7500 GALLON SHARK TANK FOR MY NEW HOME

[kerimo]

I've been working on a draft for the fish list. The numbers in ( ) specify the quantity considered. Any feedback is appreciated:

• 
  
  BLACKTIP REEF SHARK (2)
• WHITE TIP REEF SHARK (1-2)
  
• BONNETHEAD SHARK (1-2)
  
• SMOOTHHOUND SHARK (1)
  
• ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARK (1)
  
• JAPANESE LEOPARD SHARK (1)
  
• ZEBRA SHARK (1-2)
  
• BLUE SPOT STINGRAY (1)
  
• BARRACUDA? (1-2)
  
• WHITE GRUNTS/FRENCH GRUNTS
  
• GROUPER (RED GROUPER/MALABAR GROUPER/GOLIATH GROUPER/GAG GROUPER/BLACK GROUPER/TIGER GROUPER/BLUELINE GROUPER/POLLEINEI GROUPER)
  
• SQUIRREL FISH
  
• COTTONWICK
  
• BLUE JACKFISH
  
• GARABALDI (1-2)
  
• MONO ARGENTUS (SCHOOL)
  
• CLOWN TRIGGERFISH/RED TAIL TRIGGERFISH/QUEEN TRIGGERFISH
  
• ANGELFISH (EMPEROR ANGEL/FLAME ANGEL/CORAL BEAUTY)
  
• LIONFISH (PTEROIS RADIATA/Black and Red Pterois volitans)
  
• RAINBOW PARROT FISH
  
• CLOWNFISH
  
• MANDARINFISH
  
• MANTIS SHRIMP
  
• ACHILLES TANG/BLONDE NASO TANG/YELLOW TANG/ATLANTIC BLUE TANG
  
• PUFFERFISH (PORCUPINE/BLACK PUFFER)
  

 

[BlackTipReefShark]

. I've been working on a draft for the fish list. The numbers in ( ) specify the quantity considered. Any feedback is appreciated:

• 
  
  BLACKTIP REEF SHARK (2)
• WHITE TIP REEF SHARK (1-2)
  
• BONNETHEAD SHARK (1-2)
  
• SMOOTHHOUND SHARK (1)
  
• ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARK (1)
  
• JAPANESE LEOPARD SHARK (1)
  
• ZEBRA SHARK (1-2)
  
• BLUE SPOT STINGRAY (1)
  
• BARRACUDA? (1-2)
  
• WHITE GRUNTS/FRENCH GRUNTS
  
• GROUPER (RED GROUPER/MALABAR GROUPER/GOLIATH GROUPER/GAG GROUPER/BLACK GROUPER/TIGER GROUPER/BLUELINE GROUPER/POLLEINEI GROUPER)
  
• SQUIRREL FISH
  
• COTTONWICK
  
• BLUE JACKFISH
  
• GARABALDI (1-2)
  
• MONO ARGENTUS (SCHOOL)
  
• CLOWN TRIGGERFISH/RED TAIL TRIGGERFISH/QUEEN TRIGGERFISH
  
• ANGELFISH (EMPEROR ANGEL/FLAME ANGEL/CORAL BEAUTY)
  
• LIONFISH (PTEROIS RADIATA/Black and Red Pterois volitans)
  
• RAINBOW PARROT FISH
  
• CLOWNFISH
  
• MANDARINFISH
  
• MANTIS SHRIMP
  
• ACHILLES TANG/BLONDE NASO TANG/YELLOW TANG/ATLANTIC BLUE TANG
  
• PUFFERFISH (PORCUPINE/BLACK PUFFER)
  

I may not be a smart man but that list seems a little big to me..... Just my opinion take it with a grain of salt

 

[SimpleLogic]

I've been working on a draft for the fish list. The numbers in ( ) specify the quantity considered. Any feedback is appreciated:

• 
  
  BLACKTIP REEF SHARK (2)
• WHITE TIP REEF SHARK (1-2)
  
• BONNETHEAD SHARK (1-2)
  
• SMOOTHHOUND SHARK (1)
  
• ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARK (1)
  
• JAPANESE LEOPARD SHARK (1)
  
• ZEBRA SHARK (1-2)
  
• BLUE SPOT STINGRAY (1)
  
• BARRACUDA? (1-2)
  
