Fish compatibility – 120G (Snowflake Eel, Niger Trigger, Tang)

dannyboy997 · 01/15/2017, 04:02 PM

I’m about to pull the trigger (no pun intended) on converting one of my fresh tropical (120G) to FOWLR. I’ve been wanting to get some more aggressive fish than my reef will allow.
Any firsthand experience with the following are welcome. I’ve seen some conflicting info:
Snowflake Eel
Niger Trigger or Humu
Blue Hippo Tang (or other) I really like the Achilles Tangs as well

JohnnyHildo · 01/15/2017, 04:11 PM

i'd personally go with smaller varieties of tangs and triggers to attempt this. niger, humu, hippos and achilles all get too big for a 120.

dannyboy997 · 01/15/2017, 04:39 PM

Correction, 125 - 6', re-measured...

Found a good link with some resemble suggestions. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1946079

Maybe Powder Blue*or alike would be better than.

Cliving1 · 01/15/2017, 08:30 PM

Eel and lionfish would be cool. Divers den has had some cool eels there lately I would check it out

dannyboy997 · 01/15/2017, 09:58 PM

Good call. For some reason I hadn't considered but I do love those.*I'll check out Divers den and see what they've got.

cougareyes · 01/15/2017, 10:44 PM

The humu grows so slow that if you got a small one, he'd live in that tank for well over 5 years and maybe even longer; if you keep only a few fish he'll be fine. Of course the eel is no problem. If you like tangs good for a 120, check out the mimic tangs(chocolate tang as an adult). The niger does grow faster but especially here people over exaggerate how fast they grow and how big they get in a home aquarium. Achilles doesn't really grow that fast or big for that matter, but they do need more swimming space and can be a bit difficult to care for.

dannyboy997 · 01/16/2017, 12:40 AM

I really like the humu and it seems like one of the smaller triggers. Some sites say*minimum 90 gallons.
Also 5 years.. given my current upsizing habits, I'll*have around a 1000 gallon tank by then

dannyboy997 · 01/16/2017, 12:43 AM

Also by, "about to pull the trigger" I mean I have found a home for my tropical fish in other tanks, cycling water and am fish shopping.

01/15/2017, 04:02 PM	#1
dannyboy997 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Washington Posts: 8	Fish compatibility – 120G (Snowflake Eel, Niger Trigger, Tang) I’m about to pull the trigger (no pun intended) on converting one of my fresh tropical (120G) to FOWLR. I’ve been wanting to get some more aggressive fish than my reef will allow. Any firsthand experience with the following are welcome. I’ve seen some conflicting info: Snowflake Eel Niger Trigger or Humu Blue Hippo Tang (or other) I really like the Achilles Tangs as well

01/15/2017, 04:11 PM	#2
JohnnyHildo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 669	i'd personally go with smaller varieties of tangs and triggers to attempt this. niger, humu, hippos and achilles all get too big for a 120. __________________ 120G Standard - 40G Sump. Apex - DOS - ATI Current Tank Info: Acros - Zoas - Palys

01/15/2017, 04:39 PM	#3
dannyboy997 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Washington Posts: 8	Correction, 125 - 6', re-measured... Found a good link with some resemble suggestions. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1946079 Maybe Powder Blue*or alike would be better than. __________________ 75 gallon mixed reef, clowns, yellow tang, damsels, purple firefish, clown gobies, Apex 4 gallon, polyps, clown goby Several tropical tanks... Current Tank Info: 125g tropical, 75 mixed reef, 4g pico reef

01/15/2017, 09:58 PM	#5
dannyboy997 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Washington Posts: 8	Good call. For some reason I hadn't considered but I do love those.*I'll check out Divers den and see what they've got. __________________ 75 gallon mixed reef, clowns, yellow tang, damsels, purple firefish, clown gobies, Apex 4 gallon, polyps, clown goby Several tropical tanks... Current Tank Info: 125g tropical, 75 mixed reef, 4g pico reef

01/15/2017, 10:44 PM	#6
cougareyes Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 713	The humu grows so slow that if you got a small one, he'd live in that tank for well over 5 years and maybe even longer; if you keep only a few fish he'll be fine. Of course the eel is no problem. If you like tangs good for a 120, check out the mimic tangs(chocolate tang as an adult). The niger does grow faster but especially here people over exaggerate how fast they grow and how big they get in a home aquarium. Achilles doesn't really grow that fast or big for that matter, but they do need more swimming space and can be a bit difficult to care for. __________________ 30g wartskin angler with living color corals::: 125g juvi tank with blueline, clown, niger triggers; passer angel, and jeweled moray eel Current Tank Info: 210g fowlr: yellow belly dogface puffer, harlequin tusk, pinktail and pair of bluejaw triggers, majestic angel, orange shoulder and scopus tangs. one spot fox: 90g lps reef with an antennata , zebra and fuzzy dwarf, fu manchu lions, yellow mimic tang

01/15/2017, 08:30 PM	#4
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Eel and lionfish would be cool. Divers den has had some cool eels there lately I would check it out

01/16/2017, 12:40 AM	#7
dannyboy997 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Washington Posts: 8	I really like the humu and it seems like one of the smaller triggers. Some sites sayminimum 90 gallons. Also 5 years.. given my current upsizing habits, I'llhave around a 1000 gallon tank by then __________________ 75 gallon mixed reef, clowns, yellow tang, damsels, purple firefish, clown gobies, Apex 4 gallon, polyps, clown goby Several tropical tanks... Current Tank Info: 125g tropical, 75 mixed reef, 4g pico reef

01/16/2017, 12:43 AM	#8
dannyboy997 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Washington Posts: 8	Also by, "about to pull the trigger" I mean I have found a home for my tropical fish in other tanks, cycling water and am fish shopping. __________________ 75 gallon mixed reef, clowns, yellow tang, damsels, purple firefish, clown gobies, Apex 4 gallon, polyps, clown goby Several tropical tanks... Current Tank Info: 125g tropical, 75 mixed reef, 4g pico reef