lion fish with reef?
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EllisColes
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haha well i know a jelly fish hurt like all get out but its the acid in urine that settles the irritation! pretty good concept but im curious to who came up with and how the figured that out
Duddly01
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I have a fuzzy dwarf lion in my 50 gal. Doesn't bother the corals or fish, but I did make the mistake of introducing a few peppermint shrimp in the hopes of solving my aiptasia problem. My lion is very small and I thought it wouldn't be able to eat them but they are ALL MOUTH and can get down things that you would think there was no way possible. You really just won't be able to have shrimp or small gobies, they would be food at some point.
My LFS said that a fuzzy lion wouldn't bother a cleaner shrimp or a blood shrimp.
Is this true?
I have a Blood shrimp who's pretty shy but getting around more now that he's (she's?) bigger. Maybe 2 1/2 inches long now.
Assuming I feed the Lion 3 times a week, would the blood shrimp become an appetizer at some point?
I'm thinking of the smaller fuzzy lions.
This is for a reef tank the other inhabitants would be a Rabbitfish (very shy) and 6 pseudochromis. And some corals.
== John ==
Is this true?
I have a Blood shrimp who's pretty shy but getting around more now that he's (she's?) bigger. Maybe 2 1/2 inches long now.
Assuming I feed the Lion 3 times a week, would the blood shrimp become an appetizer at some point?
I'm thinking of the smaller fuzzy lions.
This is for a reef tank the other inhabitants would be a Rabbitfish (very shy) and 6 pseudochromis. And some corals.
== John ==
My lionfish is about 5" long and hasn't bothered my cleaner shrimp in the year since he's been there. As long as your shrimp stays big enough, there shouldn't be any problems - they only chase things that are small enough to swallow.
I've been poked by dwarf lions a few times and, while it hurts, it's not too bad. Feels like a bee sting. You have to work pretty hard to get stung, though - they're very passive by nature and will keep their distance if they feel threatened. All of my stings were from grabbing them during capture.
I've been poked by dwarf lions a few times and, while it hurts, it's not too bad. Feels like a bee sting. You have to work pretty hard to get stung, though - they're very passive by nature and will keep their distance if they feel threatened. All of my stings were from grabbing them during capture.
