Setting up Predator 125g Reef Tank with Japanese Dragon Morays
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No mine went to a local reefer.
I actually lost touch with them soon after taking my tank down. I literally have no idea how my old fish are doing
It was kind of a clean break from reefing back then...
Dam that's disheartening, I love lions. Seeing reccomendations of larger groupers, angels, and triggers being best with the eel. I lost one of my clowns already : ( It looked way too big, def have a monster on my hands. Trying to catch the wife now who's triple the size and take no chances. Very tempted to get a yellow fuzzy lion that is way too big for him to eat to replace everyone in there but now feel like its only a matter of time until he eats that too. He'd only live with the lion less than a year so I guess is a race of what grows faster. Given my experience with dwarfs, it might be fine for the time being, but it is a pricey dwarf.
No mine went to a local reefer.
I actually lost touch with them soon after taking my tank down. I literally have no idea how my old fish are doing
It was kind of a clean break from reefing back then...
Not sure how many you had but I have 5 now. If any of them happened to have been yours, then they are fat and happy!
Groupers are great and share a symbiotic relationship with moray eels. In the wild groupers and eels cooperatively hunt. If you search I believe Planet Earth caught some footage of this in the past.
Some caution, once you put the grouper in, if their relationship kicks off, nothing outside of other morays can probably be in the tank with them. I'm not sure if you can mix other grouper species together, but most of them fly solo in the wild.
Hope this helps, but please fact check me in case I got any of this info wrong or I missed some stuff.
That's awesome congrats!
Played it safe and got rid of all the fish in the tank with the eel that he hadn't eaten and put them in their own new tank. Replaced them with this guy who at least for the time being I would be shocked the eel can eat:
Played it safe and got rid of all the fish in the tank with the eel that he hadn't eaten and put them in their own new tank. Replaced them with this guy who at least for the time being I would be shocked the eel can eat:
Went searching for a particular video I remember seeing and I found this...
The video I was searching for was this night dive someone did where an Eel attacked a Frogfish. Honestly, the diver with their light is what probably caused this Frogfish to get caught. Still an interesting watch how the Frog resists.
Yes saw the first video! The lion seems comically large to be attacked right now but definitely not keeping them together long term. Interestingly though, I saw a tank full of dwarf lions and other similar fish with a full grown skeletor eel without issues
Ok so my eel is literally a baby, like 10in, head the size of my pinky, and he is already trying to hunt that 4in lion I added. Idk what to do, he's hunting it but its so much bigger than his head. This eel is a monster, and unfortunately the lion is an idiot and not helping itself, will just chill right in front of his cave with his back towards it. It's seems to wave off the eel though but not sure how much hunting I'm seeing vs how much happens at night and hasn't had consequences.
Where Lionfish are invasive and divers hunt them, they just kind of sit there as well. I would expect it from a fish that probably feels invincible.
Their natural predator list is very small, although, I'm reading that some moray eels are natural predators along with groupers and sharks.
If this were my tank I would purchase a decent size Miniatus or Panther Grouper and see how it works.
I love the blue and yellow cod but even my 400 gallon is too small for one of them.
If you had a huge tank you could maybe try a larger active snapper.
My Emperor Snapper, to this day, is still my favorite fish I've ever owned. Too bad she outgrew her tank in no time at all. Not sure where she ended up after I took her to a LFS. I tried giving her to some aquariums but limited interest because she would grow to 4 feet.
My tank is small I live in Manhattan, I jumped on the baby Japanese Dragon because I figure it won't grow out of my tank until I move in less than a year out of the city and can upgrade. Could easily try a baby grouper but idk how it'd far at a smaller size and I know they grow incredibly fast. I gave away my cherub angel to a better home so it wasn't at risk, but honestly idk if it even was, I feel like anything very aware of the eel and that is fast seems safe. Would love to keep a lunula trigger with it in a 6ft+ tank. But for now I thought for a small tank a large (for my tank) lion would be safest and doesn't need the space, but this worm sized eel thinks its Hades.
May I ask what was so interesting about the snapper? Never kept one, used to have a larger fish only in high school. Had a zebra moray in there, so much less stress, was harmless.
May I ask what was so interesting about the snapper? Never kept one, used to have a larger fish only in high school. Had a zebra moray in there, so much less stress, was harmless.
Depending on the grouper they don't need much space. They're fairly lazy and stay in their dwelling most of the time. You could maybe try something like a Marine Betta, or even a 6 Line Soapfish. The 6 Line have a reputation for their potential toxins, but apparently it is a complete overstatement.
The Emperor was basically a dog in a fish tank. It is an incredibly personable fish. If I ever decide to turn one of my basement rooms into a pool I would consider getting one again. Otherwise, they belong in a very large, preferably public, aquarium or stay in the ocean.
I have no idea. You could make a post on the Humblefish forum and ask eatbreakfast. He is very helpful in recommendations.
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Coming up with a stock plan can be tough. Some fish work together, some don't, some depend on the order they are added. Sometimes literature and websites say one thing, other times experience say another. I have been taking care of fish tanks professionally since 2007. I have seen many...
This is the thread where you can ask about tankmates and husbandry. It is very helpful.
Explain your situation, what you'd like to achieve, and ask if any of the fish you're interested in might work.
You can ask for fish mate recommendations as well.
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Coming up with a stock plan can be tough. Some fish work together, some don't, some depend on the order they are added. Sometimes literature and websites say one thing, other times experience say another. I have been taking care of fish tanks professionally since 2007. I have seen many...
This is the thread where you can ask about tankmates and husbandry. It is very helpful.
Explain your situation, what you'd like to achieve, and ask if any of the fish you're interested in might work.
You can ask for fish mate recommendations as well.
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