Lion fish

[Jmck]

My new tank is still up and cycling, but i saw this very small lion fish which will be safe in my new tank for now till the other is done cycling.

here are some pics :)

Also picked up a spotter puffer. A couple of nice fish IMO :)

the lion fish looks a bit shy actually, has been sitting on one spot!

 

[dcantucson]

Nice looking fish Josh. I love those little puffers, they have such great personalities.

 

[Jmck]

Me too, he is so nice :) im actually a little worried in my tank, cant find my pink anthia and one of my firefish... hrmm, they didnt eat it, I didnt see them before i got these guys :S and the gf loved the anthia haha oh noes

 

[dcantucson]

Lionfish may eat everything smaller than they are. Their mouths can open extremely wide. Oops. Sorry.

 

[Jmck]

Hahaha, nah, this lionfish is tiny, and hasnt moved from his corner. I found the Anthia (still hiding in a rock) but the other firefish has been MIA for at least a day, and the lionfish has only been in for a few hours

 

[dcantucson]

Oh that's good. I had two firefish go missing recently. They still haven't appeared and it's been weeks. They are strange fish.

 

[Jmck]

Very, I had 3, one got hit in the overflow and chopped up my skimmer. one is MIA and the other is a very open swimmer.

 

[OhNoNemo]

Great lookig fish.....
Keep in mind there is always a risk that the cute little puffer may decide to take a nibble on the lions fins....and eventually always nibble till theres nothing left.
Theres always a risk with everything though,heck i keep 2 triggs together so just forget everything i said:mrgreen:......nice fish :Cheers:

 

[Jmck]

I will keep that in mind :) the puffer is staying in my reef tank, and the lion fish is going into the 40g predator tank :)

 

[OhNoNemo]

Ahh,should be fine then....are you going to keep the lion solo ?

 

[Smitty]

Those are some cool additions...especially that lionfish. I don't think you're gonna want to keep that puffer in a reef tank, they're not compatible. They'll eat all you cuc.

 

[Jmck]

From what ive heard these ones can be compatible and he hasnt nibbled at anything. ive heard as well these are good ones :) and if not, ill stick him in the predator tank :)

And no im not going to keep it alone, im going to get a dogface puffer or a snowflake eel with him

 

[joesch_1999]

what kind of fish are in your predator tank?

 

[Jmck]

nothing is in the predator tank yet. but im moving the lionfish over tonight and going from there.:)

 

[tankedchemist]

isn't 40gallons a little small for a lionfish, a dog face puffer, and a snowflake? pretty sure each one of those requires a much larger tank.

 

[joesch_1999]

Well if it's a dwarf lionfish your all good don't get any triggers they get way to big for a 40 gallon

 

[tankedchemist]

I have never seen a dwarf lion that looks like a volitan lion, which get large. Dwarfs look more like this:

SaltAquatics - Dwarf Lionfish

short spines, and the fins on the sides are fully webbed. I really don't think that's a dwarf.

 

[dcantucson]

Tanked's right. It's not a Dwarf Lionfish. He is upgrading his tank soon to a larger one.

 

[Jmck]

I know its not a dwarf lion fish, but from certain items ive been reading, you can keep these guys in a 40 gallon without much issue. And they are happy. Ill see how it goes in the end. always got the LFS to take it to if it doesnt work :) And i dont want all three, 2 is what i would be looking at as a maximum. but havent decided between the eel and the puffer. Not sure which one would be better off and which one I should actually put in.

The dogface is definitely not good for my tank as ive just reasearched, But there are other puffers I can have :)

I think with just the eel and the lionfish it would be okay. But that is still to be seen!

 

[tankedchemist]

I know you know that, Josh, I was clarifying for Joesch. :) 1 or 2 sounds a little more reasonable than all 3, lol.

I think you could keep 1 volitan lion in a 40, maybe. According to this site (Dogface Puffer) though, you'd need at least 90 for a dog face puffer, although there are several smaller varities of puffer. Eels are huge. They'll outgrow a 40.