i was thinking about turning my 85gl long into saltwater. will dwarf lions tolerate a group? if so do they have to be the same variation? what top water fish will do well with them? i don't want tang's or damsels, their are a few wrasses that i like, and maybe a trigger. thanks to all that respond.
group of dwarf lions??
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yeah dwarf lions are pretty tolerant of each other..
pretty mcuh any fish that's too big to eat (6+ inches) would work..
triggers and puffer tend to be nippy, as are angels..
honestly pretty much anything else that's big enough is fine
tangs, butterflies, anthias, grouper, basses, squirelfish, goatfish, etc etc etc
pretty mcuh any fish that's too big to eat (6+ inches) would work..
triggers and puffer tend to be nippy, as are angels..
honestly pretty much anything else that's big enough is fine
tangs, butterflies, anthias, grouper, basses, squirelfish, goatfish, etc etc etc
will lion eat lion? if i got a zebra dwarf lion (max 8") would it consider a fu manchu lion (max 4") food? would a harlequin tusk be alright with the dwarfs? havn't found much info on the web as far as compatibility.
not unless it's a starving fully grown lion against a baby
an adult lionfish is safe with fish over 4-5 inches (including other lions)
most dwarf lions never get to the reported 7-8 inches.. the largest ones i've seen were like 5".. of any kind
i'd be suspicious of the tuck nipping at the lion's fins.. other than that it should be fine
an adult lionfish is safe with fish over 4-5 inches (including other lions)
most dwarf lions never get to the reported 7-8 inches.. the largest ones i've seen were like 5".. of any kind
i'd be suspicious of the tuck nipping at the lion's fins.. other than that it should be fine
You can do a group of lions, very rarely do they bother each other unless there is a very big size difference.
If he's expecting the fish to swim around and be active... Then he will be very wrong. While lionfish are beautiful to look at when they are swimming around, when they get into their perch mode (which is more often), he'll know what it is to have a boring tank.
if you're gonna get a group of lions get one male, and the rest females, as having more than one male in the same tank can get aggressive.