THe lion the crab, and the EEL.

[Tlove324]

Hello everyone, im currently planning on getting a 125 FOWLR aqurarium. The guidlines are.

1 or maybe 2 Volitan Lions
Cleaner crabs, such as hermits and sally light foots and starfish


and i'd like to have an eel i could feed mollies and frozen food. Something that wont try to eat my lions and can stay out of eachothers way.


any suggestions?

 

[Mikeeal]

Sounds like it could work. My volitans and eel get along just fine.

 

[VolitanLioness]

I like my Volitans together, I have 3 but they are in my 300g. The combination of eels & lions does not always work, it depends on the type of eel. Eels have been known to eat lions.
Lions will eat crabs & could make a snack out of the sally lightfoots.

Here is a lion Info Sheet you may want to check out.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/fm/feature/index.php

Hope this helps,
Kaye

 

[aquaman67]

[welcome]

 

[Tlove324]

Yes i have read it, a couple of times actually. So is there any type of eel i could put in that wouldnt eat the lions? Or any other suggestion of a fish i could put in there if i just had one lion? Im really just wanting to suggestions, so i guess the question would be what would be a cool tankmate in 125 with lots of rockwork for a Volitans Lionfish?

 

[LisaD]

you could keep a zebra moray or snowflake eel. I have had my zebra moray for nearly 5 years, kept it with even small fish such as clowns, royal gramma, and right now, baby harlequin tuskfish. it has never bothered a fish, ever. it won't eat feeder fish or fish strips either, though. I feed mine shrimp, scallops, live fiddler crabs...

 

[Mikeeal]

Boxfish? Foxface? Angels? Hawkfish? A SFE would probably work, but would it eat the crabs?

 

[Tlove324]

I dont know, i just want something that has personality and looks awesome. Something really predatory and makes a mess of whatever it chooses to eat. I havent set the tank up yet so im up for anything that is absolutely vicous towards feeders, awesome personality, and looks cool. Im putting money down towards a 125 gallon but im sure i could bump that up to a 180 if i had to.

 

[Tlove324]

anyone?

 

[jalisco]

LisaD.... How small is your Harlequin Tusk? I've never seen one available under 5". If yours is smaller, may I ask where you got it? Australian? Hawaiian? Picture?

 

[LisaD]

I had never seen one that small before either, that's why I boght it. It's about 2 inches, I got it from a store called Aquatic Concepts in Durham, NC. I don't know the origin. I don't have any pics, will try to get some.

It looks just like the one midway down the page of this article:

scroll down halfway for pic of juvenile HT