New 75G FO tank
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topfish
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Hi, welcome to the board. First we need to know what filtration you have(filters, protein skimmers). Here would be a nice setup for you.
4 in. Male blue jaw triggerfish, a dwarf (zebra or fuzzy)Lionfish, and a eel(snowflake would be excellent).
If your thinkin why a male, for a blue jaw trigger, i'll tell you. Both of these fish are extremely hardy, pretty nice (for triggers), eat almost everthing, but males arew BEAUTIFUL. they are a light blue, with a dark blue jaw. They are a lot though,around 50 bucks. The females are dark green, with a dark blue jaw. These fish are the same things in hardiness but are different in colors. Now since this triggerfish gets 9 in. You will need a 75 gallon or larger tank. Like I stated before this fish eats almost everything. You can give them frozen mysis, brine, krill, squid, other meaty foods, and flake can be offered. Don't give your trigger only one type of food, you should give it a variety of foods.
Dwarf zebra lionfish are the smallest lionfish there is, they get around 7 in. and need a 60 gallon or larger tank. This fish will eat the food I listed for the trigger, but no flake. If you purchase this fish, it probibly won't eat frozen right away. It'll eat only live food(guppies). When this fish is in your tank, you should try to wean it from live to frozen. Live is not healthy for your fish, it is full of fat, also it is bad for your fish's liver.
Snowflake eels are excellent eels, they don't get big, around 30 in.(30 gallon tank or larger) they love frozen foods, and may eat inverts. When feeding this eel, you should put it on a feeder stick, and feed it. Because when it is feeding on the top, it increases the chance of it jumping out of the tank. And if you get this eel, do not have any open spaces at the top of your tank. It will jump out and die. That happened to my friends eel, it wasn't good. Good Luck!
4 in. Male blue jaw triggerfish, a dwarf (zebra or fuzzy)Lionfish, and a eel(snowflake would be excellent).
If your thinkin why a male, for a blue jaw trigger, i'll tell you. Both of these fish are extremely hardy, pretty nice (for triggers), eat almost everthing, but males arew BEAUTIFUL. they are a light blue, with a dark blue jaw. They are a lot though,around 50 bucks. The females are dark green, with a dark blue jaw. These fish are the same things in hardiness but are different in colors. Now since this triggerfish gets 9 in. You will need a 75 gallon or larger tank. Like I stated before this fish eats almost everything. You can give them frozen mysis, brine, krill, squid, other meaty foods, and flake can be offered. Don't give your trigger only one type of food, you should give it a variety of foods.
Dwarf zebra lionfish are the smallest lionfish there is, they get around 7 in. and need a 60 gallon or larger tank. This fish will eat the food I listed for the trigger, but no flake. If you purchase this fish, it probibly won't eat frozen right away. It'll eat only live food(guppies). When this fish is in your tank, you should try to wean it from live to frozen. Live is not healthy for your fish, it is full of fat, also it is bad for your fish's liver.
Snowflake eels are excellent eels, they don't get big, around 30 in.(30 gallon tank or larger) they love frozen foods, and may eat inverts. When feeding this eel, you should put it on a feeder stick, and feed it. Because when it is feeding on the top, it increases the chance of it jumping out of the tank. And if you get this eel, do not have any open spaces at the top of your tank. It will jump out and die. That happened to my friends eel, it wasn't good. Good Luck!
stevec999
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Thanks for the input. As far as filtration I am running two ehiem 2235s and will ad a skimmer in the near future.
Still trying to decide on agressive or community. The wife and I are both really taken by the small lion fish and really want one but there are so many other fish that catch our eye that won't get along with it.
Still in the desicion makeing stage. The tank is up and in the middle of a fishless cycle so it will be a few more weeks before we will decide which way to go.
Steve
Still trying to decide on agressive or community. The wife and I are both really taken by the small lion fish and really want one but there are so many other fish that catch our eye that won't get along with it.
Still in the desicion makeing stage. The tank is up and in the middle of a fishless cycle so it will be a few more weeks before we will decide which way to go.
Steve
topfish
Member
Your welcome! What I did when I started was go aggressive. I have had a community, before and it didn't work out. Some of the fish in community, aren't the hardiest of fish. But aggressive, in my opinion, are the hardiest fish there are(with a few exceptions, such as ribbon eel, fumanchu lion,etc.). So if I were you, i'd go aggressive, and later on, you can go community. Or you can switch it around, go from community and later to aggressive. But, if I were you i'd start aggressive, it's what i've done, and I still got the fish. 
topfish
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Hey steve, if I got a 75 this would be how i'd stock it. Dwarf Zebra Lionfish( Since triggerfish can use these guys for chew toys, you should add it first, so it because moe of a "king" of the tank then the trigger)Get the lion around 4 or 5 in.Then a snowflake eel, get it around any size besides the sizes of 8 in and below.Male blue jaw triggerfish, really hardy, stays small, and is one of the nicest triggers there are. add him last. All of these fish are hardy and will do excellent in your tank. These fish love frozen foods (krill, mysis, squid, and other trypes of frozen saltwater meat). You shouldn't feed your fish live, they are fatty for your fish. Your lionfish at the start may only eat live at the start, wean him from live to frozen. The male blue jaw will eat flake, but the lion and eel won't. good luck! Any more q's just ask!