Lionfish need some friends
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matt randazzo
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squirrel fish might be good...
reefergeorge
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A clown fish.. 
(joking of course for any newb)
For some movement, and algae removal, you could look into a smaller tang, of foxface. Are you planning on putting any corals in?
(joking of course for any newb)For some movement, and algae removal, you could look into a smaller tang, of foxface. Are you planning on putting any corals in?
my40breeder
In Memoriam
triggers are fun to watch
my40breeder
In Memoriam
or a grouper...my uncle has an agressive tank (300g) with wrasses, triggers, grouper, tang, angels, damsels, and a lionfish...it's great to watch
A clown fish..
For some movement, and algae removal, you could look into a smaller tang, of foxface. Are you planning on putting any corals in?
Yes i am planning to start doing an aggressive reef once i buy some kessil LED's. I was thinking grouper before but they all seem to get to large so i was looking into blue or indigo hamlets possibly.
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
Our medium lion setup (currently in the works) will house "the three" medium-bodied lions, plus an Inimicus stingfish and a S. brasiliensis scorp.
I've kept a red soldierfish/squirrelfish (M. murjians) with P. volitans, and it was a great fish, but only came out during feeding (mostly) or when the lights dimmed in the tank. I've been eyeing those pop eye catalufas that show up on DD every so often myself.
A marine beta would be a good tankmate as well.
I've kept a red soldierfish/squirrelfish (M. murjians) with P. volitans, and it was a great fish, but only came out during feeding (mostly) or when the lights dimmed in the tank. I've been eyeing those pop eye catalufas that show up on DD every so often myself.
A marine beta would be a good tankmate as well.
LeLutinBanni
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Any fish SMALLER than his mouth 
DoubleM 10
Active member
marine betta is a perfect tankmate. i have 2 marine bettas right now. one is with a fu man chu and a cockatoo waspfish. the other was with 2 fuzzy lions and a ghost ribbon eel. they mind their own business.
they do take a long time to come out fo hiding. but once they do they are beautiful and gracful swimmers
they do take a long time to come out fo hiding. but once they do they are beautiful and gracful swimmers
ashtree68
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My marine betta was shy at first, but it took him 1-2 months with some coaching from me and now he's out and active like the others.
Coaching was just feeding him from feeding stick placing the food a little farther out each time and making him come out to it instead of feeding in his cave
Coaching was just feeding him from feeding stick placing the food a little farther out each time and making him come out to it instead of feeding in his cave
MrTuskfish
Team RC
Maybe a Thalassoma Wrasse. Flashy, very active, and most aren't nippy. Avoid T. Lunare. Beautiful, but too aggressive for lions, IMO. I'll make a lot of folks mad; but if a Marine Betta isn't about the most boring fish in the hobby, what is? But, everyone has their favorites.
DoubleM 10
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yeah mine eats out of the column of water which is really nice
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
Yeppers...however, IME, Thalassoma wrasses get nasty with size. I'll never keep another one.
MrTuskfish
Team RC
I think that's a real individual fish thing. But, you're probably right, not a good suggestion. I have 3 adults that are all over the place, but never bother anyone. (Pinkface, Paddlefin & Blunthead)
I would like one but every feeding video i see makes me cring because the eel seems to just start biting and chasing anything and everything.
I would like a grouper but cant find one that would be appropriately sized but i love miniatus groupers.
