200 gallon tank

[jordan 150]

How important is live rock. To an aquarium im getting a 200 gallon i want to add a 3 inch clown trigger a 4 inch blue lined trigger 4 inch porkypine puffer a 7inch teselota moray and if possible either a 8inch blue dott sting ray or a bamboo shark. I will have excelent filteration but dont know if the triggers and the shark or ray will work will it thanks for the help.

 

[benihuma]

Sorry so blunt but that is too much for that tank. Not to mention that triggers and sharks don't mix well in tanks less than ohhhhhhhhhh 1000 gallons.

 

[treble]

Well live rock does play an important role in an aquariums success. Tanks with LR offer hiding places for scared fish, they bring home a piece of there home enviroment so it feels like home. Thus giving the fish more peace of mind and they will punch some natural birght colors with LR too. You could get maybe 50-100lbs of LR in there that would be sufficent.
Now as for the fish the puffer and triggers offten dont work well together, there feeding habbits are very agressive. I think your tank is big enough to avoid that problem, but its questionable. The two triggers will probably be alright, but olny a single trigger is recommended. For the tessolata eel, make sure you live rock structure is very strong, they have been known to topple over LR and kill themselves and tankmates. A way you could avoid this is putt some PVC piping tunnels for the eel to swim through withought disturbing the LR. Good luck!
Evan

 

[jordan 150]

Thanks i think i will get some but would it be just as good if i got alot of fake decorative corals and live sand or would they die easier that they would if there was live rock i heard the triggers and eels are hardy and the shark doesnt like live rock i decided not to get the puffer. Thanks