Mixed species exhibit ideas

Depending on the space given, I’d say it should work. As said before however plenty of other species to spice it up are advised.
 
LowlandGorilla4 said:
Perhaps although I'm not sure if it would be the most interesting exhibit. May want to be careful as I know from experience turkeys can get aggressive and they can give a nasty peck.
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Domestic Turkey hens of different varieties could be attractive in a walkthrough. I wouldn’t put a male Turkey in a walkthrough.
 
Would cohabbing Alligator Gar and American Alligator work? If not would Alligator Gar and Alligator Snapping Turtle work?
 
I think gar and snapping turtle should be fine, as snapping turtles are fairly sedentary and unlikely to attack the active gar, while the gar shouldn't be able to crack the turtle's shell. The american alligator feels a bit risky though.
 
Would a mix of Yellow Boxfish, Longhorn Cowfish, Spotted Boxfish, Striped Boxfish and Hovercraft Boxfish work, or would it just a pahutoxin time bomb? The tank would be on it's own system running activated carbon constantly.
 
Seems like housing all those boxfish together should work in terms of temperment and that all of them should be peaceful given enough space... BUT there are mixed reports on whether they will kill everything in their tank upon death (there are conflicting reports, some say that nothing happened to the other inhabitants and others say that as soon as the boxfish dies everything else dies, and boxfish are not immune to the toxins of other boxfish). The nuking of tanks by boxfish seems to be very rare upon death unless the boxfish is stressed, but I wouldn't risk it with such expensive fish.
 
dinosauria said:
Seems like housing all those boxfish together should work in terms of temperment and that all of them should be peaceful given enough space... BUT there are mixed reports on whether they will kill everything in their tank upon death (there are conflicting reports, some say that nothing happened to the other inhabitants and others say that as soon as the boxfish dies everything else dies, and boxfish are not immune to the toxins of other boxfish). The nuking of tanks by boxfish seems to be very rare upon death unless the boxfish is stressed, but I wouldn't risk it with such expensive fish.
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Yeah, that's what I meant by pahutoxin time bomb. The inconsistency of whether the other fish die likely has something to do with the size of the tank (more water dilutes the toxin) and whether or not they were running activated carbon (absorbs the toxin, removing it from the water). So for the boxfish tank I'd probably have it attached to a fairly large sump behind the scenes, and run activated carbon to avoid a tank nuke.
 
Here’s my exhibit with the turkeys

North American Aviary: (28)
American Robin
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Wild Turkey (In Separate Aviary Inside Aviary)
Eastern Bluebird
Blue Jay
Downy Woodpecker
American Goldfinch
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Bobwhite
Indigo Bunting
Northern Mockingbird
Mourning Dove
House Finch
Wood Thrush
White-breasted Nuthatch
Bobolink
Cedar Waxwing
Gray Catbird
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Flicker
Brown-headed Cowbird
Eastern Phoebe
 
What are people's thoughts on-
Chinese Alligator
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
Malayan Painted Terrapin
Rodrigues Fruit Bat
Raggiana Bird of Paradise
Hooded Pitta
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Metallic Starling
Bali Mynah
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Beautiful Fruit Dove
Black-naped Fruit Dove
Greater Malayan Chevrotain

- the Chevrotain would not have access to the alligator portion of the Exhibit, although the birds and turtles would.
 
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