ribbon eel?

[DoubleM 10]

oh thanks Namxas for talking to me again, long time no talky... when ever a scorp. question arises, Namxas is there to help! lol

well what about arrow crabs??? Is there a schooling fish that can be kept with a lion? (besides large fish like tangs)

Mine.are ok with arrow crab.

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[matt randazzo]

Yeah... I think thats why I'm getting confuzeled... I wouldn't think they'd be able to swallow an arrow crab...

 

[matt randazzo]

ok so for a new fish list

ghost ribbon eel
antenna lion
blue tang
yellow tang
marine betta
maybe a dragon wrasse/ tuskfish/zebra eel?

is this any good? Would the bio-load be managable?

 

[namxas]

If the lion is hungry and the crab is "bite size" there's a good chance it will be eaten, but one never knows with preds. I've seen them have a "pet" fish that never gets touched for a long while, then suddenly, they're gone.

 

[matt randazzo]

ha, I could just imagine the preds thought process; aw aren't you cute, Im a lil hungry... BAM... lol...

Ya I've heard of that happening with a group of vipers and a mouse, but when a young viper bit the mouse, one of the older ones ate it...

well I guess I could add the arrow crabs at a larger size... hopefully that may lessen the chance of the lion eating them...

 

[matt randazzo]

OK, now im thinking I want to do a "invert free" tank...

marine betta
antenna lion
Harlequin tuskfish
dragon wrasse
bluejaw trigger
blue tang
yellow tang
and a zebra eel

Would any invert (snail, hermit, tubeworm) be safe in here?

 

[Mikal92]

I wouldnt put any inverts with triggers I had a ribbon eel who tried to eat my powder blue and huma huma trigger

 

[DoubleM 10]

well if it were me i would not do the trigger. its a chance with a lion i would not risk. the rest of the list is ok IMO

 

[olemiss reb]

The wrasse' will take out any hermit, snail, shrimp. Large turbos may be safe.

 

[matt randazzo]

ok then... Would the tuskfish be ok with snails/hermits?
And thanks for all the help you guys

 

[olemiss reb]

The tusk is a wrasse, inverts are on his menu.

 

[matt randazzo]

Oh yeah... I forgot their wrasses, to find it on liveaquaria, I usealy look under misc. fish... thats probably where i got confused...

Now you said large turbos may be safe, how big would they have to be?

 

[olemiss reb]

Mexican turbos. They are generally about the size of a golf ball. I've had them with a tusk, red corris wrasse, lunar wrasse and multiple types of triggers. An undulated trigger was the only fish that I've had successfully kill them.

 

[matt randazzo]

wow thats a big snail... ya them undy's are nasty I hear...

 

[vamaro]

I have a. Blue jaw and cross hatch with rays,and eel. No worries. They are super mellow. Easiest fish I ever kept. However escape proofing is not too easy with a ribbon eel. I lost one last year. Squeezed through the return, went through every part of the sump and got sucked into the return.

 

[matt randazzo]

Oh Wow... that's terrable and amazing at the same time, mosty sad tho I'm sorry to hear that... But can we get any pics of that crosshatch, those are my fav. fish but I can't afford to spend that much on a fish, I can only imagine that it is well worth the money