ok guys, ive never done saltwater before. read tons and tons about it and lots of freshwater experience. not worried so much about the water chemistry as i am with the fish husbandry. so heres my plan, let me know if you think it will work or what you would change:
this set up will be in at least a 75, but im looking for a 125. i want a snowflake moray and i know they dig hiding spots and theyll come out more if there are plenty, so i think, in the empty tank, i will create somewhat of a maze of tunnels with pvc piping on the bottom of the tank. there will be five separate spots where the pvc will shoot up creating entrances/exits. so basically, it will be pvc covered in sand with five entrace points hidden behind ornaments, etc that the moray can duck into. i know they get rather large so what diameter do you think the pvc will need to be so that it wont get stuck. i dont want to do this twice, like, as in again in a few years when hes too big and its already causing problems.
also: will it even utilize/be able to navigate a bunch of pipes under the sand? will this be dangerous to the fish whatsoever? any comments about that kind of setup?
i would add the morray and allow him to acclimate for a few months, make sure hes eating well etc and beef him up a little bit before adding anything else. i was thinking about throwing in a porcupine fish maybe? puffer of some sort? and maybe a picasso trigger. ive seen the three in tanks together at shops but is this a decent idea? will the snowflake get so big so fast that it might try to swallow the other fish? i would NOT want this to happen. what about a panther grouper?
im well aware that all these get large and will outgrow a 75 in a few years (thats why im waiting for the 125 at least, most likely) but will those get along? any ideas on what size to get them from the start so they grow out evenly? sorry for the long post but i wanna do this right and who better to get advice from than mfk right?
this set up will be in at least a 75, but im looking for a 125. i want a snowflake moray and i know they dig hiding spots and theyll come out more if there are plenty, so i think, in the empty tank, i will create somewhat of a maze of tunnels with pvc piping on the bottom of the tank. there will be five separate spots where the pvc will shoot up creating entrances/exits. so basically, it will be pvc covered in sand with five entrace points hidden behind ornaments, etc that the moray can duck into. i know they get rather large so what diameter do you think the pvc will need to be so that it wont get stuck. i dont want to do this twice, like, as in again in a few years when hes too big and its already causing problems.
also: will it even utilize/be able to navigate a bunch of pipes under the sand? will this be dangerous to the fish whatsoever? any comments about that kind of setup?
i would add the morray and allow him to acclimate for a few months, make sure hes eating well etc and beef him up a little bit before adding anything else. i was thinking about throwing in a porcupine fish maybe? puffer of some sort? and maybe a picasso trigger. ive seen the three in tanks together at shops but is this a decent idea? will the snowflake get so big so fast that it might try to swallow the other fish? i would NOT want this to happen. what about a panther grouper?
im well aware that all these get large and will outgrow a 75 in a few years (thats why im waiting for the 125 at least, most likely) but will those get along? any ideas on what size to get them from the start so they grow out evenly? sorry for the long post but i wanna do this right and who better to get advice from than mfk right?
