Is a mix that already is done in several zoos
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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Is a mix that already is done in several zoos
Disease transmission is one problem but mixing these could also be a problem due to the macaque's size and temperament. They are known to steal food and I don't think zoo visitors would like to see an Orangutan punt a macaque across an exhibit.
Just give those storks an aviary and mix them with other birds (ibis, ducks, pheasants, even small cranes might be possible). Trampling will always be a risk and breeding is very unlikely. Even for a common species, that's quite an infringement on welfare you're making but here you're also dealing with a highly endangered species. Storks also nest in trees, something pinioned birds can't really do.
Sun fish are best kept alone because of disease transmission and they are generally clumsy
White sided dolphins aren’t typically kept with any kind of fish because there is a good chance they will attack the tee ally’s or groupers or anything else that gets in their way
If I removed the sunfish, the grouper, and the trevally, do you think it would work then?
There is still a chance the white sided dolphin could attack other animals so I would remove that species. Also what is this for? A lot of these animals have very different geographic areas.
I don't know, I thought it would be interesting to see a mixed-species exhibit with dolphins. I've never seen any before, and wanted to see if it would work.
Hello Guys some of you know that i Work on a Fantasy Zoo Thread. Now i want to ask If you can combine the following Species.
1. European oystercatcher, pied avocet, Common eider, Common tern
2. Northern starfish,flounder, sturgeon, Common perch, threespined stickleback
3. Herring, mackerel, gunnard, Atlantic salmon, conger eel, thornback Ray, small spotted catshark, Atlantic cod
1. European oystercatcher, pied avocet, Common eider, Common tern
2. Northern starfish,flounder, sturgeon, Common perch, threespined stickleback
3. Herring, mackerel, gunnard, Atlantic salmon, conger eel, thornback Ray, small spotted catshark, Atlantic cod
1. I'm almost 100% sure this would work, as it seems reasonable enough and I'm sure there's a mix similar to this somewhere out there.
2. The sturgeon might pose a problem for the starfish and flounders, since sturgeons are bottom-feeders and might predate them.
3. I'm not sure how the small schooling fish would react to each other, but the salmon, cod, catshark, and conger eel might again, predate the smaller fish.
That's because dolphins are bullies and are known to take down very large predators. You could try using porpoises species.
If you were interested in making this an actual exhibit Los Angeles has a very similar aquatic ecosystem with Whale Sharks, Giant Oceanic Manta Rays, Tufted Puffins, sargo, Brown Pelican, and Rhino Auklet. This is along with any kelp forest species.
2. As already mentioned the starfish may be eaten, the Sticklebacks could be eaten by the Flounder as well
3. Lots of those fish are predatory and may eat the smaller species. I would recommend moving the Herring, Mackerel, Gurnard and perhaps the Small-spotted Catshark to a different tank.
Atlantic puffins and razorbills are quite sensitive to heat I think, and probably will fall prey to the dolphins, trevally's (they are known to jump out of water the to catch birds, see Blue planet 2 I think) or groupers.
In general, making sure you have a temperature that's healthy for everyone and a relative healthy ecosystem in there seems very difficult. I'd say at least remove the birds and dolphins as those are already very impractical to put in there. After all you need to make sure that the upper area is visible, closed of and easy to work in by keepers. You will probably need to remove more species, I suspect the dugong and trevally's can pose problems for example.
1: has been done before and should work, though monitor the eiders as those can kill other birds in theory and the oystercatchers as they can steal eggs if I recall correctly
2: The perches might prey on those sticklebacks and sturgeons seem a little large to put with the rest.
3: I'm not 100% about the herring and salmon, the first because I believe they need really large tanks to survive and the second simply because I don't know much about their captive requirements. For the rest this should all be feasible (and is done in some aquaria already). Just make sure you have other tanks where you can rear individuals in, as those probably won't be fine in this tank.
Dugong I get they would probably run into the whale sharks or mantas but how the Trevallies?
Good question, mostly because any tank of that size needs a bot more then 5 fish species and one turtle species or it looks plain empty. And as trevallies have been found to have eaten things in size up to young dolphins and young turtles...
Now that I think about it, they keep Whale Sharks, mantas rays, Giant Groupers, sea turtles, & trevallies all in the same tank at the Georgia Aquarium, so these species should be fine together. I figure if I remove the dolphins, dugongs, & birds, this mixed-species exhibit would definitely work with an adequate amount of space. Plus, now that the predatory animals are gone (dolphins & birds), I can add smaller fish (tangs, surgeonfish, eels, squirrelfish, porkfish, etc.) to make the tank look less empty. Maybe I could even throw in some stingrays or small sharks in there too.
Groupers and trevallies aren't predatory?
Re-educated to become vegan maybe?
Those species won't fill such a tank, and especially not in a feasible way. And you do realize these species are actually perfectly sized snacks for those trevallies? You need large pelagic fishes, gigantic schools, sharks, rays, guitar-rays, ..... Those are per volume of fish much cheaper.
