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Unread 08/07/2006, 08:07 PM   #1
carolinareefs
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Can you keep Butterfly fish and Lionfish together?

It says on liveaquaria's compatibility charts that you should use caution when keepting Butterflies and Lionfish together. Why don't they get along? Has anyone successfully kept both? I am thinking of getting an Auriga Butterfly and a Volitan Lionfish.

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Unread 08/07/2006, 08:25 PM   #2
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i have had a lionfish for a few years. it doesn't seem to care about any fish it can't fit in his mouth. i kept a butterfly for about a month once and my yellow tang pesterd it to death, but the lion never bothered it. hope that helps, i think you would be fine


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Unread 08/07/2006, 09:44 PM   #3
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Re: Can you keep Butterfly fish and Lionfish together?

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It says on liveaquaria's compatibility charts that you should use caution when keepting Butterflies and Lionfish together. Why don't they get along? Has anyone successfully kept both? I am thinking of getting an Auriga Butterfly and a Volitan Lionfish.

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Shouldn't be a problem. Make sure the auriga is big enough though to not be eaten.


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Unread 08/07/2006, 10:41 PM   #4
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my lion dosent mess with anything should be fine


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