Schooling fish for fowlr?

[Wiggles92]

Chromis would not work, at least not normal ones. Im looking at having either a white mouth, golden tail, skeletor, or possibly even a Dragon moray eel. So really anything 3" or less is ruled out. Also I might have a chance at getting a Mombasa lion which is would eat anything less than 3" for sure. Any thoughts?

The goldentail eel & skeletor eel would probably not pose any threat to the chromis if you keep them decently well-fed; people have kept them with clownfishes without any issues after all. The white mouth eel & dragon moray eel will outgrow that aquarium as it really comes down to the thickness vs. length of the eel for what you can fit in any given aquarium.

IMO, you should just skip the whole schooling fish part if you want to focus on predators & such as you're seeming to indicate (eel, trigger, lionfish, etc.) as you're going to be pretty overstocked in no time at all.

 

[Experiment397]

How do you figure that would be overstocked? One eel that's around 3' or so, a small trigger- blue jaws average less than 11". I want a rabbit fish of some sort and then a tang to add some color. And maybe a butterflyfish. The Mombasa lion is almost a dwarf species that averages less than 8". If the eel wouldn't bother them then maybe some chromis would work, something like lemons or black axils.


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[Otherone]

How do you figure that would be overstocked? One eel that's around 3' or so, a small trigger- blue jaws average less than 11". I want a rabbit fish of some sort and then a tang to add some color. And maybe a butterflyfish. The Mombasa lion is almost a dwarf species that averages less than 8". If the eel wouldn't bother them then maybe some chromis would work, something like lemons or black axils.


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Because your not understanding the nature of SW Fish - they live in the LR - theres only so many homes you can provide for w/ 125lbs of LR. The larger the fish, the larger the home. When they feel overcrowded they kill each other for space.

 

[Cooterbrown]

You'll need the best skimmer on the market or two good skimmers for that load. Or a swimming pool for a sump. They're very messy eaters. And I think
youll def run into territorial disputes. The best way to max stock a tank is pick fish that occupy different levels of te water. Top middle and bottom then they have there own room

 

[Ptrick125]

That lion will eat anything that can fit into it's mouth... And they have a big mouth.


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[Experiment397]

Okay so If there was no lion would a few larger chromis like lemons work?


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[Wiggles92]

Okay so If there was no lion would a few larger chromis like lemons work?

Probably not if you still intend on getting the eel, trigger, rabbit fish, tang, and butterfly fish; drop two or three of those and maybe it will work.

 

[myfishhadbabies]

soldier/squirrel fish would work as they will only grow 5-6" in a home aquaria.
Banner fish (Heniochus diphreutes)
pyramid butterfly fish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
long spine cardinals (most likely to be eaten by your eel)
Harem of various anthias
Harem of the Genicanthus angels.
mairne cats
Any type of pork fish, grunts, and breams if you can get your hands on smaller species.

Most other chromis, damsels, and cardinals will most likely pair off and kill all others if they aren't eaten by the eel.

 

[Experiment397]

Okay. I had been wondering about a small group of Anthias. I think I'll look into that. Maybe lyretails. I'm still figuring all this out and nothing is set in stone yet the tank won't be fully setup until probably around November so it can cycle for a while and I can find the best liverock I can.


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[pagancry]

There are not many choices to be honest especially for your tank mates. Anthias school if you get at least 8 of them. Usually all females or one male and the rest females. They are small fish though and still may become a meal. Squirrelfish are not a good idea because you would have to add to many of them for your tank size. They also are not as active during the day as anthias or chromis. Cardinalfish are too small as well. You would really have to take the eel out or instead put a snowflake or chainlink in instead as they mainly eat crustaceans as does the larger zebra moray.

James