Ideal size for a lion fish

[exacta123]

I currently have a 75 gallon tank, current live stock is :

1 Niger Trigger
1 Pearl Side butterfly
clean-up crew

 

[FMarini]

depends on "which" lions your talking about
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2...ature/index.php

 

[exacta123]

volitan lion or a dwarf/zebra

 

[Petstorejunkie]

i would not reccomend a 75 as a permanant home for a volitan, although they do not require the massive amount of seimming room that say, a tang or angel needs, they do produce one heck of a bio load on the tank. i would say your best bet would be an antennata, or a zebra dwarf lion, both look somewhat similar to a volitan without obtaining the massive size. my volitan lives in my 75 currently, but he is only 4 inches long in the body, once he reaches about 5-7 inches he will be moved into one of my larger tanks.
pretty much all lionfish have the cool lion doggy like personality, i would just stick with a species that doesnt get too big, and watch out for your niger getting nippy, although nigers arent known for being aggressive you have to remember he is a trigger and is capable of it.

 

[NbMaxx13]

I'd say a fuzzy dwarf ... now depending on which side of the fence you sit on ..Some people think they are more attractive than volitans and some the opposite ... I like the fuzzy dwarfs ... Awesome little personalities..

 

[Taraj]

What is the minimum size tank for a-
fuzzy dwarf ?
volitan lion ?
dwarf/zebra ?
and how big do they grow?

 

[Mad Scientist]

Read Frank's lionfish sheet (it's a stickey for this forum)

 

[exacta123]

thanks guys i will do some research on the dwarf zebra