New tank for religious people.

[Earl Karl]

So I am friends with people who are very religious. One day, they saw my reef tank and is now interested in keeping one (they have experience with planted tanks, which are beautifully aquascaped). I am helping to build a 90 gallon for them, but there is one catch. It has to be Christian themed, including the fish. So far, I have thought about the Christmas Wrasse, Carpenter's wrasse, and some fish from the Christmas Islands, but I need more suggestions. This is very important to me as these people have done a lot for me. I want it to be the best tank possible. Thanks.

 

[KJ]

Angel fish (Centropyge sp.)

 

[Earl Karl]

Oh yeah! I was kind of worried because angelfish get big, but I totally forgot about the dwarf species. I'll get something reef safe like a flame because one day they will get corals. Thanks!
I'm willing to take more suggestions to make the best stocking for the tank.

 

[Logan A.]

What about aquascaping? Throw a perfectly placed cross in there somewhere.

 

[vegamedic]

enjoying the beauty of God's creatures in the comfort of your home always seemed Christian themed enough for me. How creative/budget limited are you? Cross-shaped tank? Maybe fish that are known to have personalities with a little writeup that compares them with Biblical characters? This is a tough one!

 

[Paul B]

Aquascape like this underwater Jesus statue. I forgot which Island it is at.
https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_y...Yw--?q=under+water+jesus+statue&v_t=comsearch

 

[Maddlesrain]

I like themed tanks. Makes you think.

I’m not sure if any of the cowfish stay small enough, but that’s one possibility.

The closest thing I can get to a sheep (besides the massive sheephead wrasse) is a goatfish.

This fish will get entirely too big, but just for fun... a common name for Dermatolepis inermis is ‘donkey fish.’ (:

 

[Gareth elliott]

So other animals mentioned that could stretch to a fish,
Frogs-> Frog Fish, Fox-> fox face, goat -> goat fish etc...

 

[redfishbluefish]

Aquascape like this underwater Jesus statue. I forgot which Island it is at.
https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_y...Yw--?q=under+water+jesus+statue&v_t=comsearch

Paul, that "island" is found in the Keys at John Pennekamp underwater park! :cool:

 

[Paul B]

Thanks, I forgot. I dove there many years ago when Jesus was younger. :D

 

[Ardeus]

Get only animals from the Red Sea.

 

[Paul B]

How about the Dead Sea? But then you would only have brine shrimp. Never mind :rolleyes:

 

[Earl Karl]

I could throw in a cross in there, but they probably just want something natural. Maybe a frag rack that looks like a cross and made of rubble. Budget is unlimited basically. What fish are there in the red sea? I do have a red sea niger trigger (which is mostly pink rather than blue), but I don't think it would do well in a 90.

 

[Ardeus]

You can also get a variety of cardinals

 

[Earl Karl]

Cardinals?

 

[redfishbluefish]

Thanks, I forgot. I dove there many years ago when Jesus was younger. :D

I thought you looked familiar....you're one of the three wise men. :eek:

 

[Gareth elliott]

So no wrasses? Dam that's gonna be hard due to having Carpenter's and christmas wrasse in my list.

Could stick with only terminal phase males off divers den?

 

[Earl Karl]

Yeah I plan to keep terminal males.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Theres some gorgeous butterflies from the red sea, but i dont think any are even on the iffy with corals list, all no [emoji23]

 

[Paul B]

You could even tint the water red like Moses did to the Sea, or was it the Nile? I think it was the Nile. The crocodiles must have been excited. I have to go and watch the Ten Commandments again. My favorite part was when
Edward G Robinson said: Where's your Moses Now? With his Brooklyn accent. I love it. :D