Pairing of Lions

aceshigh

aceshigh

New Member
I was looking at setting up a 46 gal bowfront next spring, as a Predator tank. I was wondering if it possible to house 2 species of lions together. What I was looking at was a Fuzzy Dwarf and Dwarf Zebra. Also, what else would you suggest putting in there or would anyother fish be overkill. Me personally I'd be happy with just the two of these guys. Thanks for any answers.
 
chandler4

chandler4

Member
Those two would work out fine together if u get em to eat. Just make sure u set up a bunch of caves with the rock u put in, cuz they like to chill out in caves and crevices. Other fish?? Maybe a dwarf angel or sumthing of the sort, but other than that, yer pretty much set on fish. Maybe a 6 line wrasse, or some sort of a larger gobie, but theres that possibility of getting eaten.
 
moraym

moraym

Active Member
Also, be sure to add enough filtration, look into adding more water into the system with a sump or large wet-dry, and a skimmer. RO/DI water and UV-Sterilizers are good as well since dwarf lions have a tendency of getting bacterial infections.
Filtration is especially important in a tank like the 46 bow. Dwarf lions do best with about 30 g each, so you'll want that water in the 46 to be extremely clean if you're keeping two, especially given the tendency for infection as i mentioned above.
 
aceshigh

aceshigh

New Member
Appreicate the advice...already have all the RO/DI water I can handle, wife has a reef tank. Also already planned on hooking up a wet/dry to this tank. What I might have to do is figure out which one I like better, and just go for one, till I can get the room for a larger tank.
 
aceshigh

aceshigh

New Member
No I don't, just a nick I've had for years, but I do play online gaming.... AAO:SF, UT2004 and BFV right now.
 
moraym

moraym

Active Member
Cool, I think you'll be fine in that case. I've kept waaaay too many dwarf lions, and then only thing that worries me is bacterial infections, mainly popeye. So your RO/DI water will go a long way in solving a lot of that.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top