Lionfish

alison

alison

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:happyfish Mostly agree with the above said. I think the only ones you could do would be an antenna lion, or a volitan, as they get 12 inches +, but then again, when they get big you need a larger size tank. Also depends on how aggressive your huma huma is, and what size lion you get. Most large fish won't mess with a full size lion. Good luck, ali
 
debbie g

debbie g

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My lion was so tiny when I got him, the trigger never went near him. The lion got to be 8 inches long, thats when the trigger tore him apart. Please don't mix the two. Its so sad.
 
squidd

squidd

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Two more questions...(researching a project)
Were they in the 175 or was this in a smaller tank..?
Who was added first, and aproximately how long between additions and aggression...?
 
liontamer

liontamer

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I dont think it matters the size of the tank. If the trigger finds the lion, and likes to eat at its fins, then no amount of space will keep em apart, especially if it is violent. The point of having space for triggers is so they can swim, but aggressive fish arent territorial. With the exeption of triggerfish, you can pretty much keep most aggressive fish together and not worry about territorial disputes. Triggers are best left ot a species only tank, or with maybe eels and groupers, and possibly puffers (but not porcupines) and wrasses. Just so long as the fish they are housed with dont have any vulnerable features. NO SHARKS. lol.
 
squidd

squidd

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Originally posted by Liontamer
I don't think it matters the size of the tank.
Actually, I'm beginning to think it "might"...as well as the number and "type" of tank mates at the time of the aggression...
Debbie G... No Flames..I'm just collecting data from those who have had an aggression issue between Triggers and Lions and (at this point) a "majority" that have not...
Just trying to find a "correlation" of tank size, tank mates, size of fish and order of introduction...
Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks...
 
debbie g

debbie g

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Hi Squidd, Let's see..without looking at my little nerdy saltwater journal, I'd guess that the tang was about 3 inches when I put the approximately 3 inch lion in. Definitely guessing that maybe they were put in a month or so apart... Also, they were put in a 55 gallon together. Of course, in hindsight, that was a mistake. As for when the attack occurred..again guessing...the lion grew about 5 inches...could it have grown that much in 6 months? If so, thats my approximation. I think I answered all your qs. If not, ask away. Hope I helped. Let us know when you get all your data together. My situation was definitely pushing it because of the size of the tank, but even in "the conscientious marine aquarist", it says that sooner or later a trigger will make a pull-toy out of a lion.
Take Care.
Debbie G
 
squidd

squidd

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Thank you for your help...I assume you "ment" Trigger where you said Tang...or was ther a Tang as well?? Any other "mates"...??
Originally posted by Debbie G
...the lion grew about 5 inches...could it have grown that much in 6 months?
Yep very possiable in the first year to have that kind of growth
My situation was definitely pushing it because of the size of the tank, but even in "the conscientious marine aquarist", it says that sooner or later a trigger will make a pull-toy out of a lion.

That's a good book...Now you'll have to buy mine when it comes out...:D
 
squidd

squidd

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Some of the "dwarf" species might be OK in a 30 for awhile...
But they can be a little harder to get to eat in captivity...
 
debbie g

debbie g

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Sorry, forgot to say that there was at least another tankmate...a crab who grew so big, I had to keep buying bigger and bigger shells, he was a molting fool. One day soon after the lion attack, the crab was also turned into crab chowder by the trigger.
 
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