Baby volitans
 

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And if you are wondering about scale...


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those are really nice... are they hard to keep? very neat. how much did those cost you haha

apparently, they are very forgiving. And I am not sure what gold is charging for them, but they only had a couple more.

I saw them at golds today, very very small. I would never buy a fish that small its like the tangs the size on nikels. I cant see a very good survival rate. But good luck with yours. You have to remember that these lion fish get very large the size of a dinner plate.

Im not sure why people dont put them into reefs, bue maybe some one could provide some inset as to why they are not reef safe.

yeah, I knew it was a crapshoot, but I figured it wasn't a very large risk, if you know what I mean. And, as luck would have it, it eats flak, frozen brine shrimp, and frozen bloodworms.

prognosis is leaning to the good side :P

You probly have a way better chance with the lion then you would with a tang. I think predators are easier to get eating. Should keep keep a picture journal of the growth of the fish, that would be cool.

What size tank is it in?

for now, a 28. for life, likely a larger bowfront, 75gallon+ for certain anyway. If I do not go bowfront, I have many options from 60-90 gallons not in use now.


just discovered, mysis shrimp is eaten quite voraciously

Avoid the dorsal spines. The poison hurts like the #$%$%#@!!! Writing from experience :redface: In terms of your corals & clams, yes, I believe they are reef safe. Regarding any shrimp - expensive snacks. But I think the main reason is that as a large predator, it's a waste management problem when it comes to maintaining pristine water quality for your corals.

Anthony

Meh, sting from my fuzzy wasn't too bad - after I got my wrist into warm water.

At least it's not deadly

Andy

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They are reef safe IMO. They only problem is that they will get big enough to knock over loose frags because some types like to perch, generally not volitons though. The other problem is that a lot of smaller fish associated with reefs will be too small and often consumed. You need to be careful when buying fish now because anything small enough to fit in his mouth is food. I'd wait a couple of months to get him really satisfied with frozen foods before putting any othe fish in the tank.

As danny said alot of people like the basslets, gobies, clowns and smaller fish they dont want a big fish that will eat those poor little guys.

I do disagree with the knocking down of corals though. If the corals are places securly they shouldnt knock them over.

Those guys are really nice I like the blue spots on the first one. Did you buy 1 or 2.

just one. I have not decided on tankmates, and likely won't for at least another 4 months

I saw these two going over each other and had to laugh... they have totally different agendas...


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Wow, thats either one big shrimp or one small lionfish. Mine lets the cleaners pick every once in a while.

It is one teeny lionfish. like an inch long.

I love the lions,mine was nearly 10 inches long with a full set of display fins before I lost him.They will attempt to eat anything it can fit in its mouth(you'd be surprised :eek: )Once I had mine eating other than live,did very well and grew fast.

ive got a fu manchu lion in my tank and id say he is about an inch long at most... he likes to play games with my chromis...or is he trying to eat him....hmmm... anyways , beautiful animals and reff safe , if you want more info on lions and lion care , try www.grimreefers.com they have great resourses..
steve

Whoa, that's TINY for a fu!

yeah i know ... he is a little hellraiser too , its fun to watch