Could these fish get along?

[vgl12]

Hi,
I was looking into setting up a agressive tank. I have alot of experince with reef tanks and fish. i have been researching about sharks and things. i was thinking about putting a lionfish,eel,and a whitebanded bamboo shark in an aqurium. i dont know how large the tank would be ( but would defeantly big enough for the shark!

) would those be good together? or was think of settin up a 20g/L tank and putting a baby octupus in it. Well please give me some advice and some tips ( and some pictures would be awesmome! )
Thanks,
vgl12

 

[ttl]

probity not and 20 gal will not be enough for the shark you will need much much much much more room.

 

[small triggers]

TTL i think you misunderstood the post, they said EITHER a tank big enough for a shark OR a 20l for an octo. Unfortunently, if you want a shark , even a bamboo shark your tank needs to be atleast 4ft wide and long so the shark can turn (i have heard 3 feet sometimes since sharks don't do corners). and a 20l for an octo i dont think is big enough either, they are very intelligent creatures and need a VERY tight set-up as they can fit through a whole smaller than say your pinky. SO,, if you are willing to take the effort you could do a 35g and make sure all of the intakes/overflow/corners/anything is water tight so the octo can not fit through, or get a really large tank and do the shark thing....OR do like me and jsut do aggressive without the shark and keep upgrading as your fish get larger

 

[vgl12]

ya i dont know. i think im going to get a octpus.

 

[rdub62]

Originally Posted by vgl12
http:///forum/post/3035246
Hi,
I was looking into setting up a agressive tank. I have alot of experince with reef tanks and fish. i have been researching about sharks and things. i was thinking about putting a lionfish,eel,and a whitebanded bamboo shark in an aqurium. i dont know how large the tank would be ( but would defeantly big enough for the shark!

) would those be good together? or was think of settin up a 20g/L tank and putting a baby octupus in it. Well please give me some advice and some tips ( and some pictures would be awesmome! )
Thanks,
vgl12
most people will tell you the min. tank size for a bamboo banded shark (one of the smaller, more common sharks) is about 125 gallon. and min tank size for every octopus i know of is 40-55 with a snug lid...

 

[salami trigger]

Min size for an Octo (SMAL ONE) is at least 30 gal.
Need good filtration a tight lid and Plenty of oxygen.
Need good hide spots and dim lighting...they hide ALOT
Feeding time is a different story..that when you see the action.