Mixed species exhibit ideas

Can multiple Suckermouth catfish be held together in a large enough tank? I don't think I've ever seen multiple species of Suckermouth catfish in a single tank even though they're usually peaceful.

For example, would a mix of Scobinancistrus aureatus, Panaque nigrolineatus, Hemiancistrus subviridis, Panaqolus albivermis, Corydoras aenea, Corydoras splendens and Corydoras julii get along in a very large tank (along with other amazon fish like River stingrays, Pacu, Arowana, Cichlids, Headstander, etc)
 
Would this mix work for a large open-top Salt Marsh exhibit in the entrance lobby of a zoo aquarium?
  • Diamondback Terrapin
  • Atlantic Spadefish
  • Mummichog
  • Planehead Filefish
  • Striped Burrfish
  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
 
Would this list of free-flying birds work for my aforementioned large atrium-style Mangrove House?
1.1 Bahama Pintail
2.4 Black-necked Stilt
2.3 Boat-billed Heron
3.5 Caribbean Flamingo
2.2 Roseate Spoonbill
2.2 Ruddy Duck
3.4 Scarlet Ibis
0.2 Snowy Egret
1.2 Venezuelan Troupial
2.3 West Indian Whistling Duck
 
AndyJ08 said:
Would this list of free-flying birds work for my aforementioned large atrium-style Mangrove House?
1.1 Bahama Pintail
2.4 Black-necked Stilt
2.3 Boat-billed Heron
3.5 Caribbean Flamingo
2.2 Roseate Spoonbill
2.2 Ruddy Duck
3.4 Scarlet Ibis
0.2 Snowy Egret
1.2 Venezuelan Troupial
2.3 West Indian Whistling Duck
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I don’t see any reason why it would not, I could be wrong though.
 
AndyJ08 said:
Would this list of free-flying birds work for my aforementioned large atrium-style Mangrove House?
1.1 Bahama Pintail
2.4 Black-necked Stilt
2.3 Boat-billed Heron
3.5 Caribbean Flamingo
2.2 Roseate Spoonbill
2.2 Ruddy Duck
3.4 Scarlet Ibis
0.2 Snowy Egret
1.2 Venezuelan Troupial
2.3 West Indian Whistling Duck
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should be no problems
 
I have a lot of mixed species ideas that I’m wondering about.
  • Greater Flamingos, African Grey Parrots, various African Turacos, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
  • Saddle Billed Storks, African Grey Parrots, various Turacos, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
  • Shoebill Storks, African Grey Parrots, various Turaco species, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
  • Lappet Faced Vultures, African Grey Parrots, various Turaco species, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
  • Lowland Anoa and Asian Small Clawes Otter
  • Lowland Anoa and pinioned cranes or storks
  • Can African Grey parrots be in mixed aviaries with other birds in general, or are they too dangerous, since I never see them in mixed exhibits
 
BenFoxster said:
I have a lot of mixed species ideas that I’m wondering about.
  • Greater Flamingos, African Grey Parrots, various African Turacos, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
  • Saddle Billed Storks, African Grey Parrots, various Turacos, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
  • Shoebill Storks, African Grey Parrots, various Turaco species, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
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This depends mostly on what you consider "other small African birds".
It should probably work, you can even have the Flamingos and Saddle-billed storks together in the same aviary. Same goes for Shoebills if the aviary is big enough (see Singapore's Bird Paradise)

BenFoxster said:
Can African Grey parrots be in mixed aviaries with other birds in general, or are they too dangerous, since I never see them in mixed exhibits
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In Parc des Oiseaux's "Africa in mosaics" aviary:
- African grey parrot
- Greater vasa parrot
- Speckled pigeon
- Egyptian vulture
- Silvery-cheeked hornbill
- Little egret
- Squacco heron
- Goliath heron
- African spoonbill
- Glossy ibis
- Hamerkop
- Black stork
- Abdim’s stork
- Yellow-billed stork
- African openbill
- Marabou stork
- Blacksmith lapwing
- Spur-winged lapwing
- Spotted thick-knee
- Yellow-necked francolin
- Vulturine guineafowl
- African comb duck
- White-faced whistling duck

In Blijdorp's "Africa's forest edge" aviary:
- African grey parrot
- Black-cheeked lovebird
- Green turaco
- Purple glossy starling
- White-faced whistling duck
- Blacksmith lapwing.

