240 gallon predator stocking

[fishguy777]

Tank is 80" by 26" by 26"
I have: 16" blue dot ray, 12" hi fin snapper, tangs from 3-10", 2 dwarf angels 3";5", rabbitfish 8", polleni grouper 6", blue throat trigger 6"

I only have 70lbs of LR in here, and plan to add more-ray isn't that active so I don't think he'll mind a bit more rock. Filtration is great on the tank, giant skimmer, filter socks, UV, refugium.

Any recommendations for fish?

Some that I thought of were: harlequin tusk, large tamarin wrasse (if I can source one), banana eel-I had one a few months ago, blue spotted jawfish, anthias

 

[KrisReef]

Put the rock in the sump, the ray likes to rest on the flat substrate.
Tusk would be happy.

There was a thread on here recently where someone was using mummichog baitfish as part of their fishes and their eels loved to hunt natural food items.

 

[Cheese Griller]

Square back anthias would be the only commonly available species that wouldn’t get eaten by your other stock. Blue spotted jawfish don’t live very long at typical tank temps, and require a species-specific setup. For your last fish add a harlequin tusk. You’ve asked about additional stocking on many threads now, and most of the experienced members here agree that you’re at your stocking limit. If you add a group of square backs and a tusk, you will definitely be on the line.

 

[fishguy777]

Put the rock in the sump, the ray likes to rest on the flat substrate.
Tusk would be happy.

There was a thread on here recently where someone was using mummichog baitfish as part of their fishes and their eels loved to hunt natural food items.

would it be fine if I built the rock higher and kept the same floor space? he's not that big of a swimmer anyways

baitfish idea sounds cool but I have a feeling that the eel would learn to eat my normal fish then too

 

[KrisReef]

would it be fine if I built the rock higher and kept the same floor space? he's not that big of a swimmer anyways

baitfish idea sounds cool but I have a feeling that the eel would learn to eat my normal fish then too

The mountain is an option, make sure it’s secure to prevent rock slides and crushing incidents.

The eel already knows how to eat fish? The reefing axiom for prized (or expensive) specimens is that if something dies it is usually the most prized fish (coral, invertebrate…) that you had.

In the baitfish world they tend to be the first fish that predators key in on, so they hopefully will be the first for lunch. No guarantees implied.