dwarf lion

[craig2000000]

Has anyone ever had success keeping a dwarf lionfish in a reef tank. I absolutley want this fish but I have some soft corals, 2 false percs, as well as a coral banded and pep shrimp. I was wondering if the lionfish would leave them alone considering its a dwarf. (probably not)

Craig

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Nope. A lionfish, regardless of species, will eat anything that will fit in its mouth. This includes invertebrates and fish. They leave corals alone. Unless it is a Fu Manchu Lionfish, all the rest will eventually eat your A. ocellaris, Coral Banded Shrimp, and Peppermint Shrimp at one point in time. The Fu Manchu might try to eat them, but an adult A. Ocellaris would be too big for an adult D. biocellatus.

 

[craig2000000]

thanks