Aquarium at work.

[Anonymous]

I want to set up an aquarium at work. I'm after ideas of what to stock it with, which of your animals gets the best reactions from visitors?

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

Lionfish are a spectacular sight for most people who don't own saltwater tanks Any angel or butterfly fish would draw attention too.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah lionfish was my first thought, maybe with some other predators.

 

[Anonymous]

Snowflake eels are pretty, let one bite you at feeding time, this will ensure quality viewing

But I have to say, the best reactions are for the clownfish/E.quad duo's. Oh, and the octopus in a goldfish bowl...don't ask :roll:

 

[liquid]

A 5-10 gallon nano is a pretty nice work tank. They're small, can fit on a desk, and easy to take care of with the proper maintenance. Clownfish, purplefirefish, gobies all make nice fish for the tank.

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

I was thinking a bit larger than a nano, I want it to be a real feature. Clownfish is another good idea, but I think it would mostly be children and women who are more interested in them. Most of my customers are men, so perhaps something a bit more manly like predators. No offence to any guys who keep clownfish.

 

[Anonymous]

Panther grouprs look awesome IMO.

 

[Anonymous]

Are the panther groupers the ones that are white with black spots?

 

[wade1]

Panthers get BIG. They look kinda like a sweetlips... spotted, tall, thinner bodies, elongated faces.

You would need a fairly large tank.

 

[liquid]

Big as in 30" big:

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... =altivelis

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

Ah yeah, think that might be a bit too big.

 

[Tarasco]

You could do a single Undulated Trigger in a 55 or something a little bigger. They are really friendly, look good, and interact with people outside their tank. You just can't have any other fish.

Lots of people like Flame Hawks and blennies, because they swim funny and seem to watch people.

How big a tank are we talking about?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm thinking of maybe 4'x2'x2' or possible even extending it out to 3' wide. Still got to check that it will fit.

 

[Tarasco]

So that's about 120 to possibly 180 gallons. That's a decent size. You could definitely do a lion, or a majestic angel or something similar.

 

[Tackett]

here are some links, though IM sure that some of you are tired of hearing my mouth, err hand..whatever

a BEAUTIFUL grouper that gets big but not too big, only drawback is its price tag, you can find them cheaper than foster and smith though I just use their site for fish pics.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... CatId=1698

As a trigger, this guy gets big, mean, and very breathtaking. JimM will agree with me.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... pCatId=265

One of the more beautiful morays and they dont need massive amounts of space, but do require a bit of hard work on the water and food.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... pCatId=136

I believe that this is the largest species of lion.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... pCatId=275

This is a BIG puffer, big and a showstopper IMO.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... pCatId=252

One of my personal favorites, the purcupine puffer. Very friendly fish.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... pCatId=244


Well, theres my .02

 

[danmhippo]

Predominantly Trigger/moray tank, and you can entertain your guest by letting them hand feed'em.

OR, an anemone with clown fish tank.

 

[danmhippo]

In my tank, the eye grabber is the seahorses. But if your target is something "manly", then a preganant male seahorse probably don't work too well for ya.

 

[Tackett]

lol! and I actually did laugh out loud.

 

[Anonymous]

Haha I laughed out loud when I read that as well. Thanks for all your input, I'm thinking of going for either a Lionfish and Moray tank or a Trigger and Moray tank. I was definately thinking of a Zebra Moray and after reading the link that Tackett posted I'm sold on them. Would two Zebra Morays and two Lions (preferable Volitans but possible a smaller species) be too much for the tanks I'm looking at? I figure that so long as my filtration is good enough, space shouldn't really be a problem.

 

[danmhippo]

You can also consider the fumanchu lionfish (dwarf lionfish). They do not have as elongated spines and fins, and stays much smaller.

I think 1 moray is plenty for a 100Gal tank.