octo and/or lion

[sharkboy13]

i know evry1 says u cant keep octos w/ fish but what would happen if i had a lion w/ a octo, would i have a eaten octo or a dead lion or a empty tank?

 

[jon321]

Depends on how large each were. In the end youd have either 1 lionfish or 1 octopus. I assume youve seen that ever popular video of the octopus eating a shark?
Jon

 

[sharkboy13]

yes, yes i have. the lions 3-4 in prolly. im not sure what size the octo would be, its a bimac as w/ most available

 

[murray bmf]

I kept an octo with a clown and a blue damsel for over a year before the oct died with no problems. The oct only wanted to eat hermit crabs, which is what I fed him. I tried frozen foods but he would only eat live hermits, nothing else. He never even seemed to notice the two fish I had in tank with him. Octs are smart, very smart, so mayber this was just his personality.

 

[05xrunner]

I wouldnt do it.
The only safe things to really keep with an Octo is a starfish, and pencil tip urchins.
Everything else is just something waiting to happen to either side.

 

[sharkboy13]

i had read not to keep them w/ motile inverts and fish. i was thinking maybe it would work cuz the lions venomous

 

[sharkboy13]

so lemme get this, it is a general consensus no it will not work? do i hear yes's? any at all?

 

[aw2x3]

With the MANY, MANY Octo posts we have here...ALL of which explaining Octopus demand species only tanks, why would you even ask this question?
It's a flat no...no fish, inverts, etc. that you do not consider food. If the Octopus does eat the fish, the fish will eat of the Octo.

 

[sharkboy13]

well jeez dude i was just seeing if it might work, if i got a consesnsus of no i didnt plan on doing it. i know ur thinking it helps but if ur trying to help ppl learn u need to be less critical