Reef to a aggressive tank?

[littlebuck]

I know its weird to say that but i want more fish in the tank and some more fish. I am wondering if there is anything special that i will have to do to make this happen. I know i have to get rid of most of the corals if not all of them. But is there anything i acn keep? I Have a Bi-Color angel right now. I want to get a Snowflake eel, a trigger not sure what kind yet. Any maybe a few more if i can have them. For a tank i have a 72 gallon bowfront,with a sump,fuge and all that. Would this be possible to do or would i be better off sticking with a reef? I would appricate any help possible and Thank you in advance. Littlebuck :thinking:

 

[surfer11]

I know alot of people do star polpys

 

[littlebuck]

well thanks, looking for more info if anyone can help

 

[unleashed]

well what you need to do is do a litle research and check compatibilty charts to see what species of aggressive fish eat coral.if corals are your main concerne.trigger are not only known for there agression toward other fish but as nippers of some corals also.the ell would be fine for your corals you just have to be sure your rockworkk is secure they do tend to dig a bit in the substrate and could cause rocks to tumble I just upgraded from a 120 reef to a 300 semi aggressive reef and have very much concidered adding my spiney boxfish to the mix.not only does my tank house tangs, clowns ,chromis ,and other normal reef fish( which btw can be agressive with other fish) i also have a vol lion and a bamboo shark(spotted).theer are litterqaly hundreds of species of reef safe agressive fish.you just have to decide which ones you want and what your are willing to change if need be to keep them.

 

[littlebuck]

well i appricate your help. I will do some more checking on what can be put with what. I just would like to have more fish in the tank. But i guess i coudl do that with my reef to as long as i get certain fish. I really like the clown trigger, i want a lion and a SFE. I will check some stuff out and see what would be ok for me and my tank. DOnt want to get stuff thats not gonig to work for me. Thanks for your help.

 

[unleashed]

I have talked to others that accually do keep triggers in their tanks.but they usually wonder why their pollups dissapear lol :notsure:

 

[littlebuck]

well i guess i cant have my zoos then LOL

 

[shukusen]

Originally Posted by Littlebuck
I know its weird to say that but i want more fish in the tank and some more fish. I am wondering if there is anything special that i will have to do to make this happen. I know i have to get rid of most of the corals if not all of them. But is there anything i acn keep? I Have a Bi-Color angel right now. I want to get a Snowflake eel, a trigger not sure what kind yet. Any maybe a few more if i can have them. For a tank i have a 72 gallon bowfront,with a sump,fuge and all that. Would this be possible to do or would i be better off sticking with a reef? I would appricate any help possible and Thank you in advance. Littlebuck :thinking:
Hey I'm new to saltwater fish, but I would suggest you go to the library or make the invest into this the "PocketExpert Guide to Marine Fishes: 500+ Essential to Know Species"
By: Scott W. Michael covers all readily available species, what they eat, how suited they are to an aquarium, pictures, reef compatability, fish compatibility, common and scientific names, where they originate from, ect... all in all I have compiled my whole list of fish to get out of it, I haven't checked it against an experienced saltwater person but I am going to. Hope this helps! :happyfish

 

[littlebuck]

well thanks for the help, i think im going to just stay reef for a while and then wait a while before i turn it to an aggressive tank. I dont want to get stuff im not sute about and i dont what to not do enought research on the items i want. Well thanks for the input.