Setting up a FOWLR

[BigBlue187]

I have a 40 breeder with a 20g sump that I would like to make into a FOWLR tank, but I'm not to sure what I can put in it.

The tank is a established tank, it has been set up and running for almost 2yrs. I have a Octopus NW 110 Needle-Wheel protein skimmer.


I would like to put a Radiata Lionfish (Pterois radiata) or a Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus), and maybe a eel and some other fish.

What do you guys think? Maybe you know of some other fish that would work.

Thanks.

 

[Monkeyfish]

The radiata would have to be the only fish in the tank. Unless you're getting a dwarf eel most other eels will outgrow the tank - they get big and produce a lot of waste.

The fuzzy could have a friend, but it would have to be a non-aggressive fish that won't fit in his mouth.