I want a LionFish!!!

[fishycouple]

Hi Guys:
We are doing super with our fish hobby!
Our 55 gallon reef is perfect with about 15 or so corals doing very well!...Even the Flower Pot has been very happy for about 4 months!
Our first ever fish..the gold-maroon clown has grown to almost 3 inches. His bulb anomene is about 5 inches across!
The Bulb anem kept going behind the rocks in the reef and we couldnt reach him to feed him, so we got a 30 gallon tank with an Eclipse 2 hood and upgraded it to the "smart-light" PC setup. we put the anem and the clown in there with the flame scallop which also moved around a lot...now it doesnt matter!
My question is I want to add a small truly "dwarf" Lion to the tank to give it some interest up high.
Some of the "dwarf" species I have seen grow to 6-8" in size anyway....Is there a species that is pretty! and only gets to maybe 3-1/2" in size???
I figure if I keep the lion to a max size of 4 inches....my 3 inch gold/maroon clown can handle it!
Please advise
Rick!
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[fishycouple]

Thanks for the reply Picasso.
I am familiar with the fu man chu dwarf lion, but in my opinion it looks more like a scorpion fish than a true lion fish.
I'm hoping to find a dwarf species of a lion thet truly looks like a lion (volitan).
Rick
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[fishycouple]

Hi Zack:
The tank the clown is in is not my reef tank!
It is a fowlr (except for the bubble tipped anem).
Yes Scorpion fish are very ugly!
The Clown is big enough that a true dwarf shouldnt be able to eat it! I have even thought of getting a baby Volitan and just keeping it for a year until it gets a bit bigger...then trading it in at the lfs each year on a new baby. This is a lot of trouble, not to mention stress on the fishes. Honestly the Volitan IS NOT AN OPTION!!! I just want a TRUE dwarf that looks like a real lion!
Rick
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[fishycouple]

Well...I got a phone call from my LFS today...I discussed this with him and his solution is to get a tiny Lion (dwarf) and NEVER feed him live food...he will grow up as the clown's buddy, especially since the clown has his Bubble Tip Anemone to hide in!
His call was: He has a Dwarf Zebra Lion..about an inch and a half long...My Clown is almost 3 inches...
He say's the Lion will not get very big, as they will grow to their enviroment.
I'm gonna go look at the tiny lion Friday...
Opinions anyone???
The adventure continues!
Rick