sting_ray29
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I was wondering what people thought about a snowflake eel, valentine puffer, and maby a lionfish, hawkfish, clownfish, or huma in a 55 gallon- would a lion or sfe eat a hawkfish?
sfe hawkfish lion puffer-
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grouperhead
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Slow down. In a 55, you have to chose aggressive fishes wisely. A humu will need more room, as will a lionfish depending on the species. Valentini puffers are notorious fin nippers, so they don't make the best tankmates with lions. A larger, more aggressive clown (maroon, red and black, tomato), snowflake eel, hawkfish, and either a dwarf lion or toby would be nice. Bo
ajroc31
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I never heard of Valentini puffers being notorious for anything. I had my for sometime,until he decided to commit a suicide. They are really cool fish, but I am afraid that your tank may be too agressive for him. Hank ( my puffer) was peaceful, and many times he would get picked on by my yellow tang, as well as other fish, (nothing serious).
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irenicus
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Puffers are very tempermental. Some will nip fins while others will totally disregard them. I have 2 puffers with my lion and not a fin is nipped. But they are notorious for nipping fins I can tell you. When I had figure 8's and spotted they would nip their tankmate's fins all the time. I'd always see pacman bites. It's quite a gamble so you must keep in mind all the possibilities. I've never had a Humu, but I heard they can go darkside fast the Anakin Skywalker. HTH