Mixed species exhibit ideas

Mr Gharial said:
The blackbirds are larger and could fit into a larger aviary, but for hwamei it would be more difficult. I think it'd be better to have a separate aviary for the Blackbirds, Hwamei's and Mountain peacock-pheasants together
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Hwamweis and blackbirds wouldn't work as the hwamei would stress the blackbird and they could compete for resources. I would suggest mixing the Chinese Hwamei with the Himalayan Monal and the Mountain Peacock-pheasant with the Grey-winged Blackbird
 
MOG2012 said:
Would an enclosure with greater kudu, gemsbok, springbok, and common eland work?
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MClaeys said:
I think they can get along, if given enough space for all the antelope, because kudus can sometimes have a temper.
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Of these species, the kudu are not the ones I would ever describe as having a temper... Gemsbok and male springbok on the other hand... Given enough space, the biggest concern with such a mix would hybridization between the eland and the kudu and that kudu tend to prefer a little more privacy than the other species presented here, and then potential contraspecific aggression from the gemsbok and male springbok over resources.
 
Van Beal said:
  • Grey-winged Blackbird
  • Elliot's Pheasant
  • Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
  • Himalayan Monal
  • Black-necked Crane
  • Chinese Hwamei
  • Bar-headed Goose
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So with all the prior advice given in mind, and including Japanese Sika in the list, what combination of mixes would work best?
 
Paul.Haerle said:
I think Elliot's Pheasant, Black-necked Crane and Bar-headed Goose would work with the Japanese Sika. (ducks, herons and egrets could be add)
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KevinB said:
Japanese sika deer could be mixed with the cranes and the ducks and/or geese, or with the pheasants, probably best with a separate area for these ground-dwelling birds provided.
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Van Beal said:
So with all the prior advice given in mind, and including Japanese Sika in the list, what combination of mixes would work best?
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Are any of these species compatible with each other? If they aren't, what species from their natural habitat (specific region) are compatible? ;
African Arowana Heterotis niloticus
African Brown Knifefish Xenomystus nigri
African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis
Electric Catfish Malapterurus electricus
Freshwater Butterflyfish Pantodon buchholzi
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Pitch‐black Fulu Haplochromis piceatus
Striped Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus
Victoria Tilapia Oreochromis variabilis
 
MOG2012 said:
Are any of these species compatible with each other? If they aren't, what species from their natural habitat (specific region) are compatible? ;
African Arowana Heterotis niloticus
African Brown Knifefish Xenomystus nigri
African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis
Electric Catfish Malapterurus electricus
Freshwater Butterflyfish Pantodon buchholzi
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Pitch‐black Fulu Haplochromis piceatus
Striped Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus
Victoria Tilapia Oreochromis variabilis
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I simplified it to these. Are these compatible? What species from their natural habitat (specific region) are compatible that I should add?
  • African Arowana Heterotis niloticus, Giraffe Catfish Auchenoglanis occidentalis, Saddled Bichir Polypterus endlicherii
  • African Brown Knifefish Xenomystus nigri, Freshwater Butterflyfish Pantodon buchholzi, Leopard Bush Fish Ctenopoma acutirostre, Reedfish Erpetoichthys calabaricus
  • Pitch‐black Fulu Haplochromis piceatus, Victoria Tilapia Oreochromis variabilis
 
Would these mixes work?;
  • A netted enclosure with African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus, Hamerkop Scopus umbretta, Nile Lechwe Kobus megaceros, Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekii, Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis, and White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata? What other birds could I add?
  • A netted enclosure with Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius, Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, and Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens? There are ponds for the pelicans too.
 
MOG2012 said:
A netted enclosure with African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus, Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca, Nile Lechwe Kobus megaceros, and Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekii? What other birds could I add?
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I think it should work if the Sitatunga and the Nile Lechwe have a separate space for them too. You could add Hamerkops, Hadada Ibises, Crowned Hornbill and any type of heron, egret, stork or guineafowl.
 
Paul.Haerle said:
I think it should work if the Sitatunga and the Nile Lechwe have a separate space for them too. You could add Hamerkops, Hadada Ibises, Crowned Hornbill and any type of heron, egret, stork or guineafowl.
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Is my new version better? The antelopes would have a separate space. Any other aquatic birds that would make it more diverse?
 
MOG2012 said:
Is my new version better? The antelopes would have a separate space. Any other aquatic birds that would make it more diverse?
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The new version would also work. As you removed the Egyptian Goose you could add now some other ducks or geese. You could also add Blacksmith Lapwings/Long-toed Lapwings and Black-winged Stilts, Rameron Pigeons, Livingstone‘s Turaco, Lilac-breasted Rollers, Green Wood Hoopoes or East African Crowned Cranes.
 
Is an African Savanna exhibit with White Rhinoceros, giraffe, zebra, ostrich, nyala, blue wildebeest and springbok workable? And if a single large paddock (say, 6 hectares) isn't feasible, would combinations of the above species work if split into two or three smaller paddocks?
 
ElephasMaximus said:
Is an African Savanna exhibit with White Rhinoceros, giraffe, zebra, ostrich, nyala, blue wildebeest and springbok workable? And if a single large paddock (say, 6 hectares) isn't feasible, would combinations of the above species work if split into two or three smaller paddocks?
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All of the above species can be grouped together and I believe there is a fair few zoos worldwide who actually display their savannah animals in mixes similar to this.
 
Jambo said:
All of the above species can be grouped together and I believe there is a fair few zoos worldwide who actually display their savannah animals in mixes similar to this.
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I was mostly curious about the wildebeest. They're relatively uncommon in zoos - I've never seen one personally, although admittedly I've only ever travelled to two countries - but I understand they can have a bit of a temper, so I was wondering if either a larger paddock size or separating the species into two different paddocks might be necessary.
 
ElephasMaximus said:
I was mostly curious about the wildebeest. They're relatively uncommon in zoos - I've never seen one personally, although admittedly I've only ever travelled to two countries - but I understand they can have a bit of a temper, so I was wondering if either a larger paddock size or separating the species into two different paddocks might be necessary.
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They could all cohabite in one paddock but as you list seven separate species I'd imagine they'd need a good sized exhibit (at least five or so acres) at a minimum.

This thread details a few of the mixed species exhibits wildebeest have been/are held in:
Mixed-species exhibits with wildebeest
 
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