New fuzzy lion!

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  1. Toallhisdoom

    Toallhisdoom Dragon Wrasse

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    OK so just picked this guy up from the LFS. Saw him yesterday and my girl and I fell in love. I wanted the green one, she wanted the red, guess who won? Lol at least she won't be mad that I got another fish if I let her pick it out. Haha
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    And heres the green one
     

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  3. Greg@LionfishLair

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    The green one looks like a male. Yours may be a female.
     
  4. Toallhisdoom

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    how can you tell? i just saw him open his mouth and thought, nope! there goes my shrimp lol
     
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    Pectoral banding and sweep and head size. Super pretty fish you have there.
     
  6. Toallhisdoom

    Toallhisdoom Dragon Wrasse

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    yea i like it a lot! First thing that happened when i put it in tank, swam down to a rock on the bottom, then my little mandarin comes and swims right up to its face. omg i was like ahhh! taped on the glass and the lion spun around away from it. phew. thought it was all done. haha
     
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    Feed that mandarin alot and grow it large. It may not be safe depending on it's current size. I think mandarins are suppose to taste bad, so there's a chance he could spit it out. Feed the lion a lot too, so he's less likely to nom nom nom.

    Both of those are awesome fuzzies. The green one..... that could be a stressed yellow. It would only be a partial yellow and not the "true" bumblebee yellow, but awesome all the same. How big was he?
     
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  9. Toallhisdoom

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    About 4". I really liked him he was much prettier in person then in pics.
     
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    Here's another pic of him
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  11. Toallhisdoom

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    Wish I had another tank, i would have gotten them both. lol
     
  12. Renee@LionfishLair

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    He's def faded out because he doesn't have the stripes like he should. Awesome. But wait until that red brightens up. He's going to be amazing.