baby seahorse vs baby lion

[drizcol]

I got a baby sea horse extreamly cheap from the lfs, I currently have him in a net nersurey within the reef tank. The Nursery is a hang on the side type and one of the legs that hold it up poped off with out me knowing for a few hours. of course the little sea hourse ventured out and I first I thought the lion ate him. The lion is also a baby but the seahourse would definatly fit in the lions mouth. I found the sea horse hanging on to a little branch, doing just fine.
Did I just get lucky, and posiably the lion never saw him or is there a chance that the lion just wont eat him?
I would really like to let the seahose out into the tank permenently, but if you think he will get eaten Ill wait.
Let me know what you think

 

[alyssia]

You can't house a seahorse with a lion, period. No matter how big the seahorse is. And if you have a reef tank the seahorse will get stung when it hitches on corals. I have seahorses and they need to be kept in a species only tank. I tried to introduce mine to my FOWLR and they didn't do well at all, so I put them back in their own tank.

 

[trainfever]

If it can fit in the lions mouth, it will eventually end up there.

 

[dmitry]

Yep, you definitely just got lucky. A Seahorse can only be housed with a handful of peaceful fish (pipefish, perhaps the more peaceful clowns), and they don't need strong current - which corals do.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Dmitry
Yep, you definitely just got lucky. A Seahorse can only be housed with a handful of peaceful fish (pipefish, perhaps the more peaceful clowns), and they don't need strong current - which corals do.