Mixed species exhibit ideas

Van Beal said:
Mix #2 - aviary for Dalmatian Pelican, Greater Flamingo, and Eurasian Oystercatcher
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Pelicans could eat the Oystercatcher and they would stress the Flamingos
Van Beal said:
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?
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Big parrots are known for bullying smaller birds
 
Van Beal said:
Mix #1 - aquarium for Small-spotted Catshark, Flathead Mullet, Striped Red Mullet, Sharpsnout Seabream, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Pearly Razorfish
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Should be fine in terms of mixing them, but all of those fish can be held in a relatively small aquarium, while the Loggerhead obviously needs way more space. So you'd have to keep the fish in quite large groups to "fill up" the aquarium, at which point you could definitely add a few more species.

Van Beal said:
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?
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I think it should probably be fine, the only thing I think might be risky is the Coua mixed with the fodies and buttonquails
 
Mr Gharial said:
Lion-tailed macaque should be fine, they've been kept with monkeys before. Dholes I'm not sure.

It'd be fine for the dholes I'm just not sure about the safety of the bears
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Yeah, I saw that allwetterzoo munster kept the mix but after looking it thoroughly they never inhabit the enclosures at the same time, so I wondered if they ever tried mixing them.
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Pelicans could eat the Oystercatcher and they would stress the Flamingos

Big parrots are known for bullying smaller birds
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So in the first case, would removing the pelicans and keeping the oystercatcher-flamingo mix work?
As for the second aviary, using the advice from both yourself and @Mr Gharial would it be better to remove the parrot and the coua and leave the rest?
 
Mr Gharial said:
Should be fine in terms of mixing them, but all of those fish can be held in a relatively small aquarium, while the Loggerhead obviously needs way more space. So you'd have to keep the fish in quite large groups to "fill up" the aquarium, at which point you could definitely add a few more species.
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If I were to replace one or more of the fish species with something like European Seabass and/or Common Stingray, would it work and have ideal population overall for the larger tank required by the turtles?
 
Paul.Haerle said:
That will work

You could mix the coua and the parrot in a seperate aviary (may with Madagascar partridge or lovebird)
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Huh. Wasn't expecting that I'd be able to mix Madagascar Lovebird (assuming you're referring to Agapornis canus) given the lack of ability to mix seen with other lovebird species.
 
Van Beal said:
If I were to replace one or more of the fish species with something like European Seabass and/or Common Stingray, would it work and have ideal population overall for the larger tank required by the turtles?
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I don't think you'd have to replace any species except maybe the Small-spotted catshark if you want to add larger rays. Atlantic nurse shark instead of Small-spotted catshark, add European sea bass and Short dorsal fin pompano as more open water-dwelling fish. Then maybe Common guitarfish or Common eagle ray and finally one or two larger wrasses like East Atlantic peacock wrasse or Ballan wrasse
 
Mr Gharial said:
I don't think you'd have to replace any species except maybe the Small-spotted catshark if you want to add larger rays. Atlantic nurse shark instead of Small-spotted catshark, add European sea bass and Short dorsal fin pompano as more open water-dwelling fish. Then maybe Common guitarfish or Common eagle ray and finally one or two larger wrasses like East Atlantic peacock wrasse or Ballan wrasse
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As much as I've been trying to avoid adding new species to my spec project (partially because my organization spreadsheet is already chaotic enough, partially because it means I'd have to go back and modify the count on my thread), I think this might be the route I take to make it more appropriate in terms of viewing.
Also, is the pompano in question Trachinotus teraia?
 
Van Beal said:
Huh. Wasn't expecting that I'd be able to mix Madagascar Lovebird (assuming you're referring to Agapornis canus) given the lack of ability to mix seen with other lovebird species.
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Lovebirds are very specific regarding mixtures, you can mix them with bigger parrots, couas and spur-, guinea- and waterfowl but give them enough space
 
Van Beal said:
Out of curiosity, would the bustards be okay to live with either guineafowl or ground hornbills?
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I know that one is older, but I‘ve only just read it.
White-bellied Bustards and Vulturine Guineafowl were mixed in the Wilhelma (I think successful, but Idk).
 
Can Crested Caracara be housed in an aviary with Southern Screamer? Can Elegant-crested tinamou be housed with either of them.
 
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MOG2012 said:
Can Crested Caracara be housed in an aviary with Southern Screamer? Can Elegant-crested tinamou be housed with either of them.
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Caracaras are sometimes mixed with waterfowl, so I think that should work.
Elegant-crested Tinamou can be mixed with parakeets, songbirds or other smaller birds, but the caracaras would stress them
 
Can capybara, maned wolf and South American tapir be housed in a large enclosure? Only tapir are breeding. Would Giant anteaters work instead of the maned wolf, but they would be breeding?
 
MOG2012 said:
Can capybara, maned wolf and South American tapir be housed in a large enclosure? Only tapir are breeding. Would Giant anteaters work instead of the maned wolf, but they would be breeding?
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I think it may be fine.
I would be more confident with the Maned Wolves than the Giant Anteaters, the latter being more powerful and potentially aggressive.
 
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