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cichlidman1888
04-13-2006, 10:00 PM
I have heard that you can slowly convert a freshwater silver tipped shark into a saltwater shark , is this true , if soo how?? and would that be a good idea if i have a blue damsel, and am planning to get a lion fish and a clown?? Also do you think a lion fish would be good for a 47 gallon tall???
DeLgAdO
04-13-2006, 10:14 PM
I have heard that you can slowly convert a freshwater silver tipped shark into a saltwater shark , is this true , if soo how?? and would that be a good idea if i have a blue damsel, and am planning to get a lion fish and a clown?? Also do you think a lion fish would be good for a 47 gallon tall???
lose the damsels and clowns, they will be lunch.
i agree and watch the lion and shark might be aggression between them acclimate it very slowly
cichlidman1888
04-13-2006, 11:03 PM
What do you think about the lion being in a 47 would that be ok??
fishnthings
04-13-2006, 11:06 PM
a dwarf lion possibly... a reg lion no way in hell...sry bro
cichlidman1888
04-13-2006, 11:22 PM
i planned to stack my life rock up to almost the top of 47 gallon when i get it , and have coral with in it, if i do that do you think a lion is still optional since there wouldnt be as much room , i really want one though , some pictures of a close set up would be great!!!
For one it should be AT LEAST 75 gallons.
A Yellow dwarf lionfish should work though, not sure about with the catfish though..
Yellow dwarf.. sorry about the size..
http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com/PhotoG/tisg/ti0080.jpg
another fish added to my list
OscarHook
04-18-2006, 3:12 AM
The silver-tip can reach a foot or more and they are constantly swimming, they are pretty laid back, but when it comes to feeding time they can be voracious eaters and will eat until there stomach is very bloated. They are a great fish.
Fabio's Dad
04-18-2006, 6:10 AM
[QUOTE=Jeox]For one it should be AT LEAST 75 gallons.
A Yellow dwarf lionfish should work though, not sure about with the catfish though..
They're pretty docile. I'de think there wouldn't be too much to worry about as long as they have ample room for living.
cichlidman1888
04-20-2006, 4:29 PM
I have a sliver tipped shark and i want to convert him to salt water what do i do??
freeNINETY9
07-25-2006, 6:24 PM
if you got this 47 gallon tall from petsmart or petco or a chain retailer i would not bother trying the silvertip shark. the dimensions on the 47tall i am thinking of provide almost no surface area and by the same token, no bottom area meaning the silvertip will get huge and have very little room to swim around the bottom, hell have to swim up and down and it seems like that might spook a lionfish. youre welcome to try but i probably wouldnt.
as far as converting him to salt, i would put him in a cooler or bucket in freshwater and then get a piece of airline tubing. put a slight knot at one end and drop it in the bucket and put the other end in your sw tank and start syphoning tank water into the cooler/bucket. over a couple hours you should be ok i would think.