just starting out

[leavernh]

Hey, i've done the fresh water tanks before and enjoyed it, but i like the diversity i can get with salt water. with that being said, the fish that i am most interested in is the Lion Fish and the Fox Face.
Now here comes my question: can i put more then one Lion Fish in the same tank? if so what type of lion fish can i do that with. second question is can i place the the lion fish in the tank with a fox face? If i cant place the two together i am leaning towards the lion fish, but whats the ideal fish that i can place in the tank with it?
if anyone has any imput i would appreciate it.

 

[-tara33-]

you can keep a foxface with a lion provided it can't fit in the lions mouth, foxfaces are pretty piecefull, you can also put two lions together i have kept two volitans together with a radiata, but your tank needs to be at least 125 gallons if not more for a lion

 

[fallensynner]

i would recommends putting the foxface in with a dwarf lion and u can have 2 or 3 dwarf lions and 2 foxface. make sure they are the same size or even making the fox face an inch bigger. if ur going to stock it like i said u might need a 150g-- 3 dwarf lion and 2 foxface
yes they can both be housed in the same tank
lions are very peaceful unless u can fit in its mouth

 

[leavernh]

thanks for the imput, i think i am going with the dwarf lions! now i've heard that its not good to put lionfish in with live coral. is that true or can i still have some coral with the lionfish?

 

[leavernh]

another question. would any eels be safe with the lionfish?

 

[calaxa]

Originally Posted by Leavernh
http:///forum/post/2801357
another question. would any eels be safe with the lionfish?
How big is your tank going to be? Most eels will dominate a tank all by itself. Not many things will disturb a lionfish including eels but you're going to limit very quickly with the things that can go into this tank. Most people go with snowflakes as it is safe with any fish that cannot fit into it's mouth (but again, this list is getting small).