• WHITE GRUNTS/FRENCH GRUNTS
  
• GROUPER (RED GROUPER/MALABAR GROUPER/GOLIATH GROUPER/GAG GROUPER/BLACK GROUPER/TIGER GROUPER/BLUELINE GROUPER/POLLEINEI GROUPER)
  
• SQUIRREL FISH
  
• COTTONWICK
  
• BLUE JACKFISH
  
• GARABALDI (1-2)
  
• MONO ARGENTUS (SCHOOL)
  
• CLOWN TRIGGERFISH/RED TAIL TRIGGERFISH/QUEEN TRIGGERFISH
  
• ANGELFISH (EMPEROR ANGEL/FLAME ANGEL/CORAL BEAUTY)
  
• LIONFISH (PTEROIS RADIATA/Black and Red Pterois volitans)
  
• RAINBOW PARROT FISH
  
• CLOWNFISH
  
• MANDARINFISH
  
• MANTIS SHRIMP
  
• ACHILLES TANG/BLONDE NASO TANG/YELLOW TANG/ATLANTIC BLUE TANG
  
• PUFFERFISH (PORCUPINE/BLACK PUFFER)

wow the bonnets and black tips, love em

 

[BlackTipReefShark]

I've been working on a draft for the fish list. The numbers in ( ) specify the quantity considered. Any feedback is appreciated:

• 
  
  BLACKTIP REEF SHARK (2)
• WHITE TIP REEF SHARK (1-2)
  
• BONNETHEAD SHARK (1-2)
  
• SMOOTHHOUND SHARK (1)
  
• ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARK (1)
  
• JAPANESE LEOPARD SHARK (1)
  
• ZEBRA SHARK (1-2)
  
• BLUE SPOT STINGRAY (1)
  
• BARRACUDA? (1-2)
  
• WHITE GRUNTS/FRENCH GRUNTS
  
• GROUPER (RED GROUPER/MALABAR GROUPER/GOLIATH GROUPER/GAG GROUPER/BLACK GROUPER/TIGER GROUPER/BLUELINE GROUPER/POLLEINEI GROUPER)
  
• SQUIRREL FISH
  
• COTTONWICK
  
• BLUE JACKFISH
  
• GARABALDI (1-2)
  
• MONO ARGENTUS (SCHOOL)
  
• CLOWN TRIGGERFISH/RED TAIL TRIGGERFISH/QUEEN TRIGGERFISH
  
• ANGELFISH (EMPEROR ANGEL/FLAME ANGEL/CORAL BEAUTY)
  
• LIONFISH (PTEROIS RADIATA/Black and Red Pterois volitans)
  
• RAINBOW PARROT FISH
  
• CLOWNFISH
  
• MANDARINFISH
  
• MANTIS SHRIMP
  
• ACHILLES TANG/BLONDE NASO TANG/YELLOW TANG/ATLANTIC BLUE TANG
  
• PUFFERFISH (PORCUPINE/BLACK PUFFER)

After looking into this list and looking at the dimensions of the tank. I would think that the Clownfish would need a good place to hide. Although this is a BIG tank I think that it should be bigger if you wanted to house Black Tip Reef Sharks. Just my two cents.

 

[ichthyogeek]

i'm not that educated when it comes to stocking...but are puffers, angelfish, lionfish and mandarins really that good of a combination? I'd be scared to be a mandarinfish in that tank. Also, when I started my "Touch Pool" thread, I read that bonnetheads like to school, so wouldn't a group of 3+ be better? And wouldn't the same apply to Barracuda as well?

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

That is a big and diverse list of fish... I do not play on the salty side of the hobby but I think it may need to be paired back a bit. Zoodiver any thoughts here?

 

[Ppoeschl]

I've been working on a draft for the fish list. The numbers in ( ) specify the quantity considered. Any feedback is appreciated:

• 
  
  BLACKTIP REEF SHARK (2) will test every other fish in the system and will outgrow it.
• WHITE TIP REEF SHARK (1-2)
  
• BONNETHEAD SHARK (1-2) will need a larger system long term and is difficult to move
  
• SMOOTHHOUND SHARK (1) more than likely not temperature compatible
  
• ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARK (1) way too high strung and will completely freak out resulting in death with this fish list.
  
