What are the coolest "species specific tanks" and do you want to set one up?

[Chortanator]

I used to have a sea apple in my DT. I'd love to set up a specialised filter feeder tank with sea apples, sea cucumbers, clams, etc.

 

[RedoubtReef]

Dracula Goby and pistol shrimp

 

[Wasabiroot]

Would love a mantis tank or some kind of stone fish. I love ugly creepy crawlies.
Though they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I do have a planted 240g in my basement that is primarily uncommon rainbows and barbs but that's as close as I've gotten. And seasonal killifish.

 

[ErhanS]

I had one which I set up for garden eels (I had three), also ended up with a filefish and a baby boxfish in there. It was a very interesting tank to watch, sadly it crashed because of a fire.

 

[Slocke]

I'm just starting to build this guy his/my dream tank: a much bigger one with a diy background and a deep sanded concealing several pipes for him to hide in.

 

[Majolica15]

Yes, but I don’t have pictures, because they don’t look good yet. I have a pico for flaming prawn gobies, and a separate setup for Catalina gobies.

 

[Tray21]

For me there are three that I would like to set up, Shark tank because duh! SHARKS! Octopus tank, and a jelly fish tank. Have seen and been in love with the idea of having even just one in the house but right now ill stick to my nano.

 

[waterskiguy]

I have a 50 gallon nano that I'd like to do a macro algae, seahorse and pipefish tank with a few small peaceful fish, including a flame prawn goby and candy pistol / Yasha goby pair. One of these days I'll start to research it and make it happen. lol

 

[Scubadoo4u]

Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfis, Eels (Japenese Dragon or maybe a Moray), Shark, FOWL, But my absolute desire would be for a Cuttlefish tank.

 

[gibec]

SEAHORSE TANK

 

[Jedi1199]

I am considering turning my 55g into a seahorse tank after I get the new 135 going. May be a while out as I pay off the poor beat up credit cards first...

Still have a lot of research to do before I make the decision.

 

[i cant think]

Yes, but I don’t have pictures, because they don’t look good yet. I have a pico for flaming prawn gobies, and a separate setup for Catalina gobies.

Id love to see photos! I don’t care if they don’t look good but dang I need to see how your Discordipinna griessingeri’s prefer their tank.

Also, as for species only how about I turn it into genus only because there’s always Atleast one genus that intrigues us most!
- Griessinger’s Goby (I currently own one but dang I’d love to have a group of 4-5 of them). This is a curious fish but I won’t say too much as I do have an article on these guys and my love for them.

- Halichoeres… but not just any, the larger and more “aggressive” species such as Neon Wrasses and Jade Wrasses. I don’t have a thing for aggressive however these guys seem to get a wrap for being ugly, I haven’t seen that with my jade (yet), He’s a beautiful transitional male and I refuse to believe they look ugly until I see it.

- Ambon Scorpionfish… Their faces are too cute I’m sorry but it’s true, and after seeing photos of @Things_With_Stings_Reef’s Ambons I love them even more. Not my photo (Just a photo from a simple Google search of one).

- Filament (Prawn) Goby, I have this guys cousin on here and I’d absolutely love to see even just one of these guys. It’s been my dream to have this and the griessinger however I’m unsure whether this species has entered the hobby or not yet but I’d assume so as this photo doesn’t look like it’s in its natural habitat but I could be wrong. Photo is from an article reef builders did on this fish.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Flashlight fish!

Flashlight Fish in Captivity

This article explores the topic of keeping flashlight fish in aquariums

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Gary67]

to tell you the truth i worry about my fish and my coral it's a job. Fish get sick make sure you have batteries just in case lights go out which i think will not could happen but will this summer down here in florida make sure you have dry food on hand there is just so many things don't know where to stop what's your chems. at on and on

 

[MEPAWN35]

All for this guy!!

 

[dennis romano]

Flashlight fish and Pinecone fish

 

[velvetelvis]

Most of my systems end up being species tanks because of my interest in biotopes. I always have a concept in mind when I plan and set up a new display.

My current reef is my favorite one yet. I call it my "dream reef" because it's a collection of my favorite corals and inverts in the world: photosynthetic gorgonians, photosynthetic sponges, Stereonephthya, Koji Wada pink Nephthea, green Lemnalia, and a couple of cultured sun corals (Dendrophyllia and Tubastraea micrantha). It's meant to replicate an Indonesian reef with soft corals.

The only fish are a small shoal (5) of Biota lyretail damselfish; I've seen photos of these fish (or similar ones) in the habitat I'm trying to depict. They fit perfectly.

 

[immaman2011]

Banggai cardinals

I love banggai cardinalfish and Damm that's a lot of them lol

 

[BionicReef73]

I would love to have a deep sand bed tank dedicated to garden eels.

I have garden eels in my tank theyre funny to watch. They are very skidish and my 2 spot likes to bother them

 

[RichReef]

Lionfish.