Dwarf fuzzy lion reef safe?

Hens4Fish · 10/17/2006, 04:14 PM

Just like it says, any experience? Will hard corals sting it? Will it sting corals? I understand it might eat shrimp and stuff, buy what about coral/ fish relationship?

thor32766 · 10/17/2006, 04:17 PM

yeah the only thing you would have to worry about is the shrimp he would eat those and any fish that can fit in his mouth.

Hens4Fish · 10/17/2006, 04:20 PM

But he will not be stung or sting any corals, hard or soft?

d9sccr · 10/17/2006, 06:13 PM

I kept a fuzzy dwarf in my reef tank and he was okay with all the corals and even a coral banded shrimp that I had...since he was okay with the shrimp, which was about his size, I figured it would be okay to get some firefish that were about his size too..big mistake...he ate the first firefish in a few days..after that he move around kinda slow, but no big deal...about a week later he ate the other one..there was then a conisderable difference in his behavior...he moved slowly if ever...a few days later he died after having eaten both of my firefish that were as big as he was...

stykthyn · 10/18/2006, 01:51 AM

he should be fine. it's the other fish that will have to worry

NoSchwag · 10/18/2006, 06:46 AM

I have one in a sps dominated tank and he's fine.

Fishfanatic#1 · 10/18/2006, 04:33 PM

i had my volitan in with a medium sized bicolor goat. he ate the goat, and we could see a little goat sized bump in the lions belly. i also have some xenia with it and he hasn't touched it.

jpslickorocks · 10/18/2006, 05:12 PM

I had a fuzzy dwarf in my 125 lps/zoo tank for awhile before I traded him in. The only reason I let him go is because he would not eat frozen/prepared food. Live only gets old. He was fine with shrimp, small fish and all corals. Very cool fish if you can get one that eats frozen food.

katlongo · 10/19/2006, 09:36 PM

My fuzzy dwarf doesn't touch the corals or my smaller fish (yet). I've gotten him to eat frozen krill without a problem and sometimes he goes after the frozen food that I feed the rest of the tank.

10/17/2006, 04:17 PM	#2
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	yeah the only thing you would have to worry about is the shrimp he would eat those and any fish that can fit in his mouth. __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

10/17/2006, 06:13 PM	#4
d9sccr Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 1,115 Blog Entries: 1	I kept a fuzzy dwarf in my reef tank and he was okay with all the corals and even a coral banded shrimp that I had...since he was okay with the shrimp, which was about his size, I figured it would be okay to get some firefish that were about his size too..big mistake...he ate the first firefish in a few days..after that he move around kinda slow, but no big deal...about a week later he ate the other one..there was then a conisderable difference in his behavior...he moved slowly if ever...a few days later he died after having eaten both of my firefish that were as big as he was... __________________ Andrew Current Tank Info: 30g w/ 2 picassos

10/18/2006, 06:46 AM	#6
NoSchwag Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterbury, Ct. Posts: 2,530	I have one in a sps dominated tank and he's fine. __________________ Keeping low levels of po4 without chemicals since 2005. Current Tank Info: Beckett skimmed, penductor flowed, luminarc lighted, UV sterilized, litermeter dosed, Aquacontroller controlled, SPS dominated, 120 BB tank.

10/18/2006, 05:12 PM	#8
jpslickorocks Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scottsdale, Az. Posts: 2,164	I had a fuzzy dwarf in my 125 lps/zoo tank for awhile before I traded him in. The only reason I let him go is because he would not eat frozen/prepared food. Live only gets old. He was fine with shrimp, small fish and all corals. Very cool fish if you can get one that eats frozen food. __________________ We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Current Tank Info: I do at least five water changes a day

10/19/2006, 09:36 PM	#9
katlongo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ossining, NY Posts: 656	My fuzzy dwarf doesn't touch the corals or my smaller fish (yet). I've gotten him to eat frozen krill without a problem and sometimes he goes after the frozen food that I feed the rest of the tank. __________________ Kathy Longo Current Tank Info: 65 gallon rimless, Tunze 1073.05 return, ReefOctopus 110NW and MaxSpect LED lights

10/17/2006, 04:14 PM	#1
Hens4Fish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 1,297	Dwarf fuzzy lion reef safe? Just like it says, any experience? Will hard corals sting it? Will it sting corals? I understand it might eat shrimp and stuff, buy what about coral/ fish relationship?

10/17/2006, 04:20 PM	#3
Hens4Fish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 1,297	But he will not be stung or sting any corals, hard or soft?

10/18/2006, 01:51 AM	#5
stykthyn Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Panama City Florida Posts: 1,995	he should be fine. it's the other fish that will have to worry

10/18/2006, 04:33 PM	#7
Fishfanatic#1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 48	i had my volitan in with a medium sized bicolor goat. he ate the goat, and we could see a little goat sized bump in the lions belly. i also have some xenia with it and he hasn't touched it.