Creating a predator tank.

GHsaltie · Sep 3, 2017

I have read that triggers can harass lions and pluck their eyes out. I wouldn't try it personally. @lion king is good with preds if I remember correctly.

Best Fish-Jake · Sep 3, 2017

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Joshua Agostoni · Sep 3, 2017

Best Fish-Jake said:
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)

By the time mine is that big ill ha e a bigger tank lol mine is about 9 inches and only as think as about a nickle

jpreefer · Sep 3, 2017

GHsaltie said:
I have read that triggers can harass lions and pluck their eyes out. I wouldn't try it personally. @lion king is good with preds if I remember correctly.

That's a myth and/or hearsay

Slayvoff · Sep 3, 2017

predator fish are cool but idk, eels creep me out lol. sorry i know this doesnt add value to the thread. but i would do a predator tank myself so considering what i'd get as i read this topic.

Joshua Agostoni · Sep 4, 2017

Slayvoff said:
predator fish are cool but idk, eels creep me out lol. sorry i know this doesnt add value to the thread. but i would do a predator tank myself so considering what i'd get as i read this topic.

I hate snakes but I'll tell you what eels are awesome mine hides most of the time but i love him cause he let's me.hand feed him and my hand I mean tongs.

jpreefer said:
That's a myth and/or hearsay

lion king · Sep 4, 2017

A dwarf lion is ok for a 55g, but they do get to about 7". If you get a 2" one it will be 4" in just a matter of a couple to few months then slow down. No porcupine puffer or trigger could live in a 55g, a niger maybe a year if you get him at 2", a porc several months maybe but really small ones are hard to find and difficult. Porcs will get extremely aggressive in a tank that small almost immediately. You can check out the Canthigaster genus of pufferfish, they would be ok for a 55; although I don't care for them they tend to be nippy alot. You can check out Hawkfish, although they do perch and aren't swimmers. For a flash of color and activity you could go with a dwarf angel. Anything you get that only grows to 3" at some point could be food for the eel or dwarf lion if they are a slender body shaped fish like one of your smaller wrasses like flashers. When doing more aggressive predator type fish I find it best to minimally stock; for a 55g I would think a snowflake, dwarf lion, and dwarf angel would be full.