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01-16-2004, 01:58 AM
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Do these inhabitants sound ok for 75g. hexagon?
I am thinking about having the following inhabitants in my 75 gallon hexagon tank.
Giant Frogfish
Snowflake eel
Reef Lobster
Do you think that these inhabitants would be fine together in this tank, I would have a liverock wall on the back of the tank, so there will be many ledges, and nooks and crannies for the frogfish to sit, and the snowflake eel to hide in. Any ideas for a couple more inhabitants?
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01-16-2004, 07:49 AM
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sounds as tho that would be a buffet waiting to happen. Frogfish will prolly eat anything it can get in its mouth, the eel would view the lobster as dinner, and so on.
I wouldnt add more than that, waste management may be a challenge as it is, IMO
Oops just caught that it was a hex tank, I was relating to a std 4' long 75. With the hex I think you would be better off picking one animal and showcasing it. Thats a fair amount of water volume but no real "Space"
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01-16-2004, 08:57 AM
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I might add that none of those three are very active. They only come out or move around much when it's dinner time. Frogfish are cool looking though. 
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01-16-2004, 01:00 PM
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Well, the lobster is in with the snowflake eel and has been for the past 4 months, so the snowflake hasn't tried to make a meal out of him yet, but I understand your concern. The tank will have a 30 gallon sump on it with a remora pro and a refugium, so I am not to worried about waste management. The fact that it is a hexagon tank is why I was a bit worried about the snowflake eel when he gets really big, I guess I will have to put him in the 90 gallon long. As far as any inhabitants that I could put in with the frogfish, I am all ears for suggestions. Giant frogfish actually spend most of the daylight hours in ful view, unlike some of the other frogfish, so I am not worried about seeing him enough, he should be out a lot.
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01-16-2004, 01:21 PM
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frogfish do not "hide" per se. they just do not move at all. they become one with the aquascaping.
as long as everything is significantly bigger than the frogfish you should be fine. frogfish will fold up an eel to eat it.
the bigger the better. if you want a frogfish i would suggest one of the smaller species.
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01-16-2004, 02:37 PM
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Man, i want to see some pics of those three, that would be awesome! Frog fish are awesome, so are snowflakes!
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