Mixed species exhibit ideas

MClaeys said:
Would a mix of green-winged macaw, Ecuadorian red-lored amazon, white-throated toucan, scarlet ibis and red-vented chachalaca work? They would be kept in a big aviary.
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Toucans eat eggs so they can't be breeding. The macaw can be territorial and aggressive, possibly harassing the Amazon. The toucan will also eat smaller birds. The ibis, toucan, and chacalaca might get harassed. The Amazon would also harass the animals
 
MOG2012 said:
Toucans eat eggs so they can't be breeding. The macaw can be territorial and aggressive, possibly harassing the Amazon. The toucan will also eat smaller birds. The ibis, toucan, and chacalaca might get harassed. The Amazon would also harass the animals
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Is it better to keep them all separated or can there still be the combination with the macaws, amazons and chachalacas?
 
Could I mix Western Lowland Gorilla or Mandrill with any of the below species?
Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza
Congo Wolf's Guenon Cercopithecus wolfi
Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon Cercopithecus petaurista
Golden-bellied Mangabey Cercocebus chrysogaster

Additionally, could I combine South African Shelduck, Sacred Ibis, Hamerkop, African Spoonbill and African Pygmy Goose with Pygmy Hippos?

And lastly, what possible combinations could be made using the following species:
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Blue-bellied Roller Coracis cyanogaster
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
Red-crested Turaco Tauraco erythrolophus
Red-and-Yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
 
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Van Beal said:
And lastly, what possible combinations could be made using the following species:
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Blue-bellied Roller Coracis cyanogaster
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
Red-crested Turaco Tauraco erythrolophus
Red-and-Yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
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Lovebirds should stay alone (you could add guineafowl).
Black Crowned Crane and Great Blue Turaco could be mixed (you could add ducks, spoonbills, pigeons or guineafowl).
Red-crested Turaco, Blue-bellied Roller and Bearded Barbet could be mixed (you could add guineafowl, pigeons, doves, starlings or robin-chats).
Purple-crested Turaco and Red-and-yellow Barbet could be mixed (you could add guineafowl, pigeons, doves, starlings or robin-chats).
Superb Starling, Blue-naped Mousebird and Western Plantain-eater could be mixed (you could add guineafowl, pigeons, doves, starlings or robin-chats).
Black Crake could be add to any of the three lower mixes
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Black Crowned Crane and Great Blue Turaco could be mixed (you could add ducks, spoonbills, pigeons or guineafowl).
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Could the Shelduck from earlier be added into this aviary?
And would any of the mixes from your list work with Okapi and/or Black Duiker included?
 
Van Beal said:
Could the Shelduck from earlier be added into this aviary?
And would any of the mixes from your list work with Okapi and/or Black Duiker included?
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Yes, the Shelduck would work in this aviary.
Every mix would work in a Okapi/Black Duiker aviary; I would choose the mix with Red-crested Turaco
 
Van Beal said:
Could I mix Western Lowland Gorilla or Mandrill with any of the below species?
Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza
Congo Wolf's Guenon Cercopithecus wolfi
Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon Cercopithecus petaurista
Golden-bellied Mangabey Cercocebus chrysogaster

Additionally, could I combine South African Shelduck, Sacred Ibis, Hamerkop, African Spoonbill and African Pygmy Goose with Pygmy Hippos?

And lastly, what possible combinations could be made using the following species:
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Blue-bellied Roller Coracis cyanogaster
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
Red-crested Turaco Tauraco erythrolophus
Red-and-Yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
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For the second one, if you have about a hectare of space, throwing everything together would be fine, if the turacos are all female.
 
Zhao yun said:
For the second one, if you have about a hectare of space, throwing everything together would be fine, if the turacos are all female.
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That wouldn't be a good idea.
The Barbets and the Lovebirds would compete over nesting holes, and they could kill each other.
Black Crowned Crane would bully Black Crake.
Lovebirds would attack or bully the other birds.
 
Paul.Haerle said:
That wouldn't be a good idea.
The Barbets and the Lovebirds would compete over nesting holes, and they could kill each other.
Black Crowned Crane would bully Black Crake.
Lovebirds would attack or bully the other birds.
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Bird Paradise mixes all these/some subs like Allen's galinule instead of Black Crake. No incidents yet.
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Red-crested Turaco, Blue-bellied Roller and Bearded Barbet
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Could I add Home's Hingeback Tortoise to this mix? The idea I have is that the birds have access to an indoor and outdoor area, with the outdoor area also housing okapi while the indoor also has the tortoises.

Additionally, for anyone who has a larger knowledge of fish than I do, would the following mixed tank work out, assuming it was reasonably sized?
Lionhead Cichlid Steatocranus casuarius
Electric Blue Hap Sciaenochromis fryeri
Bumblebee Cichlid Pseudotropheus crabro
Aurora Cichlid Maylandia aurora
Deepwater Hap Placidochromis electra
Ngege Oreochromis esculentus
Cobalt Zebra Metriaclima callainos
Interruptus Cichlid Melanochromis interruptus
Electric Yellow Cichlid Labidochromis caerulus
Scrapermouth Mbuna Labeotropheus trewavasae
African Banded Barb Enteromius fasciolatus
Blue Dolphin Cichlid Cyrtocara moorii
Chrysonotus Cichlid Copadichromis chrysonotus
 
