75gal Saltwater stocking suggestions

[The Masked Shadow]

I think most suggestions on mfk are going to be:

- relatively expensive
- predatory

But this is for a reason. Predatory tanks are more fun, and you can enjoy them longer.

But you could only get a few fish in a predatory tank.

In a community tank, you can go to a petstore for dogfood and pick up some Bangaii Cardinals. You can have tons of color in a community tank. Following everything said above, I agree with predatory. From quick research on reef2reef, you could have:

Marine Betta:

Fu Manchu Lionfish:

and some kind of eel such as ghost eel or other ribbon eels pictured below:



The reason I picked the stocking below is because it looks nice together, and they are all predatory. You would need to watch the eel. Ghost eels reach aprox. 40 inches, but all eels do is curl up in a rock, and are only active during feeding time. This would have a heavy bioload. Lets see what others say about my stocking.

 

[Tat2_yo]

I think most suggestions on mfk are going to be:

- relatively expensive
- predatory

But this is for a reason. Predatory tanks are more fun, and you can enjoy them longer.

But you could only get a few fish in a predatory tank.

In a community tank, you can go to a petstore for dogfood and pick up some Bangaii Cardinals. You can have tons of color in a community tank. Following everything said above, I agree with predatory. From quick research on reef2reef, you could have:

Marine Betta:
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Fu Manchu Lionfish:
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and some kind of eel such as ghost eel or other ribbon eels pictured below:
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The reason I picked the stocking below is because it looks nice together, and they are all predatory. You would need to watch the eel. Ghost eels reach aprox. 40 inches, but all eels do is curl up in a rock, and are only active during feeding time. This would have a heavy bioload. Lets see what others say about my stocking.
[/QUOTE thanks alot any info would im use to freshwater/cichlids

 

[Deadeye]

I think most suggestions on mfk are going to be:

- relatively expensive
- predatory

But this is for a reason. Predatory tanks are more fun, and you can enjoy them longer.

But you could only get a few fish in a predatory tank.

In a community tank, you can go to a petstore for dogfood and pick up some Bangaii Cardinals. You can have tons of color in a community tank. Following everything said above, I agree with predatory. From quick research on reef2reef, you could have:

Marine Betta:
View attachment 1453183
Fu Manchu Lionfish:
View attachment 1453184
and some kind of eel such as ghost eel or other ribbon eels pictured below:
View attachment 1453185


The reason I picked the stocking below is because it looks nice together, and they are all predatory. You would need to watch the eel. Ghost eels reach aprox. 40 inches, but all eels do is curl up in a rock, and are only active during feeding time. This would have a heavy bioload. Lets see what others say about my stocking.

All are good options.
Betta is up there but may wind up an expensive treat if too small, and can attack the lion if too big. It can work if done properly.

Assuming the op’s lion is a fuzzy, a smaller fu Manchu may be in danger (do lions attack each other?)

Definitely love the moray idea, why I suggested the snowflake. A lot smaller and less aggressive.

 

[Deadeye]

Actually damsels and mollies would be good. They are small and basically feeders, but are also dirt cheap. The survivors would look good with the larger fish and the fry would be a snack for the clown and lion.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Actually, snowflake eels can reach 5 feet, but rarely exceed 30 inches.

 

[Tat2_yo]

All are good options.
Betta is up there but may wind up an expensive treat if too small, and can attack the lion if too big. It can work if done properly.

Assuming the op’s lion is a fuzzy, a smaller fu Manchu may be in danger (do lions attack each other?)

Definitely love the moray idea, why I suggested the snowflake. A lot smaller and less aggressive.

Thanks and its a dwarf zebra lionfish

 

[Deadeye]

Thanks and its a dwarf zebra lionfish

Good taste lol!
My favorite type of lion. The spines and colors just look the best on them imo. Similar size and temperament to fuzzies I believe.

 

[Tat2_yo]

Good taste lol!
My favorite type of lion. The spines and colors just look the best on them imo. Similar size and temperament to fuzzies I believe.

Beautiful fish i agree

 

[Tat2_yo]

Actually damsels and mollies would be good. They are small and basically feeders, but are also dirt cheap. The survivors would look good with the larger fish and the fry would be a snack for the clown and lion.

I was thinking about getting some of them but I knew they would definitely be a snack

 

[Deadeye]

I was thinking about getting some of them but I knew they would definitely be a snack

If you have a freshwater tank you can throw some in there. Add some of the offspring to the lion tank and replenish as necessary.