good tank mates for dwarf lionfish

dbrown9

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40 gal tank, 40pds LR, 30 pds LS.
Aquaclear 55 HOB, prism skimmer HOB
Tek t5 2 bulb retro lighting
I have nothing in my tank as of now but it has been up and running for over 3 yrs. I'm planning on putting corals in and a Dwarf Lionfish of some type. My question is what are good tank mates and what order do I need to Introduce fish and corals ?
 

travelerjp98

Active Member
I would say dwarf angels, clowns, anthias if they are large enough, wrasses. Other semi-aggressive to aggressive fish.
He'll be fine with corals but he will eat a clean up crew.
There are several different ways of introducing fish and corals, most people have a qt but some like me don't.
Here's how I introduce livestock:
1. Take the rubber band or whatever was used to seal the bag and take it off.
2. Get a CLEAN bucket. Preferably never used! It should be marked AQUARIUM USE ONLY! Definitley not a bucket that was used to clean the floors with!
3. Take the livestock out of the bag gently. pour it into the bucket with the water from the bag.
4. Take some clear airline tubing, smallest width possible, and put the one end in the bucket and the other in the tank. Start a siphon.
5. Tie a part of the tubing in a tight knot, about 6" from the bucket.
6. Water should be dripping in the bucket from the tank in a steady stream of drips. you should see each individual drip, but they should be one after another. you can adjust the speed of the water flow depending on how tight the knot is.
7. let the livestock sit like this for an hour and a half!
8. gently loosen the knot so it drips a little faster for half an hour
9. completley let the water loose and let that sit for another half an hour
10. it should of been drip acclimated for about 2 and a half hours.
11. take a net and move the fish into the display or quarantine tank
12. for corals or anemones, use your hand but make sure the anemones don't sting you!
Good luck!
 

teresaq

Active Member
I dont think thats really what the op ment. lol I think op was asking in what order to add fish in terms of aggrestion.
One think to remember- if it fits in thier mouth they will eat it.
corals wont matter when you add as long as your tank is stable and you have proper lights.
As for fish, nothing that is too small, or long and skinny.
a 40 gal isnt really big, so you will only be able to have a couple of fish.
 
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