aggressive tank

[hud3339]

Hi, i just join ARC and i know a good bit about reef tanks but i am settin up a aggressive tank. So far this is what i want in there a dragon wrasse, fu man chu lionfish, and a blue and yellow ribbon eel. Will these guy go well together?

 

[smoothie]

hud3339;493698 wrote: Hi, i just join ARC and i know a good bit about reef tanks but i am settin up a aggressive tank. So far this is what i want in there a dragon wrasse, fu man chu lionfish, and a blue and yellow ribbon eel. Will these guy go well together?

What size tank? Ribbon eels are very delicate

 

[hud3339]

It is a 55 gallon, yes i know the ribbons are, thats y he is goin to be the last one i put in the tank out of the 3

 

[smoothie]

hud3339;493893 wrote: It is a 55 gallon, yes i know the ribbons are, thats y he is goin to be the last one i put in the tank out of the 3

Why not the first so it will be most comfortable? No competition for feeding at first anyway. It will be "his" tank

 

[hud3339]

i want to make sure water is perfect first, he has a nice price tag on him. I gonna try the dragon wrasse first, he is the most hardy one out of them

 

[rolo65]

Well I guess you know what you're gonna do.....but what you should do first is put the eel in before anything else.....either that....or get a different eel....snowflake, green wolf, zebra moray.....like smoothie said.....the ribbon eels are very delicate

 

[hud3339]

Alright, i guess i will try the ribbon first hopefully he will live thanks

 

[smoothie]

hud3339;493971 wrote: Alright, i guess i will try the ribbon first hopefully he will live thanks

Just be patient with the cycle and testing of the tank. We have all rushed things before. What do you plan on feeding it? Mollies acclimated to salt do really well to entice them at first

 

[rolo65]

If your tank is fully cycled before putting anything in it.....and you properly acclimate....you shouldn't have many problems with mortality....just being the delicacy of ribbons...it would help if he is the first inhabitant....less stress....and the salt acclimated mollies would help with him eating as well as they can help control hair algea as well.....just usually not pretty enough to be regularly placed in "reef" tanks....but like goldfish....they make good live food for eels

 

[hud3339]

Smoothie;493975 wrote: Just be patient with the cycle and testing of the tank. We have all rushed things before. What do you plan on feeding it? Mollies acclimated to salt do really well to entice them at first

I was goin to feed him squid and some silversides. i still have the damsels in there figured he would eat them first.

 

[hud3339]

And also i dont know anywhere they sell black mollies for salt

 

[myvwrock]

quoting "Because most ribbon eels do not live longer than a month in captivity, some feel that this species should never be purchased. Ribbon eels have been observed in nearly every case to stop eating after being captured, although there are reports of them surviving and eating in captivity for 2 years or more. There is at least one case of a Ribbon Eel living 25 years in captivity.
With proper sized tanks, water flow, and depth of proper sand they can be kept for much longer in pairs."

 

[myvwrock]

hud3339;494022 wrote: And also i dont know anywhere they sell black mollies for salt

their not that difficult to acclamation, ut your dragen wrasse would have a good snack then

 

[hud3339]

myVWrock;494024 wrote: quoting "Because most ribbon eels do not live longer than a month in captivity, some feel that this species should never be purchased. Ribbon eels have been observed in nearly every case to stop eating after being captured, although there are reports of them surviving and eating in captivity for 2 years or more. There is at least one case of a Ribbon Eel living 25 years in captivity.
With proper sized tanks, water flow, and depth of proper sand they can be kept for much longer in pairs."

Well i think i not goin to get a ribbon eel now, what bout a wolf eel?

 

[hud3339]

Alright 1 question answered now say no eels in my tank, can i have snails, crabs, starfish, and sea urchins in there with dragon and fu man chu

 

[myvwrock]

not with a dragon , but with fu man chu ,yes, ......i thought you said you knew about this

 

[hud3339]

I know about reef tanks, not aggressive fish never kept them before