enough room?

[aquaman623]

I have a 75gal. 4 different kinds of starfish, and a 10inch lionfish. No LR/LS. How many fish can i add, if any?:notsure:

 

[aquaman623]

(yt) (pbt) What is that?:notsure:

 

[dreeves]

yellow tang and powder blue tang...unless they are larger...I believe the 10inch lion would eat them...

 

[dreeves]

I think if they were big enough to not be eaten...they would be too big for a 75 anyways...

 

[dreeves]

You could keep a yellow tang in a 10 gallon tank...but is this what you really want to keep him in? I feel the swimmers need lots of swimming room to remain happy, comfy and what not.
Not having any lionfish myself, I can only comment on what I have read when conteplating getting one...what they can fit in their mouths they will eat...I can only assume a 10 inch lion has a pretty large mouth...

 

[jrittz]

It is indeed true, anything a lion fish can fit in his mouth he will eat. There are only a few exceptions to this but they are not always exceptions. If it swims near its face, it stands the chance of being swallowed whole. Sometimes even if the fish itself is bigger than its mouth it will still attempt to eat it.
Jrittz