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im looking for a large sw tank
with

1 clown trigger
1 lion fish
1 long nosed butterfly fish
1 cleaner wrasse
2 parrot wrasse
4 regal tangs

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''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''

forgot to say how big should the tank be

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''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''

Probably larger than 1,000 gallons.

Your proposing a lot of large fish.

Also, not all the fish you want are really compitable.

Last edited by lil_mikey69 at 10-Nov-2004 14:11

Though my knowledge about saltwater is limited, I do know enough to tell you that you'd need a huge tank to keep all of those fish.
Also, I strongly recommend against a cleaner wrasse. Not only do they often die in captivity, removing these fish from their natural reef environment has a disastrous effect. Studies have shown that the health of reef fishes declines if cleaner wrasse fish are removed from the area. Please keep them on the reef.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

assume your tank is big enough but the fish u listed cannot go together

the cleaner wrasse will get beaten up by other wrasse, trigger or get eaten by the lion (doesn't matter which type, even the Fu manchu one)

the trigger will harrass the lion fish a lot, nipping it's fins (dun know how when lion's fins are venomous, but that's what they do)

Yes I must agree, these fish will not get along at all. The clown trigger first of all, is one of the most agressive fish to put into a tank. Yes they are beautiful, but very deadly to other fish, especially when they become large. This fish alone reaquires IMO at least a 150 gal tank.

The long nose butterfly will be the first to go. As these fish are not very aggressive and will hide all the time, and will not eat. They also need a well established tank, so they can get other living foods in the tank, besides those you feed them. This is a more advanced type fish.

The cleaner wrasse will probably be eaten by the lionfish. Though I have seen many different lionfish co-exist with them, it is a hit and miss situation. IF you do try this combo, make sure there are plenty of hiding places for the wrasse, that the lion cannot get to. And also, add the wrasse a long time before the lion.

The parot wrasses and the tangs will probably not make it, because of the clown trigger.

IMO, you need to decide how aggressive you want your tank to be, and then look into some other combo of fish. There are fish you can keep with the clown trigger, if this is a fish you really want to keep.

Either way, you will need at least a 150 gal tank.

HTH.....

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There is always a bigger fish...

i would like a clown trigger

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''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''

Either way, you will need at least a 150 gal tank.

With that many fish, he'd need WAYYYYY more than a 150.