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[armison89]

cant decide what i want to do for my next tank.

Black Volitan Lionfish tank stats:
120 gallon tank
55 gallon sump

1 Black Volitan Lionfish
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
1 goblin
1 2nd large scorpian
1 Goldbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)

1 Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)?
1 Foxface Lo (Siganus vulpinus)?
1 Harlequin Tusk (Choerodon fasciatus)?

scorpian tank stats:
60 gallon tank (48x17x18)
29 gallon sump

1 Yellowspot Scorp (Sebastapistes cyanostigma)
1 Cockatoo Waspfish (Ablabys taenianotus)
Pair Red fin Waspfish (Paracentropogon rubripinnis)
1 Fu Manchu Lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus)
1 Hawaiian Lionfish (Dendrochirus barberi)
1 Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus)
Pair Kaudern's Cardinal (Pterapogon kauderni)

trigger tank stats:
135 gallon tank (72x17x27)
55 gallon sump

1 Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)
1 Arothron Dog Face Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
1 Humu Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
1 Red Tail Triggerfish (Xanthichthys sp.)
1 Banana Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
1 Pinkface Wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)
1 Goldbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)

 

[rayn]

I vote scorpion, but not sure about your selections. Check into the Hawaiian lionfish.

 

[clowntriggerfis]

I would go with the trigger tank.

 

[jwm2k3]

I would go with the trigger tank.

Me too, no doubt about it.

 

[armison89]

rayn that lion should work

will all those fish work in the trigger tank?

 

[AlexS95]

Scorpion, with the Lion is a close second.

 

[armison89]

thanks for the help. wont pick the tank for a few weeks so we will have to see what tank wins.

 

[palmer373]

I voted the trigger tank because IMO the fish would be more active, swimming around and picking at the rock, plus you don't have to stick feed the majority of the residence, you can just toss in pellets for the most part. The Zebra eel would be the only stick feeder and the puffer would need to be fed clams and stuff.

The scorp tank would be very cool BUT it would take a lot of work to stick feed all those inhabitants. You might be able to just toss in the clams or dead shrimp or whatever and they will pick it out of water column but you would have to wean them from live food to frozen on a stick, then wean them off the stick. I'm not sure how long the cardinals would last though.

A show size volitan is a jaw dropper but I wouldn't enjoy the tank as much as the trigger tank, it would also require stick feeding for the lions and the eel.

That said, just do whatever tank you want, pick fish that excite you and you'll be happy.

 

[armison89]

i will have all of the tanks eventually. so i just need to pick which is going to be next. the trigger will be a great tank but i love the look of scorps and lions.

 

[nateqt]

I say scorp tank, i've kept all those fish, except the cardinals, and they all readily took to frozen except the yellow spotted and fu manchu

 

[armison89]

thanks again

 

[Nighthawk31]

I voted triggers.

 

[armison89]

if i do the trigger tank what order should i add the fish?
is there any chance i can get a sohal tang for the tank? (fiances favorite fish)

1 Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)
1 Arothron Dog Face Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
1 Humu Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
1 Red Tail Triggerfish (Xanthichthys sp.)
1 Banana Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
1 Pinkface Wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)
1 Goldbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)

1 Sohal Tang (Acanthurus sohal)?

 

[clowntriggerfis]

sohal tangs get very big and agressive and will out grow a 135.

 

[armison89]

i know it will out grow the tank they need atleast an 8 foot tank as adults.