Agressive Tank

[dab4u2]

I am currently cylcling my 250 with some damsels. I would like to have a shark, an eel, and a ray. What else could I put in the tank with those guys? And will the damsels become lunch when I put any of those in? Thanks

 

[dab4u2]

Also, what type of each of those would you recommend?

 

[liverock27]

What is do you have for your filter and can you post pics of it?Tank looks like a nice one

 

[dab4u2]

I do not have a picture to post but I have a homemade wet/dry trickle filter with a mag 3600 pump. Roughly 5 gallons of bioballs and a 40 gallon sump area. The pump really circulates the water as you can imagine.

 

[gasguzzler]

Whats the measurements of the tank and what is the flow rate of that pump?

 

[fishy411]

A lionfish. I would recommend a Russells. Do a search on this site. They don't look that great in the online stores pics but they are really great looking and very different than the normal lion. i HIGHLY recommend it. good luck with whqatever u decide to do. I would recommend a bamboo shark two cali rays and the eel i can't really say because there are lots of good big eels but they are $$. If u have the cash i would go for a dragon eel. Ask Gas. He has one and it looks great. if not then maybe a jeweled morayeel.
Damsels=lunch it will probly be the eel and i wouldn't worry too much anyways. Those things are pains

 

[julius]

Nice tank should look great when its done are you going to have FOWLR.

 

[dab4u2]

Yes this will be a FOWLER. And to answer the question above I have a Mag 3600 which is probably pushing closer to 3000/gph with the drop that I have.

 

[fishy411]

Any powerheads ?

 

[dab4u2]

FOWLR sorry must have been fish only with live energy rock or something like that.

 

[dab4u2]

No powerheads. Recommended?

 

[fishy411]

i'm not sure about a tank that big but a great brand is maxijet.
also if this picture works this is what a russells lion looks like. Thay aren't quite as big as a volitan
picture courtesy of conogre

 

[fishy411]

another showing their amazing coloring

 

[goldpuffer]

Nice. I'll post my 130 aggressive soon.

 

[fishy411]

bump so anyone can correct any mistakes i may have made

 

[condork12]

I hope you are not submersing that mag drive if you want to have sharks or rays. That pump will produce a huge magnetic field and drive your shark crazy (litereally) and will eventually die. Same with powerheads. SHarks and powerheads do not mix, also with heaters. Any thing submersed will produce stray current and a magnetic field. Ground probes only take care of the stray current not the magnetic field.

 

[gasguzzler]

Agreed. Though, some sharks are more or less effected. In my case, I have two pumps submerged in my sump with my bamboo and as far as I can tell, no problems.

 

[fishy411]

anyone have a problem with the fish list i made including dab4u2. Anything wrong?

 

[gasguzzler]

It mirrors my set up. I know it all works. However, dont try to put a dragon eel in with anything. I tried it for a day, and came home to find teeth marks on my zebra moray, a chunk missing from one rays tail and two mouth shaped chunks missing from the others outer disc.

 

[condork12]

i also agree with you gas. bottom dwelling species are much less affected if noticably effected at all. but i wouldnt necisarliy recomend nor tell you not to take the risk as all fish can respond differently to the aquarium life.