Lionfish & Puffer

[cal559]

Can i put a lionfish(radiata), a puffer(dogface), and a snowflake eel in the same tank(125gallon).
Is there any other fish i can put in this aquarium?????
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE.......

 

[stdreb27]

Most puffers will chew on a lion fish's fins. Not good for either fish. I prefer the puffer. I like the h tusk, angel fish, clowns.

 

[nycbob]

a niger trigger would be nice.

 

[cal559]

How about a niger trigger(is this the smallest trigger?), puffer, snowflake eel, yellow tang or maybe a maroon clownfish in a 125 gallon tank?
Cause if i get a lionfish then i cant have a puffer which i really like the personality of puffers.....so i choose puffer!!!!

 

[tome]

If you go for the niger, puffer and eel; you need to be careful with both the tang and clown. If they are small they are easy targets for the eel and trigger. I personally would start with the three and see how it all works out before adding any more fish.

 

[cal559]

How About(125 gallon)
1. Valentini Puffer(4inches)
2. Blue Throat Trigger(9inches)
3. Longnose Hawkfish(4inches)
4. Maybe some kind of eel(smaller eel)??? any suggestions?????

 

[hammerhed7]

Originally Posted by cal559
How About(125 gallon)
1. Valentini Puffer(4inches)
2. Blue Throat Trigger(9inches)
3. Longnose Hawkfish(4inches)
4. Maybe some kind of eel(smaller eel)??? any suggestions?????

that would be a good start, and you would have room for a few more as well

 

[tome]

A snowflake eel is never a bad choice if you looking for a small eel. I believe they max out somewhere around 20 inches.

 

[cal559]

Ok thanks everyone i will go with the puffer, trigger, longnose hawkfish, the snowflake eel and the harlequin tusk's thanks!!!!

 

[rcoultas]

The harlequin is not a very good selection for any home tank - they grow very large and pretty quickly. That one fish alone is too big for your tank. The rest of them will be fine

 

[cdubbs]

i have had many puffers with a vol lion and they never nipped at him..the only things that i had that would mess with the lion is triggers. I would say if u want a lion and a dogface go for it, but make sure the lion is bigger than the puffer. I had a dogface and a lion in a 125 for over a year and they were fine..but once i added a humu humu trigger he started picking at the lion and i had to return the trigger. But it also depends on the individual;