Tank size and compatibility

jerryleejr

jerryleejr

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I am just starting to plan my tank and I need to know what size tank and compatibilty for the following list of fish.
Lionfish
porcupine puffer
dogface puffer
clown trigger
broomtail wrasse
teselata eel
Huma-Huma trigger
I know this is an aggressive list and I may have needed to post this on the aggressive forum but any and all advice is welcome. Also which tank is better acrylic or glass?
 
bentrue

bentrue

Member
wow, what a list! someone will deffinately be able to give you a more solid minimum tank size for this, but in my opinion you would have to go at least 150 or larger. probably closer to 200.
 
steelchromis

steelchromis

Member
All-Glass aquariums are scratch resistant and come in diff. shapes and sizes. But it is heavier and prone to breaking. Acrylic is easily scratched but almost crackproof. But Glass, if placed correctly, is much better.
-This was taken from: The Book of the Marine Aquarium by Nick Dakin, and can help with animal compatibility.
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

Moderator
Lionfish
porcupine puffer
dogface puffer
clown trigger
broomtail wrasse
teselata eel
Huma-Huma trigger
couple fo things. the porky puffer, lion and huma huma are not a good mix of fish. the huma huma will pick and eat the spines and fins of both the lion and porky.
Lionfish depends on the species volitans (up to 15 inches and needs a tank of atleast 60 gallons )
porcupine puffer up to 6 inches( I think bigger) needs a tank up to 60 gallons
dogface puffer up to 13 inches and needs a tank of atleast 100 gallons
clown trigger up to 20 inches tank of atleast 140 gallons
broomtail wrasse 12+ inches and needs a tank of atleast 100 gallons
teselata eel up to 70 inches and a tank of atleast 200 gallons
Huma-Huma trigger up to 10 inches and needs a tank of atleast 80 gallons
if want all these fish you are going to need a very large system I would suggest revising your list a little do to some incombatiblity issues. and a tank of atleast.
now with the current list and taking in 1 inche of fish per 5 gallons of tank water your looking at 750 gallons and thats going to be a a tuff fit and probably have many many problems with them.
Mike
 
jerryleejr

jerryleejr

New Member
MichealTX,
Would you suggest two seperate tanks? And not bother with the Huma? I could easily do 500 and 250-300g tank. Let me know all suggestions welcome.
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

Moderator
if you split them up then you go a bit smaller tanks.
say a 170-200+ for the 2 puffers and lion you will have to watch this combo for awhile and see if there is any agression with them. puffers can be a little sesitive with each other but after the get usta each other then it all settles out.
and another 500+ for the eel broometail wrasse and the queen trigger. ( thats with 1inche per 5 gallon) I think with the eel you can play with it a little bit because of there habbits and feed)
this would probable give you a little bit of playing room for a fish or so added I think the eel is where the main gallons come in so the bigger the better for him and the queen triiger. with the ell your looking at 90inches of fish. and that drops that gallonage you will need for the others.
Mike
 
lilcheen

lilcheen

Member

Originally posted by SteelChromis
. But Glass, if placed correctly, is much better.
.
What is correctly placed glass?
 
steelchromis

steelchromis

Member
Basically what jarvis said, it means that the glass tank is not on an incline or ontop of something that can put too much pressure on one part of the tank.
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

Moderator
yeah the broome tail was one of the ones I couldnt find to much about as far as lenght and tank size other than a general thing.
I didnt know the broometails couldnt be with triggers. which picks on which or is it a mutual picking thing???
Mike
 
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