Volitan Lion in Reef????

spuds

spuds

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Just wondering if anyone would object to me putting a volitan lion into my reef tank. The tank is mainly an LPS setup with hammers, frogspawns, and candycanes for the most part. I would definately get rid of the cleaner shrimp and clown before I added the lion, but is there anything that I should be aware of before I add a lion to a reef? Ive never seen it done before so I figured that I would ask the masters before I attempted it.
 
squidd

squidd

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I have a Voltain Lion and can tell you they are a Large fish...Slow moving and graceful he probably won't knock over your corals or rock work...
They are carnivores so it's very unlikely you will have trouble with him eating your inverts... Other than your shrimp and clown...:D
The biggest problem you will face will be waste added by his diet... You will need to have solid filtration (along with denitrification ) to maintain good water params in your tank...
You may need to keep him as an only fish in order to keep bioload down to manageable levels...
And your 75 maybe a bit small for him after you add all the rock and corals..
I think it would be an interesting combo but you may find him too limiting for long term satisfaction...
 
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