Dwarf Fuzzy Lion + Snowflake Moray

[KirbyBTF]

Long story short... I will be moving in the next few months and upgrading my 15g cube to at LEAST a 55g. I plan on keeping a dwarf fuzzy lion and snowflake moray. If I got both as juveniles...theoretically...how long until they got too large to live HAPPILY in the 15g. Not successfully, I want to make sure they don't feel too cramped. I'm not one of those that asks a question and then does it anyways. I want to know honest opinions on wether or not their quality of life will be sufficient. I have no problem waiting until I upgrade if the majority consensus agrees to wait. The reason I'm thinking of doing it now is because I have a LFS who may be getting some in this coming week as juvies. I have no experience with either of these fish, (research was done, lots of it) hence the questioning.

 

[namxas]

It would help to get an honest measurement of the fishes in question and the tank dimensions to really answer your question, unless you want a "not very long" response. Obviously, robust filtration of some type would help a lot.

To be honest, unless your fishes are the tiniest of juvies, the tank is already overstocked. We're big fans of using growout tanks, ESPECIALLY for juvie preds, but there's a time to move up, for sure.

I'm guessing that since you have the SFE, that the tank is well-covered, as lionfishes can also jump...and do it quite often, acutally.

HTH

 

[rssjsb]

Long story short... I will be moving in the next few months and upgrading my 15g cube to at LEAST a 55g. I plan on keeping a dwarf fuzzy lion and snowflake moray. If I got both as juveniles...theoretically...how long until they got too large to live HAPPILY in the 15g. Not successfully, I want to make sure they don't feel too cramped. I'm not one of those that asks a question and then does it anyways. I want to know honest opinions on wether or not their quality of life will be sufficient. I have no problem waiting until I upgrade if the majority consensus agrees to wait. The reason I'm thinking of doing it now is because I have a LFS who may be getting some in this coming week as juvies. I have no experience with either of these fish, (research was done, lots of it) hence the questioning.

I kept a snowflake in a 20 gallon for a few months and was surprised how quickly it outgrew the tank. I have to say, I don't really think a 55 is big enough to house this fish for its whole life. So I would say wait until you can upgrade, and think about a bigger tank that would fit the space available.

Also, unless something has changed, juvie snowflakes aren't that hard to come by. So I wouldn't be prompted by availability to rush into this purchase.

 

[namxas]

I agree with Robin...I missed that you didn't have the fishes yet. That being said, if you get a small fuzzy, it's a LOT easier to get them eating and weaned if they're in a smaller tank with no other tankmates, so you might consider that.

 

[KirbyBTF]

That is true, weaning will be much easier if there isn't an eel in the mix trying to steal food. I think I'll grab the fuzzy and wait until he's eating frozen foods before the snowflake. Thanks for the advice yall.