Lionfish question

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  1. ScottsTanks

    ScottsTanks Flamingo Tongue

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    What other fish can possibly be kept in the same tank as a dwarf Lionfish? I was thinking about a butterfly and a dwarf angel.
     
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  2. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Nothing small enough to fit in its mouth...
     
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  3. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    butterflys and angels will do fine.
     
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    DevinH Montipora Capricornis

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    And it's mouth opens really wide.
     
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  5. Renee@LionfishLair

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    They should be fine. All butterflies and angels that I can think about at the moment, would not be edible as an adult. Some angels can be butts in their own right, so there is a chance of aggression there. Add the angel last. It will make training the lion easier, as well.
     
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    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Follow this advise, she is well versed with predatory fish.
     
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  7. ScottsTanks

    ScottsTanks Flamingo Tongue

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    Thanks Renee. Are there any other good candidates you can think of?
     
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  8. Renee@LionfishLair

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    How big is your tank?
     
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    eelgirl Feather Duster

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    if you have a big enough tank you can have a puffer or an eel. thats my plan for my preditor tank. lion, toby puffer, skeletor eel.
     
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    Tobies are bad about chewing. They tend to chew on the flowing pectoral fins of the lion.

    How big does that eel get? Our snowflake tried to eat all our tobies.
     
    Renee@LionfishLair, Jun 24, 2012
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