspot Blenny.