reef-safe or fairly reef-safe lionfish?

bluetang123 · 02/08/2008, 10:57 PM

are there reef-safe or fairly reef-safe lionfish?
I am open to links,pics,and info.

hootie51 · 02/08/2008, 11:10 PM

From what I've read, I like lionfish too and have considered one, they are reef safe in that they won't pick on coral, but they will eat anything they can fit in their mouth. So if you have any shrimp as part of your cuc or small reef fishes they would be in danger of becoming dinner! I might be wrong, but that's my understanding of lions in a reef. Hope this helps!

SDguy · 02/09/2008, 08:23 AM

The links I gave you in your other thread will tell you which species stay on the smaller side. Basically, as long as they can't fit a fish/shrimp in their mouth, they won't eat it.

bluetang123 · 02/09/2008, 09:35 AM

Ok, I put the other thread in my favorites so I don't have look through all of the pages of old threads to find the links you gave me.

02/08/2008, 10:57 PM	#1
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02/09/2008, 08:23 AM	#3
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	The links I gave you in your other thread will tell you which species stay on the smaller side. Basically, as long as they can't fit a fish/shrimp in their mouth, they won't eat it. __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

02/08/2008, 11:10 PM	#2
hootie51 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 215	From what I've read, I like lionfish too and have considered one, they are reef safe in that they won't pick on coral, but they will eat anything they can fit in their mouth. So if you have any shrimp as part of your cuc or small reef fishes they would be in danger of becoming dinner! I might be wrong, but that's my understanding of lions in a reef. Hope this helps!

02/09/2008, 09:35 AM	#4
bluetang123 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 31	Ok, I put the other thread in my favorites so I don't have look through all of the pages of old threads to find the links you gave me.