• JAPANESE LEOPARD SHARK (1) likely not temperature compatible
  
• ZEBRA SHARK (1-2) will get too large for the tank but fairly easily rehomed
  
• BLUE SPOT STINGRAY (1) lunch for the above sharks if it doesn't die with its difficult nature
  
• BARRACUDA? (1-2) I would suggest not getting these guys just on the premise that they are complete piscivores and you plan on getting teleosts
  
• WHITE GRUNTS/FRENCH GRUNTS good tankmates
  
• GROUPER (RED GROUPER/MALABAR GROUPER/GOLIATH GROUPER/GAG will eat anything that fits in its mouth.
  GROUPER/BLACK GROUPER/TIGER GROUPER/BLUELINE GROUPER/POLLEINEI GROUPER)
  
• SQUIRREL FISH
  
• COTTONWICK
  
• BLUE JACKFISH
  
• GARABALDI (1-2) may not be temperature compatible
  
• MONO ARGENTUS (SCHOOL)
  
• CLOWN TRIGGERFISH/RED TAIL TRIGGERFISH/QUEEN TRIGGERFISH can be problematic fish with elasmobranchs
  
• ANGELFISH (EMPEROR ANGEL/FLAME ANGEL/CORAL BEAUTY) can be problematic fish with elasmobranchs
  
• LIONFISH (PTEROIS RADIATA/Black and Red Pterois volitans) I prefer not mixing lions with sharks, rays or groupers that could eat said lionfish
  
• RAINBOW PARROT FISH
  
• CLOWNFISH more than likely lunch
  
• MANDARINFISH lunch
  
• MANTIS SHRIMP lunch
  
• ACHILLES TANG/BLONDE NASO TANG/YELLOW TANG/ATLANTIC BLUE TANG although they maybe good filler fish, can be problematic with elasmobranchs
• PUFFERFISH (PORCUPINE/BLACK PUFFER)
  Problematic with elasmobranchs

 

[Ppoeschl]

]I've been working on a draft for the fish list. The numbers in ( ) specify the quantity considered. Any feedback is appreciated:

• 
  
  BLACKTIP REEF SHARK (2) will test every other fish in the system and will outgrow it.
• WHITE TIP REEF SHARK (1-2)
  
• BONNETHEAD SHARK (1-2) will need a larger system long term and is difficult to move
  
• SMOOTHHOUND SHARK (1) more than likely not temperature compatible
  
• ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARK (1) way too high strung and will completely freak out resulting in death with this fish list.
  
• JAPANESE LEOPARD SHARK (1) likely not temperature compatible
  
• ZEBRA SHARK (1-2) will get too large for the tank but fairly easily rehomed
  
• BLUE SPOT STINGRAY (1) lunch for the above sharks if it doesn't die with its difficult nature
  
• BARRACUDA? (1-2) I would suggest not getting these guys just on the premise that they are complete piscivores and you plan on getting teleosts
  
• WHITE GRUNTS/FRENCH GRUNTS good tankmates
  
• GROUPER (RED GROUPER/MALABAR GROUPER/GOLIATH GROUPER/GAG will eat anything that fits in its mouth.
  GROUPER/BLACK GROUPER/TIGER GROUPER/BLUELINE GROUPER/POLLEINEI GROUPER)
  
• SQUIRREL FISH
  
• COTTONWICK
  
• BLUE JACKFISH
  
• GARABALDI (1-2) may not be temperature compatible
  
• MONO ARGENTUS (SCHOOL)
  
• CLOWN TRIGGERFISH/RED TAIL TRIGGERFISH/QUEEN TRIGGERFISH can be problematic fish with elasmobranchs
  
• ANGELFISH (EMPEROR ANGEL/FLAME ANGEL/CORAL BEAUTY) can be problematic fish with elasmobranchs
  
• LIONFISH (PTEROIS RADIATA/Black and Red Pterois volitans) I prefer not mixing lions with sharks, rays or groupers that could eat said lionfish
  
• RAINBOW PARROT FISH
  
• CLOWNFISH more than likely lunch
  
• MANDARINFISH lunch
  
• MANTIS SHRIMP lunch
  
• ACHILLES TANG/BLONDE NASO TANG/YELLOW TANG/ATLANTIC BLUE TANG although they maybe good filler fish, can be problematic with elasmobranchs
• PUFFERFISH (PORCUPINE/BLACK PUFFER)
  Problematic with elasmobranchs

 

[kerimo]

The tank and the equipment are finally in!! Though it took incredible effort and manpower to place it in its final position. I will post some photos later this week.

 

[rwellbaum]