zebra lionfish

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  1. JasonJordahl

    JasonJordahl Astrea Snail

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    Hey I've ordered a zebra lion and was wondering if it will eat all of my cleanup crew or what cuc would be good with this fish?
     
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  3. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    if you have shrimp you like, move them to another tank they love live shrimp
     
  4. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    It will most likely eventually eat any shrimp you have. It could also go after the crabs, possible the snails, but I think that is less likely. Could potentially eat small fish too.
     
  5. JasonJordahl

    JasonJordahl Astrea Snail

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    im going to feed him ghost shrimp but i don't have any other shrimp in my tank right now...mostly wondering about my crabs and snails
     
  6. hender

    hender Fire Shrimp

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    careful with crabs/snails... Its not uncommon for there eyes to be bigger than their bellycan. Eat something that can't swallow = death. Or swallow a shell = death. There are exceptions, but generally not a great idea... Small snails generally work best.
     
  7. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    i had one and i didnt eat my shrimp or snails or crabs. it died because something attacked it though.
     
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  9. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    Trigger attack it?
     
  10. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    nope i dont even have a trigger. i just woke up and it had a piece of side missing. it died later the same day. had him on frozen and everything.