Should I get a dwarf lion or not???
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Swanwillow
goby girl
look into leaf-fish.
they get colorful, still have the "it can sting ya" coolness aspect to it
can be kept and also hunt in packs
and only get around 4 inches!!!
they get colorful, still have the "it can sting ya" coolness aspect to it
can be kept and also hunt in packs
and only get around 4 inches!!!
fishykid9212
New member
leave fish, never heard of it, sounds cool though
Swanwillow
goby girl
not leave fish... leaf fish.
taenionatus triacanthus (I think thats how its spelt!)
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=238
taenionatus triacanthus (I think thats how its spelt!)
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=238
Swanwillow
goby girl
yeah...
but the leaf-fish won't, but you have to get them lots of live shrimp-ghost shrimp, stuff like that.
but the leaf-fish won't, but you have to get them lots of live shrimp-ghost shrimp, stuff like that.
fishykid9212
New member
well I was thinking, what if I get a very small lionfish like 3"? I can worry about what fish it is going to eat after it grows, right?
Kinetic
Active member
fishykid: fumanchu lionfish. Didn't I already post? I think there is selective reading going on here. Fumanchu lionfish's full size is about 3.5", so unless it's an adult it will be 3" or smaller.
As long as it's body is larger than a fish, it may be able to eat it.
I've read a lot of people keeping a fumanchu with clownfish (adult ocellaris) without a problem. Baby clowns will probably be hunted at night. If they're well fed they won't go for fish that are borderline large.
Plus, out of the dwarf lionfish, the fumanchu is the cooolest and most unique looking IMO.
As long as it's body is larger than a fish, it may be able to eat it.
I've read a lot of people keeping a fumanchu with clownfish (adult ocellaris) without a problem. Baby clowns will probably be hunted at night. If they're well fed they won't go for fish that are borderline large.
Plus, out of the dwarf lionfish, the fumanchu is the cooolest and most unique looking IMO.
fishykid9212
New member
ok thanks, but I have never bought anything live online, and My fish store won't have that, where do you reccomend getting it?
Kinetic
Active member
Ask your fish store to order it for you. Don't buy it online. Once your fish store gets it in stock, have them QT it for awhile until it starts to eat. They ship very badly, so it is very important to find one healthy. Any good fish store will understand that fumanchu's ship poorly and will definately do this for you. At least 4 of the LFS's I've gone to and asked said they would do this for me for sure.
One LFS has 4 of them, and it's a small little LFS. They get them regularily because customers want them. Just goto your LFS and have them order it.
Don't buy online =P Plus they all vary in color, sometimes you can get some with florescent blue on their fins. Some are brown, some are very red. go check it out. it will be difficult to find one you like, but you won't regret it. This hobby is all about patience.
One LFS has 4 of them, and it's a small little LFS. They get them regularily because customers want them. Just goto your LFS and have them order it.
Don't buy online =P Plus they all vary in color, sometimes you can get some with florescent blue on their fins. Some are brown, some are very red. go check it out. it will be difficult to find one you like, but you won't regret it. This hobby is all about patience.
fishykid9212
New member
I wish you were right but I highley doubt my fish store will order it. 
I was just thinking of getting a dwarf lion when I can find one that's very small and worry about it after it grows, what do you think? As long as it doesn't sting any other fish.
I was just thinking of getting a dwarf lion when I can find one that's very small and worry about it after it grows, what do you think? As long as it doesn't sting any other fish.
Kinetic
Active member
I wouldn't recommend it. Why don't you go ask the fish store before assuming? They might just do it.
Otherwise if you want to buy online, liveaquaria or marinedepotlive are very good.
Don't compromise and settle for something that will eat your fish. Why worry later? It grows fast btw. You'll have to worry sooner than later. Other fish won't get stung, unless they try to eat it or attack it.
Dn't get a dwarf, it will eat your fish sooner than you think. Plus there are about 8 different dwarf lionfish: zebra, mobasa, fuzzy, fumanchu, etc. They're all somewhat different.
goto wetwebmedia and figure out which one you want. Maybe it will be small enough.
Otherwise if you want to buy online, liveaquaria or marinedepotlive are very good.
Don't compromise and settle for something that will eat your fish. Why worry later? It grows fast btw. You'll have to worry sooner than later. Other fish won't get stung, unless they try to eat it or attack it.
Dn't get a dwarf, it will eat your fish sooner than you think. Plus there are about 8 different dwarf lionfish: zebra, mobasa, fuzzy, fumanchu, etc. They're all somewhat different.
goto wetwebmedia and figure out which one you want. Maybe it will be small enough.
ejmeier
Active member
The lionfish that I had (the one that ate my clown) was a FuManCu lionfish as well. He was easily 5" long. IME, they are bigger than 3" - I don't know where you got that 3" max length. He ate a tomato clownfish that was probably 2.5" in length.
But, I don't know, he seemed pretty tame most of the time. I had a scooter blenny in there too, and honestly, the blenny was the most incompetent swimmer, and just lazily swam in front of the lion all the time. He never got eaten.
But, IMO, if you care about the fish you have in there right now, I wouldn't add one. To me, it would just be too risky. Kinda like keeping a pet wolf or something. Never really quite tamed. If you are willing to risk the other fish (sounds like you are set on a lionfish of some sort) then go for it.
But, I don't know, he seemed pretty tame most of the time. I had a scooter blenny in there too, and honestly, the blenny was the most incompetent swimmer, and just lazily swam in front of the lion all the time. He never got eaten.
But, IMO, if you care about the fish you have in there right now, I wouldn't add one. To me, it would just be too risky. Kinda like keeping a pet wolf or something. Never really quite tamed. If you are willing to risk the other fish (sounds like you are set on a lionfish of some sort) then go for it.
Swanwillow
goby girl
and, personally...
I have a crappy LFS, and wouldn't LET them put anything in my tanks, even after the 300% mark-up. I used to work there, and I KNOW that I have a better chance at ordering online than through them.
liveaquaria.com
themarinecenter.com <---my FAVORTIE!!!
I have a crappy LFS, and wouldn't LET them put anything in my tanks, even after the 300% mark-up. I used to work there, and I KNOW that I have a better chance at ordering online than through them.
liveaquaria.com
themarinecenter.com <---my FAVORTIE!!!
zmalexander
Premium Member
The biggest problem most folks have with lions is their tendency to overfeed them. As long as you only feed 2-3 times/week at MOST, they can work in a reef. (And as long as they don't eat your other fishies!
Zac
Zac
fishykid9212
New member
If I get a small dwarf lion and take out my ocelarric clown and blue damsel, will I be safe? The smallest fish would be a 2" chromis. Will it work?
ejmeier
Active member
A 2" chromis? Notice a pattern at all forming in this thread?
and<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6508788#post6508788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ejmeier
He won't sting them, but he *will* inhale them.
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