BenFoxster said:
Lappet Faced Vultures, African Grey Parrots, various Turaco species, and other small African birds in a large netted aviary
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Lappet-faced vultures are aggressive for a vulture species, the mix would be safer with Hooded vultures, Egyptian vultures or any type of Griffon vulture

BenFoxster said:
Lowland Anoa and Asian Small Clawes Otter
Lowland Anoa and pinioned cranes or storks
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Both of these should be fine, although the otters could harass the Anoas, and there would be a trampling risk with Anoas and cranes or Storks if they're pinioned. The latter mix would do much better in an aviary setting, where the bird can fly to safety more easily.

Also: pinioning in general is on it's way out as it's bad husbandry, some cranes (like Blue or Demoiselle cranes) do fine since they're mostly ground-dwelling, but storks fly around a lot in aviaries. If you still want them pinioned I would suggest doing it only with the cranes
 
Mr Gharial said:
This depends mostly on what you consider "other small African birds".
It should probably work, you can even have the Flamingos and Saddle-billed storks together in the same aviary. Same goes for Shoebills if the aviary is big enough (see Singapore's Bird Paradise)



In Parc des Oiseaux's "Africa in mosaics" aviary:
- African grey parrot
- Greater vasa parrot
- Speckled pigeon
- Egyptian vulture
- Silvery-cheeked hornbill
- Little egret
- Squacco heron
- Goliath heron
- African spoonbill
- Glossy ibis
- Hamerkop
- Black stork
- Abdim’s stork
- Yellow-billed stork
- African openbill
- Marabou stork
- Blacksmith lapwing
- Spur-winged lapwing
- Spotted thick-knee
- Yellow-necked francolin
- Vulturine guineafowl
- African comb duck
- White-faced whistling duck

In Blijdorp's "Africa's forest edge" aviary:
- African grey parrot
- Black-cheeked lovebird
- Green turaco
- Purple glossy starling
- White-faced whistling duck
- Blacksmith lapwing.



Lappet-faced vultures are aggressive for a vulture species, the mix would be safer with Hooded vultures, Egyptian vultures or any type of Griffon vulture



Both of these should be fine, although the otters could harass the Anoas, and there would be a trampling risk with Anoas and cranes or Storks if they're pinioned. The latter mix would do much better in an aviary setting, where the bird can fly to safety more easily.

Also: pinioning in general is on it's way out as it's bad husbandry, some cranes (like Blue or Demoiselle cranes) do fine since they're mostly ground-dwelling, but storks fly around a lot in aviaries. If you still want them pinioned I would suggest doing it only with the cranes
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Thanks Gharial this was a lot of information! Barely dipping my feet into bird husbandry and exhibitry so this is a fantastic resource.
 
Mr Gharial said:
This depends mostly on what you consider "other small African birds".
It should probably work, you can even have the Flamingos and Saddle-billed storks together in the same aviary. Same goes for Shoebills if the aviary is big enough (see Singapore's Bird Paradise)



In Parc des Oiseaux's "Africa in mosaics" aviary:
- African grey parrot
- Greater vasa parrot
- Speckled pigeon
- Egyptian vulture
- Silvery-cheeked hornbill
- Little egret
- Squacco heron
- Goliath heron
- African spoonbill
- Glossy ibis
- Hamerkop
- Black stork
- Abdim’s stork
- Yellow-billed stork
- African openbill
- Marabou stork
- Blacksmith lapwing
- Spur-winged lapwing
- Spotted thick-knee
- Yellow-necked francolin
- Vulturine guineafowl
- African comb duck
- White-faced whistling duck

In Blijdorp's "Africa's forest edge" aviary:
- African grey parrot
- Black-cheeked lovebird
- Green turaco
- Purple glossy starling
- White-faced whistling duck
- Blacksmith lapwing.



Lappet-faced vultures are aggressive for a vulture species, the mix would be safer with Hooded vultures, Egyptian vultures or any type of Griffon vulture



Both of these should be fine, although the otters could harass the Anoas, and there would be a trampling risk with Anoas and cranes or Storks if they're pinioned. The latter mix would do much better in an aviary setting, where the bird can fly to safety more easily.

Also: pinioning in general is on it's way out as it's bad husbandry, some cranes (like Blue or Demoiselle cranes) do fine since they're mostly ground-dwelling, but storks fly around a lot in aviaries. If you still want them pinioned I would suggest doing it only with the cranes
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Not to be a bother, but I am wondering which and how many of the bird species from the two aviaries you mentioned could fit well into a 7500 SF aviary, assuming I exclude the Abdin, Marabou, and Yellow-billed storks in place for one of the three larger water birds previously mentioned (flamingo, saddle-billed stork, or shoebill)?
 
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