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01/11/2009, 06:36 PM
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Any other suggested species of anything that can go with LionFish?
What can I put with a LionFish besides an eel?
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01/11/2009, 06:47 PM
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01/11/2009, 06:52 PM
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anything that wont fit in his mouth and grows the same rate i have a 14" lion with a similar panther grouper and a white spotted grouper i have also had a large yellow tang with them as well but the grouper ate him guess he wasent big enough.
even lions will eat eels too so be careful puffers and triggers are bad options since they will nip the fins
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01/11/2009, 06:54 PM
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I would say anything that will not fit in the lions mouth. Bio load is a different story..
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01/11/2009, 06:56 PM
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i have a tang in with one right now the tang is quite a bit larger but who knows in a year or two .
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01/11/2009, 07:36 PM
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My LFS commonly keeps triggers with lionfish in their display tanks, the triggers are at least the size of the lion if not larger
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01/11/2009, 08:52 PM
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Yes, larger or much larger fish qualify, but as mentioned, BIOLOAD becomes a problem.
So I was seeking one or two species with characteristics, bad taste, or defences, not just large in size.
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01/11/2009, 09:17 PM
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Thank you Jim, for the link to Live Aquaria compatibility chart. The following are listed as Y=Compatible:
Angler/FrogFish (similar) Boxfish/Cowfish* Eels* Foxface/Rabbit Groupers* (mentioned, but likely due to size) Puffers* Sharks/Rays* (of course) Tangs/OceanSurgeons* The following are listed as C= Ok, but with caution: Dwarf Angels Anthias Batfish Butterfies* Filefish* Grunts* Sweetlips Hogfish* Parrotfish* Squirrelfish* Triggerfish Wrasse* *We have in Bermuda, so am going for it. Here is the plan. sm Eel, sm Lionfish, sm Hogfish, Med Blue Tang.
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