90 gallon tank plan

[sacremon]

I'm in the process of purchasing and setting up a 90 gallon tank that I would like to keep about a grand total of three fish in. I will be building a 20 gallon sump/refugium and already have the skimmer that I will be using (MRC MR-1).
My idea for the three fish is a P. volitans, a P. antennata and a rabbitfish - either foxface or metallic. I have read other posts stating that a 90 gallon will probably be too small for one lion, let alone two, but aside from the live rock that is all I'm planning for the tank, and my belief is that the skimmer/sump/refugium will be able to handle the bioload.
Thoughts? Comments? Am I really off-base here?
Thank you in advance.

 

[mike22cha]

Volitan needs at least 150g more like 180g though. I think you could do a dwarf lion though. Also you can keep a lot more fish that way.

 

[grouperlover]

A volitan will get farley big and they have a large mouth like a grouper.

 

[aquaknight]

Yea, swap the volitan for a antenneta or dwarf lion and your good to go. I wouldn't put a v. lion in my 125...

 

[shark bait]

My V.lion was about 12" or so and moved around alot, I do belive it is going to be small over time.

 

[sacremon]

Okay, I can deal with that. From what I've read of antennata, they are fairly reclusive, much more likely to stay hidden and only come out at night than the volitans. They are also supposed to be harder to get to accept prepared foods that the volitans. The LPSs in my area will order an antennata, but won't make any guarantees about health (one of the reasons I was looking at saltwaterfish.com).
Does anyone have personal experience with antennata?

 

[aquaknight]

You could do a radiata instead of 2 antenneta (i really didn't read your first post too well, sorry). Everyone would probably think male/female pair because of their resemblance lol.

 

[shrimpi]

go for a challenge! get a fu manchu!

 

[sacremon]

radiata have the same reputation as the antennata, in terms of being out and around during daylight and getting onto prepared foods.
Given the feedback here, I've changed my order to a 125 gallon tank. That will give 6' of space, which should be closer to what a volitans would like. Sure, a 150 or 180 would be better, but a 180 is still only 6' long. It is just 6" wider and 3" deeper. Bioload-wise the tank will have about 20 additional gallons in the sump (going to use a 30 long for that) and between the heavy duty skimmer and the refugium (planning on growing macroalgae and shrimp in there) it should be a pretty clean tank despite the lions.

 

[95harley]

Radiata is fairly active, just more of a percher or bottom dweller rather than a top water active Volitan. BUT GOURGOUS!!!! And a nice medium mix.
Wish I had not get rid of mine.

 

[sacremon]

I'm more inclined to go with an antennata than a radiata, along with a volitans and a couple rabbitfish. I finally found an LPS who goes and hand selects fish from the distributors, then makes sure they are healthy and eating once they are in the store. I'd consider a radiata and an antennata, and drop the volitans, except I would like to have at least one of the lions be fairly active, of which only the volitans (well, perhaps russeli) are.