Creating a predator tank.

[Joshua Agostoni]

So i have had some issues with my first go at a salt water tank, I have some posts about it if you wanna take a loot but anyway. I have a snowflake eel and I plan on getting a dwarf
lion fish. I have a 55 gallon tank any other ideas on what i could add into the tank mind you i understand i can put maybe one or two more. looking for carnivores that will eat krill and silver sides like my eel and wont grow more the 3.5 to 4 inches

 

[GoVols]

So i have had some issues with my first go at a salt water tank, I have some posts about it if you wanna take a loot but anyway. I have a snowflake eel and I plan on getting a dwarf
lion fish. I have a 55 gallon tank any other ideas on what i could add into the tank mind you i understand i can put maybe one or two more. looking for carnivores that will eat krill and silver sides like my eel and wont grow more the 3.5 to 4 inches

(lol)
Get a bigger tank and throw a Clown Trigger in there.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

That's a lot easier said that done.

 

[leahfiish]

There's a few different types of anglers, one of those would be really awesome!

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

Well the lion fish is already not gonna move to much and the eel is always hiding was hoping for a more active pred.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

I was thinking of a small porcupine puffer and a Niger trigger I figure it should take a year for them to grow to there full size by then I should have a 130 set up

 

[GoVols]

Well the lion fish is already not gonna move to much and the eel is always hiding was hoping for a more active pred.

Australian - Stripey

 

[94Roarge]

You could look at some wrasses or there are some pretty cool predatory cardinals even.

 

[GoVols]

I was thinking of a small porcupine puffer and a Niger trigger I figure it should take a year for them to grow to there full size by then I should have a 130 set up

Love them porcupine's!!!

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

I want carnivore.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

Looking to feed them krill and silver sides squid I'm tired of mysis shrimp killing my take chem nutrient levels

 

[jpreefer]

Ya really need a bigger tank for predators. At least a 180 or larger

 

[GoVols]

Ya really need a bigger tank for predators. At least a 180 or larger

+1...

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

No I don't, im snowflake only needs a 30 gallon take and I'm getting a small dwarf lion. I don't plan on loading the take I only want one or to more fish and like I said its gonna be to grow them out while I invest into a larger 130 tank. I don't want 6 to 7 inch big fish.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

Honestly I would be happy with just having a puffer the lion and the eel.

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

Scorpion fish[emoji41]

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

Double post

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

No I don't, im snowflake only needs a 30 gallon take and I'm getting a small dwarf lion. I don't plan on loading the take I only want one or to more fish and like I said its gonna be to grow them out while I invest into a larger 130 tank. I don't want 6 to 7 inch big fish.

They mean to say that in order to appropriately house most aggressive species, a tank 180g+ would be best. With that, you could house multiple species of triggers, puffers, and other carnivorous fish

(And personally, I wouldn't house this bad boy in a 30G)

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

Yeah I understand that I'm new though and this is an expensive hobby and honestly I've just always wanted a porcupine puffer and a lion fish.

 

[Joshua Agostoni]

Back in the day I had to little brackish water puffers they where my fav