recipe for disaster?

da1jewfish · 09/08/2007, 01:26 PM

I am moving and acquired a 70 gallon tank. I'm gonna put some softies in there, and a few fish. I do have the option on putting a few smaller fish in another tank. I want to get a dwarf lion and havn't read much in the way of compatibility with corals. Are they usually safe with corals?
I read they could mess with inverts and anything that can fit in their mouth. Also, do they ever get acustomed to tank mates over time? I am going to get a small lion, does anyine think they will grow with the other tank mates? or could they turn at any time?
thanks all

aquarius77 · 09/08/2007, 01:37 PM

I dont belive lions will eat corals, mine does not. They arent considered reef safe because they will chow down on your shrimp. I house my dwarf fuzzy lion with a green corris wrasse and so far i have not had any problems with the 2 at all. The lion could easily swallow the wrasse if he tried, if he could catch him, im pretty sure it is a concern with smaller slower fish.

da1jewfish · 09/08/2007, 07:24 PM

any other opinions?

09/08/2007, 01:26 PM	#1
da1jewfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Palm, FL Posts: 990	recipe for disaster? I am moving and acquired a 70 gallon tank. I'm gonna put some softies in there, and a few fish. I do have the option on putting a few smaller fish in another tank. I want to get a dwarf lion and havn't read much in the way of compatibility with corals. Are they usually safe with corals? I read they could mess with inverts and anything that can fit in their mouth. Also, do they ever get acustomed to tank mates over time? I am going to get a small lion, does anyine think they will grow with the other tank mates? or could they turn at any time? thanks all

09/08/2007, 01:37 PM	#2
aquarius77 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Highland, Il Posts: 2,198	I dont belive lions will eat corals, mine does not. They arent considered reef safe because they will chow down on your shrimp. I house my dwarf fuzzy lion with a green corris wrasse and so far i have not had any problems with the 2 at all. The lion could easily swallow the wrasse if he tried, if he could catch him, im pretty sure it is a concern with smaller slower fish.

09/08/2007, 07:24 PM	#3
da1jewfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Palm, FL Posts: 990	any other opinions?