clown and picassio ate my dwarf lion
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firefish2020
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Makes perfect sense to me a Picasso is a mean trigger. Dwarf lions are for the most part a slow docile fish that operate on ambush rather than stalking and quick take downs like triggers easy prey.
Big appetites!
I would like someday to have a fowler tank with a picasso. I've had cichlids for many, many years. I assume when you put together a fowler tank, the majority of tanks lean towards the agressive territorial fish. I miss the strange behaviors when you put several types of cichlids together! Have any pictures of your fish?
I talked to Ryan yesterday and his "hemanchu lion??" stung is emperor angel. At least he thinks that is what happened. He said it was fine and next day lethargic and grayish. Died next day.
I would like someday to have a fowler tank with a picasso. I've had cichlids for many, many years. I assume when you put together a fowler tank, the majority of tanks lean towards the agressive territorial fish. I miss the strange behaviors when you put several types of cichlids together! Have any pictures of your fish?
I talked to Ryan yesterday and his "hemanchu lion??" stung is emperor angel. At least he thinks that is what happened. He said it was fine and next day lethargic and grayish. Died next day.
firefish2020
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I see this almost daily. Someone comes in and wants a fish. I ask, what they have in there tank and they say this or that and I say well that would be a bad mistake IMO. They always counter with the same line. "They have been doing great together so far." Yeh so far, what most don't take into account is that a lot of the fish we are putting into our systems are simply not from the same areas and will likely be territorial towards each other. Just because you want them to co-exist does not mean they will. Many factors influence potential aggression amongst fish, tank size being one, food availability, even rock work. This is not directed toward you or anyone, it's just to let you know you are not alone with this incident and unfortunately it is not rare. Remember just because something may work for someone else does not mean it will work for you.
Share a little scenario of my own. For several months I have successfully kept small chromis with a VERY large porc puffer (about a foot long). This past weekend I was gone for a full weekend and I feared this, but I did lose 1 small chromis to big daddy puff. I usually feed my fish very well, so being gone and not having anyone to feed I was just asking for this. But what Ron is saying is exactly right. I think mine has little aggression because my tank is big. My tank is 80% tangs. The puffer is out of place in this community type FOWLR but he is awkwardly peaceful. If a fish is hungry, or if a fish feels like something is moving in on it's territory...there's gonna be some high tension. Besides, that clown trigger is EXTREMELY aggressive. I'd love to have one, but it would wipe out most all of my fish as it got older.
Shikaroka
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I have had several FOWLR tanks, and they were all mainly large agressive fish. I have had LOTS of triggers, and I love them. But, I have never had a Clown. I had an Undgelated once, but probably won't do that again. Those two are particulary nasty.
I had a Niger eat a Lion, but you may be right, I don't know if the trigger killed him or not.
It's risky keeping large and/or agressive fish, but I enjoyed it. I would try to trade fish if I saw too much agressision. One of my nastiest, and longest lived fish, was a Damsel. He beat up lots of other fish, including some triggers.
I had a Niger eat a Lion, but you may be right, I don't know if the trigger killed him or not.
It's risky keeping large and/or agressive fish, but I enjoyed it. I would try to trade fish if I saw too much agressision. One of my nastiest, and longest lived fish, was a Damsel. He beat up lots of other fish, including some triggers.
