I need some help with the 40 gallon fouler I am planing.

[Clownfish2004]

So for the past few days I have been planing a 40 gallon fouler and I thought you guys could help me out.So what I would like to know is were I should get my equipment, tank, stand, ect. also I was wondering if my stocking wish list would be okay.The fish I would like to keep are...

 

1. Antennata Lionfish

2. Coral beauty angelfish

3.Blood red hawkfish

4. 2 Filamented flasher wrasse

5. A small school of yellow tail damsels.

 

Thanks in advance.

[ajmckay]

Stop making these threads.

 

Nobody is going to tell you that mixing a predator with reef fish is a good idea. Either post a reasonable stocking list or continue with your experiment.

 

Remove the lion fish and limit the damselfish to 1 or 2 and you have a "reasonable" stocking list assuming you have the ability to run a decent size skimmer and do your water changes regularly. Don't stock to this level and expect to skimp on maintenance though.

 

Keeping a lionfish, or any other predator in a reef tank is always "at your own risk" - it's as simple as that.

[Clownfish2004]

Okay I know that which is why I called it a fowler reef build.So I did some more research and decided that the best I could get was probably just two lionfish in the 40 and that be all since there are not many small predator fish.Then I came across this video which A gave me a idea a small puffer and B made me feel really bad for some lionfish out there.Look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbIn1fcx9hQ.Would a spotted puffer work well??

[Felicia]

No, a puffer is not ok with lionfish. The puffer fish will eat the lionfish's fins.

[Clownfish2004]

That is what I thought the what I ma being told is I can keep one type of fish right.

[Tmr8188]

I think you should start with actually having the equipment to run this. Then worry about a stocking list.