Lions in reefs - show yours

[miniwhinny]

I just purchased a fuzzy dwarf Lionfish and have her in my 47 gallon reef. I'd love to see pictures of others reef tanks with Lions in them

Oh here's mine. She's a Fuzzy about 2 1/2 inches long.

 

[Slakker]

I've been thinking that a dwarf lion would be sweet in my 58, but I'm afraid it would end up eating my clowns

 

[kar93]

Nice new addition.

Slakker - Dwarfs aren't that bad, out of all the Lions, IMO they are the best in reefs.

 

[Slakker]

Well...perhaps someday down the road when my clowns get big enough that I wouldn't have to speculate as to whether they'd fit or not

 

[jakkalofv]

how big will one of those get?

 

[miniwhinny]

They say 6 inches but others seem to say 4" in captivity - which is about the size of my maroon full grown - hopefully they'll continue to get along. I'd love to hear from anyone who has a fully grown one to see.

 

[kjreiniger]

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Stretching his mouth

 

[kjreiniger]

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Just Lounging.

 

[Rick2203]

i have a fuzzy in my 58G and when i first put him in there it ate 2 small damsels, now that hes used to eating frozen krill and misys, he doesnt bother anybody in there , my clowns, dragonet and a bunch of other guys all get along.

 

[Fat_Ed]

Lions are among the smartest reef fish, IMO. While trying to capture a picture of one while night diving in Indonesia, the lion kept drifting on me and eventually tricked me into illuminating a school of cardinalfish with my flashlight. He promptly gobbled them up, gave a Cheshire Cat grin, and swam away.

 

[miniwhinny]

Those are awesome pics guys. What magnificent creatures.

Fat Ed...hahaha great story, wish I'd have seen that

 

[Slakker]

How hard has it been getting your dwarf to eat frozen foods?

 

[kjreiniger]

A top-down of my Volitan begging for a goldfish

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[snorvich]

kjreiniger, that is not a dwarf lion. It will be 15 inches wing to wing when full sized.

 

[kjreiniger]

Right on, its a Volitan. Before I sold him he was about 12 inches nose to tail. Defenitely would not suggest adding coral and a volitan in such a small tank (55 gal) now that I have done my research.

 

[boomsticks]

I would love to have one of those, but I already have a maroon clownfish and a snowflake in a 55 and its in a reef setting. They are beautiful fish wonderful pictures!

 

[kjreiniger]

true, that is a lot of fish. Not saying my uneducated decisions should be mimiced but when I had the Lion, I had a Maroon, yellow Tang, Snowflake, Picaso trigger, and a Panther Grouper in my 55. Needless to say nitrates were around 50ppm daily.

 

[snorvich]

Well with a fish only tank, a denitrator (nitrate reactor) can accomplish a lot of good. Check it out.