55g stocking

[Thunil]

I recently had most off my fish die on me (except my sixline)because of amyloodinium. Any way, i saw this as a opportunity to come up with a different stocklist. How does this sound

1 x dwarf lion, probably radiata o antenata
1 x arc-eye hawkfish
2 x maroon clownfish
would my six-line be able to live with these guys, or would the lion fish eat him?

Cheers,
Daniel

P.S. I dont plan on adding anything for atleast 2 months because i am going to quarantine and treat my sixline, cook my lr and leave my tank fish free, to kill the parasite

 

[stykthyn]

that list sounds good minus the lion. the maroons will get quite large and territorial in the confines of a 55. keep the hawkfish and the wrasse, but I see the lion as a potential problem.

 

[Thunil]

thanks for the reply stykthyn, just wondering, why do you see the lion as a problem, is it because he would eventually try to eat the sixline?

Would a different type of lion, probably a zebra/dwarf lionfish, make any difference? lastly would the lion or hawkfish attack attack a bicolour or lawn mower blenny?

any other opinions will be appreciated

Cheers,
Daniel

 

[stykthyn]

both the lion and the hawkfish have the potential to attack the wrasse and the blenny, although I do see the wrasse holding out longer than the blenny. I would discourage the lion on the sole basis of the bio load it will place on the tank. as the clowns mature the female will become quite large as will a zebra or anntenata lion. dont let the word dwarf fool you, they can easily attain 10" in length not counting their wingspan. I have seen zebra's that can rival some volitans. the only lions that I would consider for a 55 would be a fu manchu or a fuzzy dwarf. both of these fish are picky eaters and are nocturnal so they hide under a rock all day instead of hanging out like their larger cousins.

 

[Thunil]

Thanks for that info.
does anyone else have any opinions on that stocklist, or dwarf lions in a 55g reef tank

 

[thor32766]

dwarfs are great fish, you wouldnt be able to put in shrimp in the tank or fish that can fit in its mouth. otherwise great fish. a volitan would get to big, these fish grow really fast.

 

[Bret61081]

I dont see it being a problem. I have a pair of GSM clowns in my 55g. They aren't all that aggressive IMO. As long as you have an anemone for them to stay in, I think that is what helps keep them on the mild side. As for the dwarf lions, it will take several years even with heavy feeding for them to outgrow a 55g tank. If thats what you want...GO FOR IT! the Arc eyes can be MEAN little guys, you might want to go with a flame or long nose hawk insted. And as for the 6line, they are mean little guys aswell as quick so I dont think it would be a problem with the lion...Good luck

 

[Thunil]

thanks for the replies, I would be interested to hear what other people have to say about the dwarf lion

Cheers,
Daniel