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Unread 10/23/2010, 02:01 PM   #1
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Question dwarf zebra lionfish, and flame angel in a 29 gallon tank?

i have a 29 gallon that was supposed to be a reef, but had some issues and now im looking to redo the whole thing. ill be adding a 20g sump i believe, and a major skimmer(like 100 gallons give or take) i want to know if i can put a dwarf zebra lionfish in there. i also want to put a Hawaiian flame angel in there and have them as the only 2 fish. id have the cleanup crew and i currently have a cleaner shrimp(probably get eaten, or ill remove him) any comments or concerns?


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Unread 10/23/2010, 02:05 PM   #2
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also have a 4 bulb t5 lighting fixture. i know thats probably too bright for a lionfish, but could i possibly take 2 bulbs out or get different bulbs?


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Unread 10/24/2010, 10:23 AM   #3
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anyone have any input?


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Unread 10/24/2010, 10:36 AM   #4
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I know the lionfish would be fine, but I don't know if the flame angle might pick on it in that small of a tank. As long as you have some places for the lionfish to hide the lighting shouldn't be a problem. If your looking for a red fish that would be ok, try a flame hawk.


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ok thank you. ill more than likely do the lion then and skip the angel. any other tankmates that would be nice to look at? i have a reef tank, so with the 29, i want to get as far away from a reef as possible...what about things like arrow crabs, sally lightfoots, cleaner shrimp, coral banded shrimp, urchins and the cleanup crew? would the lion eat any of them?


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Probably, the lion would eat pretty much any crustaceans it could fit in it's mouth and probably kill those that it couldn't. You could try a small angler or some other waspfish or scorpionfish.


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Unread 10/24/2010, 11:34 AM   #7
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Ok ill look into them. What about clean up? I've heRd they won't attack snails a hermit crabs, and if so, how to I keep the rocks and sand clean? Currently have a 4 inch sand bed.


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Unread 10/24/2010, 12:38 PM   #8
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Cleanup should be fine.


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Ok thank you


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