Any fish?

Starlit_

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Would basically any commonly kept fish with the exception of sharks and rays be able to be kept in a 30 foot by 30 foot square or a 30 foot diameter circlular aquarium? Would jacks/pompanos/small open ocean mass schooling fish/etc be able to fit comfortably? Any large/small fish to stay away from?
 
In a 30ftx30ft tank you could keep most sharks and rays too by the way. Any of the groupers that get huge would be a bad idea obviously. Basically any fish in the group that your looking at will eat any other fish they can fit in their mouths
 
Technically you could keep a whole lot of species, but most of the things you mentioned would quickly reduce that number. You'll have to decide if you want small, peaceful, non-chompy aquarium fish, or larger ocean-going predators. Personally, I'd go with the larger ones. Also, I'd try to catch them myself.
You should have a sea robin on your list, they're really cool.
 
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In a tank that size anything under 5" will literally disappear probably never to be seen again. Not to mention the hundreds of fish that would need to be bought to make it look like something was in the tank. QTing on a scale this big starts to become a real problem.
 
As others have said, with a tank that large the aquarium world is your oyster so to speak :p Personally, I'd load that tank up with a good mix of large and small fish, to create a more natural looking reef environment and avoid having a tank with a couple massive predators (which actually sounds pretty cool too, come to think of it :lol:). It's ultimately up to, your personal preferences, and how much hands on maintenance you want to perform on a tank this massive. Personally I'd add...

* School of schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes). They are reef safe, hardy, group together nicely in large systems, and get big FAST!

* Group of Monos (Monodactylus argenteus)

* Group of Stripeys (Microcanthus strigatus)

* Group of Pyramid Butterflies (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)

* Harem of Genicanthus Angels

* Pair of Blue Jaw Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)

* Massive group of Longspine Cardinalfish (Zoramia leptacantha)

* Several fusiliers if you're willing to feed often

* Bluespine Unicorn Tang (Naso unicornis) - The novelty of having an aquatic unicorn cruising around your tank (if it's large enough) never seems to get old

* Dussumieri Tang (Acanthurus dussumieri)

* Loads of damsels for color, movement, and diversity. Avoid the more aggressive genera, and stick with the more benign species

... If you like big groupers and other predators and don't mind having to go in and siphon out waste pretty frequently, you can go that route too. This is just what I'd do with a tank that large. Good luck :beer:
 
+1 on the Naso Unicornis
A male and female of those is why I want this tank in the first place. Probably won't be around for a few decades though. Lots of money. Maybe I could have basically a pond with one viewing side. And for filtration I plan to move to the coast of Hawaii or the Florida Keys so I could continuously pump in and out fresh ocean water with no need of heating, dosing, etc. Idk if it will work though. I plan to keep for sure the Naso Unicornis and that's all I know for sure. Would sardines/mackerel/anchovies eat fish that fit in their mouths or not. I believe they eat plankton but I don't really know anything about them. For aquascape I would just like a big pile giant rocks just in the middle, with tabling acros and plates and different depths with different corals (Sps, soft, lps, possibly nps ifnthe technology allows by then) and the bottom coveted with sand and some islands here or there with certain groups of corals (nems, gorgonians, mushrooms, Xenia, zoos, etc with some on he main rocks and some other corals mixed in on each. I might do something where I divide the tank in sections representing different regions such as Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, different seas, mangrove forests, seagrass beds, etc. gradually changing between each one. Would I be able to keep species that eat corals in there if they are fed enough and the corals are big enough, say an emperor angel or an Auriga butterfly. Thanks! I'm excited even though its decades away!
 
DECADES? I imagine the technology in this hobby will be completely different by then. 20 years ago we were using HOB filters, CFL lighting, the clownfish variations didn't exist, and there was no internet supporting the hobby. I don't know how you can possibly plan for THOSE things on advance.

In other news... I'm planning to buy a Lamborghini in 2045 if somebody can teach me how to change the oil.... J/k
 
I think he means he will have a larger aquarium by then... And he is dreaming a little. Andrew has a 30,000g total system he is building and Bill Wan has a 20,000g tank and they have some serious disposable income. In a decade from now I would like to have 250,000g tank but money is a object for me so it will be a dream. Now 3-5000g that is doable
 
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