pls identify... lion fish... but which?

pong · 01/22/2006, 08:10 PM

just got a lion fish, pls help me to indentify what kind it is.

thanks!

Chappy · 01/22/2006, 10:09 PM

Looks like a volatin.

sage1970 · 01/22/2006, 10:21 PM

Ditto

Darneyg · 01/22/2006, 11:20 PM

What kind of other fish would be good choices to live with a lion?

Does anyone know if 2 lions can be in same tank?

bertoni · 01/22/2006, 11:27 PM

If it's a volitans, and I can't tell, it'll get to be about a foot long, and you could probably keep two in a larger tank, but in a 55g, I'd say one at most. The lions won't fight.

Any tankmate had better be the size of the lion, or it might be lunch. LiveAquaria.com has some compatibility guides.

ledford1 · 01/22/2006, 11:47 PM

Why did you get a fish but not know what it is?

pong · 01/23/2006, 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by ledford1
Why did you get a fish but not know what it is?

uhmmm... i know that its a lion fish (that is kinda obvious)... m just checking if its the common volitans or the russell's...

i was looking at the pics and they somehow look the same

ahill3780 · 01/23/2006, 09:46 AM

Looks like a Russels to me. My boss had one just like him.

ledford1 · 01/23/2006, 11:04 AM

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uhmmm... i know that its a lion fish (that is kinda obvious)...

No offense was intended. Maybe the fish got pawned off to you as a friend had trouble with their tank, or some other reason.

It's hard to tell if that is a Volitan or Russell's. The fins of the Russell's are more fleshy than that of a Volitan and they also don't have the colored banding in the fins as much.

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Does anyone know if 2 lions can be in same tank?

Yes, as long as the tank is appropriately sized. Many people of lion tanks with several lions. In the wild, sometimes hunt in packs, so they are used to being in groups but still need individual space.

01/22/2006, 08:10 PM	#1
pong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: philippines Posts: 600	pls identify... lion fish... but which? just got a lion fish, pls help me to indentify what kind it is. thanks!

01/22/2006, 10:09 PM	#2
Chappy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grant, FL Posts: 315	Looks like a volatin. __________________ Chappy "No honey, I'm not playing online poker. Yes honey, I am looking up aquarium stuff. Yes honey, I'll come to bed now." Current Tank Info: 300 gallon Reef Savvy peninsula, AI Vega's, SPS, LPS

01/22/2006, 10:21 PM	#3
sage1970 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dixon, MO Posts: 330	Ditto __________________ That which doesn't kill you...Just makes you stronger! Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef w/fish + 29 gal sump, 75 Preditor Tank + 20 gallon sump, 40 softie tank w/fish + 10 gallon sump, 135 mixed reef w/fish + 40 gal sump

01/22/2006, 11:20 PM	#4
Darneyg Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Winter Springs Posts: 37	Lion fish What kind of other fish would be good choices to live with a lion? Does anyone know if 2 lions can be in same tank? __________________ Life Is a Beach Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon in Cycle process Live rock and sand and a 55 Gallon with Lion Fish

01/22/2006, 11:27 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	If it's a volitans, and I can't tell, it'll get to be about a foot long, and you could probably keep two in a larger tank, but in a 55g, I'd say one at most. The lions won't fight. Any tankmate had better be the size of the lion, or it might be lunch. LiveAquaria.com has some compatibility guides. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/22/2006, 11:47 PM	#6
ledford1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 2,241	Why did you get a fish but not know what it is?

01/23/2006, 09:46 AM	#8
ahill3780 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Loganville, Georgia Posts: 141	Looks like a Russels to me. My boss had one just like him. __________________ Powered by Microsoft Reef Current Tank Info: 10g nano reef, 30 lbs aragalive sand 2" bed, 40 lbs LR, AC70 mini-fuge, 60W Tetra Heater, 25W 50/50 Coralife PC. 1 Ocellaris, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, 4 Turbo Snails, 2 Xenia (currently splitting), GSP, Hawaiian Feather Duster, 2 unidentified Zoanthids