Just sharing some fuzzy pics of my fuzzy dwarf lionfish

crabbejoe · 03/27/2008, 08:03 PM

acclimating

In quarantine

Jerry W · 03/27/2008, 08:58 PM

Very nice! Is he eating for you?

crabbejoe · 03/28/2008, 08:52 AM

I've had him one day, and haven't seen him eat yet. The guy I got it from said he was eating pellets. I think I might try some frozen foods.

Dante_JoseCuerv · 03/28/2008, 02:48 PM

Hey, what size is this little guy?

crabbejoe · 03/29/2008, 04:49 PM

Pretty small yet. About 2-3 inches. I guess even the dwarf varieties get to be 7+ inches. So he's just a baby.

mrwilson · 03/29/2008, 07:22 PM

I think these dwarf lions are really cool-looking. What sort of a tank are you putting this little guy in? What will his co-inhabitants be? Any inverts?

crabbejoe · 03/30/2008, 07:56 AM

I plan on putting him in my 55 reef tank. There's hermit crabs, a green emerald crab, and snails. The only other fish in there are a lantern bass and a false percula clownfish. Do you think he'll try to eat everything?

crabbejoe · 04/07/2008, 05:43 PM

He wouldn't touch pellets, so I threw in some frozen mysis shrimp, and he gobbled him up.
Here's some more pics:

Don-Coraleone · 04/07/2008, 06:02 PM

wow he's tiny. good looking fish though

snorvich · 04/07/2008, 06:12 PM

Whatever he can hold in his mouth, he will try to eat.

crabbejoe · 04/08/2008, 10:05 AM

Hmmm, I might have to re-think where I'm going to put him.
Do you think he would be okay with a snowflake eel in a 40 long? or 55? They both eat similar things, so then I could keep that whole tank crab-free, and feed them both frozen shrimp. They are both juveniles, so they would be growing up together. That might increase the chances of successfully keeping them together.

sw1tched · 04/08/2008, 11:37 AM

I keep a snowflake eel & a fuzzy dwarf in the same tank with a bunch of hermit crabs. They dont touch them... my snowflake eel likes to take mysis from the crabs when they catch one, but other than that, I dont notice any agressisons between them. I woudlnt recomend any shrimp unless they are to become fish food though. my snowflake was about 6 inches long when & I got him & the lion was about 2 inches. they get along great.
-Joe

crabbejoe · 04/08/2008, 11:48 AM

Thanks for the info Sw1tched! Do you have them in the 125? That's good to know abou the hermits! Do they try to eat snails?

sw1tched · 04/08/2008, 04:31 PM

nope... they leave the snails alone too. they started in a 65 and then i upgraded to the 125 where they are now.

crabbejoe · 04/08/2008, 05:04 PM

Is there anyone out there that has had problems with their fuzzy dwarf eating hermit crabs and/or snails?

jakaufman · 04/09/2008, 12:46 PM

i dont think they are built to eat shelled inverts like hermits or snails. they will eat any fish or shrimp they can fit in their mouths though from what i have read.

hopefully some more people will chime in who have owned them

03/27/2008, 08:03 PM	#1
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	Just sharing some fuzzy pics of my fuzzy dwarf lionfish acclimating In quarantine __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

03/27/2008, 08:58 PM	#2
Jerry W Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: PA. Posts: 2,873	Very nice! Is he eating for you? __________________ Americans sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Current Tank Info: 37 gal; pair of mocha clowns, ywg and tiger pistol shrimp

03/28/2008, 08:52 AM	#3
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	I've had him one day, and haven't seen him eat yet. The guy I got it from said he was eating pellets. I think I might try some frozen foods. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

03/29/2008, 04:49 PM	#5
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	Pretty small yet. About 2-3 inches. I guess even the dwarf varieties get to be 7+ inches. So he's just a baby. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

03/30/2008, 07:56 AM	#7
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	I plan on putting him in my 55 reef tank. There's hermit crabs, a green emerald crab, and snails. The only other fish in there are a lantern bass and a false percula clownfish. Do you think he'll try to eat everything? __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

03/28/2008, 02:48 PM	#4
Dante_JoseCuerv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugar Grove, IL Posts: 1,214	Hey, what size is this little guy?

03/29/2008, 07:22 PM	#6
mrwilson Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dublin, Ohio Posts: 917	I think these dwarf lions are really cool-looking. What sort of a tank are you putting this little guy in? What will his co-inhabitants be? Any inverts?

04/07/2008, 05:43 PM	#8
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	He wouldn't touch pellets, so I threw in some frozen mysis shrimp, and he gobbled him up. Here's some more pics: __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

04/07/2008, 06:02 PM	#9
Don-Coraleone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east coast Posts: 1,478	wow he's tiny. good looking fish though

04/07/2008, 06:12 PM	#10
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Whatever he can hold in his mouth, he will try to eat. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

04/08/2008, 10:05 AM	#11
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	Hmmm, I might have to re-think where I'm going to put him. Do you think he would be okay with a snowflake eel in a 40 long? or 55? They both eat similar things, so then I could keep that whole tank crab-free, and feed them both frozen shrimp. They are both juveniles, so they would be growing up together. That might increase the chances of successfully keeping them together. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

04/08/2008, 11:37 AM	#12
sw1tched Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 130	I keep a snowflake eel & a fuzzy dwarf in the same tank with a bunch of hermit crabs. They dont touch them... my snowflake eel likes to take mysis from the crabs when they catch one, but other than that, I dont notice any agressisons between them. I woudlnt recomend any shrimp unless they are to become fish food though. my snowflake was about 6 inches long when & I got him & the lion was about 2 inches. they get along great. -Joe

04/08/2008, 11:48 AM	#13
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	Thanks for the info Sw1tched! Do you have them in the 125? That's good to know abou the hermits! Do they try to eat snails? __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

04/08/2008, 04:31 PM	#14
sw1tched Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 130	nope... they leave the snails alone too. they started in a 65 and then i upgraded to the 125 where they are now. __________________ 210g mixed reef display, 40g long sump, Euro-reef G4+ skimmer, Neptune Apex controller, 3 AI SOl LED fixtures. 65g FOWLR display, 40g breeder sump, T5 coralife fixture, ASM G3 skimmer. Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef, 65 gallon FOWLR

04/08/2008, 05:04 PM	#15
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	Is there anyone out there that has had problems with their fuzzy dwarf eating hermit crabs and/or snails? __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

04/09/2008, 12:46 PM	#16
jakaufman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 288	i dont think they are built to eat shelled inverts like hermits or snails. they will eat any fish or shrimp they can fit in their mouths though from what i have read. hopefully some more people will chime in who have owned them __________________ 34g Mixed Reef