dwarf lionfish in reef setup

kydizzle41

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was wondering if anybody has ever kept a dwarf lionfish in a reef setup i have seen pics and heard it could be done but i wanted to know everybody's opinions before i try it. it is a 60 gal tank. i was planning on putting in zoas, mushrooms,softies, and a sun coral to get started because i heard these barely need any light. right now i only have a regular light but in december i will be getting a t5 light. also what else would i need to run the reef system i already have power heads already and a skimmer for a 150gal.
thank you
 

mboswell1982

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u should be ok KY, as long as you watch him close, he's not gonna bother the corals at all, but u might wanna be careful with the other fish, since he'll eat anything he can fit in his mouth lol
 

mboswell1982

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nice man, i was just told about a new angelfish today that im seriously looking into for my big tank when i build the 2 tanks next summer, here's a link
http://www.tmc-ltd.co.uk/fish.asp
Watanabei Angelfish for if the actual article about that fish doesnt show up :p
theyre schoolers man, u can keep a trio or more of them in the same tank :D one of em will turn male, an the rest will stay females, its awesome hehe
 

mboswell1982

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not yet, getting it in jan, when it goes on sale :p and tara33 told me about it, i was asking her an a few others for opinions on the pygmy yellowtail angelfish, one of the smallest angels u can find, and she told me about that guy, and im in love with him already LOL
 

kydizzle41

Member
oh cool man i cant even wait to see your tank LOL. those angels are so cool they've got awesome color where are you going to get them
 

mboswell1982

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i have no clue where im gonna get those guys from, but, they're not going in the 40g lol, im holding off on them til i get the big tanks done, the gf kept saying bigger, i finally told her, im not making em any longer, she said, go wider then lol, so, the final size, and i mean FINAL lol is gonna be 72"x40"x18" lol they're huge friggin tanks im gonna be buidling, but, im not complaining, who would when they're gf keeps saying, go bigger LOL
 

mboswell1982

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224 gallons LOL they're gonna be monsters, and her's is definitely gonna be reef, mine will more than likely be reef, and for lights, already got em picked out, nice thing about an 18" height, dont have to do MH lighting

goin with the 72" - 12 x 39 Watts (6 - 10K / 6 - 460nm Actinics) by current usa for 600 bucks a piece :p
 

kydizzle41

Member
wow those tanks are going to be big but since hers is going to be a reef it it were me i would totally go aggressive like maybe a shark or a ray or a volitan lion or a couple of trigs
 

mboswell1982

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Originally Posted by kydizzle41
http:///forum/post/2854793
wow those tanks are going to be big but since hers is going to be a reef it it were me i would totally go aggressive like maybe a shark or a ray or a volitan lion or a couple of trigs
nah, with the layout of how our living room is gonna be, we like the whole zen buddha motif, got in our current living room, and will have it in that living room as well, the whole aggressive tank thing just wont work :p
 

mboswell1982

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with the paint work im gonna have jess do on the back of my tank, u bet its gonna be awesome :D its gonna be totally unique, same with our 40g tank :p
 

mboswell1982

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a native american warrior sitting on his horse on a plateau, overlooking his village, all silhouetted, surrounded by mountains on either side, with the sun setting, and im gonna do my rock work to match the mountains and platuea the warrior is sitting on
 

kydizzle41

Member
thats going to be crazy your girl must be quite the artist and sorry it took me awhile to reply had to feed the fish
 
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