Van Beal said:
Could I add Home's Hingeback Tortoise to this mix? The idea I have is that the birds have access to an indoor and outdoor area, with the outdoor area also housing okapi while the indoor also has the tortoises.
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That would work but the tortoises would need hiding spots so they wouldn't get stressed. The birds also might peck at the tortoises' food so they need a separate feeding spot. The bearded barbet is curious so they might peck the tortoise but that wouldn't be a major problem. The okapi could possibly accidentally trample over the tortoise so having them only indoors would work
Van Beal said:
Additionally, for anyone who has a larger knowledge of fish than I do, would the following mixed tank work out, assuming it was reasonably sized?
Lionhead Cichlid Steatocranus casuarius
Electric Blue Hap Sciaenochromis fryeri
Bumblebee Cichlid Pseudotropheus crabro
Aurora Cichlid Maylandia aurora
Deepwater Hap Placidochromis electra
Ngege Oreochromis esculentus
Cobalt Zebra Metriaclima callainos
Interruptus Cichlid Melanochromis interruptus
Electric Yellow Cichlid Labidochromis caerulus
Scrapermouth Mbuna Labeotropheus trewavasae
African Banded Barb Enteromius fasciolatus
Blue Dolphin Cichlid Cyrtocara moorii
Chrysonotus Cichlid Copadichromis chrysonotus
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The lionhead cichlid needs a different salinity than the lake malawi cichlids. Ngege are aggressive. Some of the Malawi cichlids are territorial and highly aggressive. The banded barb will likely be harassed by the cichlids. So remove the Lion head Cichlid, Ngege, and African Banded Barb so it would work. It would just have to be large
 
MOG2012 said:
That would work but the tortoises would need hiding spots so they wouldn't get stressed. The birds also might peck at the tortoises' food so they need a separate feeding spot. The bearded barbet is curious so they might peck the tortoise but that wouldn't be a major problem. The okapi could possibly accidentally trample over the tortoise so having them only indoors would work

The lionhead cichlid needs a different salinity than the lake malawi cichlids. Ngege are aggressive. Some of the Malawi cichlids are territorial and highly aggressive. The banded barb will likely be harassed by the cichlids. So remove the Lion head Cichlid, Ngege, and African Banded Barb so it would work. It would just have to be large
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If I were to replace the Lionhead Cichlid with Demason's Cichlid Chindongo demasoni, would they be able to be in the larger tank?
As for the size, I was thinking something along the lines sizewise of Toronto's Lake Malawi tank. Not sure on the exact dimensions, but they combine something like 19-20 different cichlid species in the tank.
 
Van Beal said:
If I were to replace the Lionhead Cichlid with Demason's Cichlid Chindongo demasoni, would they be able to be in the larger tank?
As for the size, I was thinking something along the lines sizewise of Toronto's Lake Malawi tank. Not sure on the exact dimensions, but they combine something like 19-20 different cichlid species in the tank.
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It would be more biogeographically accurate but it would work. Demason’s cichlids are highly aggressive and territorial, likely either harassing or competing for resources with the other cichlids.
 
I'm working on designing a spec zoo with a rotational exhibit system similar to Louisville Zoo’s Islands and Point Defiance Zoo’s Asian Forest Sanctuary, but focused on African Forest species. The species I’m considering for this concept are:

  • Pygmy Hippopotamus
  • Red River Hog
  • Yellow-Backed Duiker
  • Mandrill
  • Eastern Black & White Colobus
  • Allen’s Swamp Monkey
  • De Brazza’s Monkey
  • Wolf’s Guenon
The rotational setup would include five rotating exhibits:

  • Two designated for pygmy hippos (one for the male and one for the female)
  • One for the Red River Hogs
  • One for the Duikers
  • One for the Mandrills
The monkeys would rotate and share space with the larger animals at times. Additionally, some smaller monkey species may be mixed with each other.

Would any of the pairings listed here be problematic?
 
Couple more mix ideas, these ones for a Mediterranean section.
Mix #1 - aquarium for Small-spotted Catshark, Flathead Mullet, Striped Red Mullet, Sharpsnout Seabream, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Pearly Razorfish
Mix #2 - aviary for Dalmatian Pelican, Greater Flamingo, and Eurasian Oystercatcher

I also have a planned Madagascan aviary (different area of the zoo), which would theoretically include Red Fody, Madagascar Buttonquail, Western Madagascar Crested Ibis, Blue Coua, Lesser Vasa Parrot, Bernier's Teal, and Madagascar Blue-Pigeon. Any issues with that?
 
LycaonSekowei said:
I'm working on designing a spec zoo with a rotational exhibit system similar to Louisville Zoo’s Islands and Point Defiance Zoo’s Asian Forest Sanctuary, but focused on African Forest species. The species I’m considering for this concept are:

  • Pygmy Hippopotamus
  • Red River Hog
  • Yellow-Backed Duiker
  • Mandrill
  • Eastern Black & White Colobus
  • Allen’s Swamp Monkey
  • De Brazza’s Monkey
  • Wolf’s Guenon
The rotational setup would include five rotating exhibits:

  • Two designated for pygmy hippos (one for the male and one for the female)
  • One for the Red River Hogs
  • One for the Duikers
  • One for the Mandrills
The monkeys would rotate and share space with the larger animals at times. Additionally, some smaller monkey species may be mixed with each other.

Would any of the pairings listed here be problematic?
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I'm unsure on the mandrill being mixed with other primates, but the other three species mixed with the other monkeys should be okay. Also unsure of how well mixes with two or more of the above monkey species (excluding Mandrill) would work out.
 
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