fu man chu lion

[balashark21]

mods sry to post in 2 different areas but:
i heard you can put a fu man chu lion in a 30 gallon. any pics of him?? i have 2 false percs, plan on getting a cherub angel and maby a lmb. i will eventually put corals and stuff in. will my cleanup crew end up 1 by 1 getting eaten? the only cleanup crew i am attached too is my fighting conch but he will get big. also i plan on 2 scarlet cleaner shrimp. i will bye them as adults so they stand a chance. will this work?

 

[clarkiiboi]

It sounds like you like reef safe fish and aggressive (as we all do)---in the long run, not a good idea. That is what makes this hobby so hard, IMO. As far as I know, a lionfish in a "to become reef tank" is not a good idea. Bumping ya for more info.....

 

[drakken]

Biggest problem (as responded to your other post) is that lions do not like strong light. Corals need strong light. Please do not try to combine the two.

 

[almarktool]

try a fuzzy dwarf i have had mine in my reef for 2 years just give him plenty of rock overhang to hide if he wants

 

[ozadars]

Hi Balashark,
Actually lions are ok in reef tanks also i saw a fu man chu at the lfs and it was one of the best fish i have ever seen BUT they get around 4-5", it wont eat your snails but will eat shrimps, percs even maybe your angel...

 

[drakken]

Originally posted by ozadars
Hi Balashark,
Actually lions are ok in reef tanks also i saw a fu man chu at the lfs and it was one of the best fish i have ever seen BUT they get around 4-5", it wont eat your snails but will eat shrimps, percs even maybe your angel...
...just be sure to have a shady overhang and caves to it to hide.

 

[balashark21]

how about a dwarf zebra?? or will that definatly eat my percs?? so its ok with reef? if it is i will et one. if i keep it well fed is there less of a chance of certan dissaperances?

 

[balashark21]

bump. so it definatly WILL eat my percs?

 

[ozadars]

Zebra Dwarf is bigger then fu man chu, fu man chu is the smallest of all and yes will eat your clowns easily
I think you can get a colourful leaffish, stay small and wont eat your anything... they just have feeding problems

 

[harlequin]

Hate to rain on the parade but in a 30 gallon with all those fish you will have serious water quality issues especially with a lion. In addition to that, Fu Man Chus are notorious for not eating and starving to death, so if you must have a lion go with a fuzzy dwarf. Ditch a few of those fish though, especially if you want a reef too. I wouldnt have that many medium sized fish in a 55 let alone a 30. In a 30 you would be limited to the lion and maybe one other fish. The Lion makes up enough bioload for a fish twice its size so make sure you have a really good skimmer. And yes the clowns would be lunch too and maybe the angel too when the lion hits full size, they grow extremely fast.

 

[balashark21]

ok if i diched the percs(very sad and i dont know where to put them) could i get a dwarf zebra lion?? i like him better than fuzzy. i probably could send the little clownies to some1 but i dont know who. still thinking on this tho. so maby him and a cherub angel?

 

[ozadars]

All kinds of angels can eat a cherub angel because they get just only 3", an adult coral beauty is ok w/ a fu man chu (not w/ a dwarf) but a coral beauty wont fit in a 30gal... i would go w/ 2 percs, 1 firefish, 1 sixline and one more small fish in a 30
but if you really want an agresive tank then a snowflake + an angler or a fu man chu or a dwarf

 

[rolangunslinger]

balashark21
If you want to ditch the percs, I have a friend who would take them off your hands and would pay shipping to get them to him.
Let me know if you are interested.
Kevin