Tank help!

katiebug545

Member
I am lookin into starting a 200 gallon aggressive tank, I want a Lionfish and an eel.. What kind of lionfish would be good and what kind of eels are good. I want to do a trigger too. and maybe an angel. I wanted to know if a puffer would be ok. or not... Please help!
 
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rcreations

Guest
Unfortunately you can't put triggers and lion fish in the same tank because sooner or later, the trigger will end up killing the lion. Puffers are also risky with lion fish for the same reason.
Yes, you can have more than one lion fish.
btw, someone should make a sticky that triggers and lionfish don't mix because this question comes up a lot.
 

katiebug545

Member
Is it ok to have triggers and puffers in the same thank?? I am getting a sump and think of putting the puffer in there then
 
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rcreations

Guest
Fish that go with lions.. tangs, foxface, wrasses, eels, some angelfish.
 

dean1956

Member
Originally Posted by RCreations
http:///forum/post/3255529
Unfortunately you can't put triggers and lion fish in the same tank because sooner or later, the trigger will end up killing the lion. Puffers are also risky with lion fish for the same reason.
Yes, you can have more than one lion fish.
btw, someone should make a sticky that triggers and lionfish don't mix because this question comes up a lot.
No one ever told my Trigger fish that they shouldnt like my Lion fish and I had four different species of them in with my Lionfish for years. Must have been an exception
 

cranberry

Active Member
I don't recommend triggers and lions either.... but my hubby kept one together for 6 years. The Trigger actually got stuck one time during a feeding frenzy..... he died a month later. It's a risk.
 
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rcreations

Guest
There are always exceptions to every fish rule. But going by general recommendations, you shouldn't keep trigger and lions together. Heck, I had a fuzzy dwarf and niger trigger in the same tank without problems but I certainly wouldn't recommend it to others.
 

katiebug545

Member
What is everyones thoughts on keeping anenomes in an aggressive tank.. I have seen tanks with lion fish and anenomes. I thought that wasnt acceptable...
 
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rcreations

Guest
As long as you have the proper lighting and water conditions for anemones, I think you're ok.
 
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