Want to do a 180 gallon with 2 Lionfish,how hard will that be to maintain??

[prh123]

“nice” pictures, I had a salt water Harlem tank once, eels, puffers, lion fish, groupers, many trigger and file fish, I did not put hand in there much, ran Ozone with a controller, wet/dry, skimmers, reactors, it was really cool, had it running for years until I had to move for work.

 

[travelerjp98]

that sounds like a tank I would enjoy

 

[cranberry]

Dooooooo iiiiit!
It's extra special if you buy the volitans small and grow him up.
Our guy was once in a 6 gallon tank. Check out the thermometer to the left for size comparison. Don't go much smaller than that because smaller is definitely more delicate.

You would also fit a Russells in a 180g. And you could also get a little bottom dwelling friend.


They actually aren't messy eaters. If you give really big pieces, they may mash it up with their teeth, creating debris. But if you give appropriate size pieces, they are very clean with their food. These tanks are SO much "cleaner" than a tank where you have to throw food in the water column.
I'll be honest.... we have a lot of tanks..... so the tanks don't get the water changes they deserve. It's also why I just bought the Genesis auto water changer for the new 180g.
We use skimmers where we can and macro. The macro makes a HUGE difference.

 

[julie853]

Awesom pictures!! What a great looking tank you have also.I have made my mind up to go with the lionfish just going to take my time on doing it.I'm hoping in the next few months to have the 180 gallon up and cycling.
I'm looking forward to the experiences of owning lionfish.

 

[saxman]

Lions are really great fish (they must be, we have 9 of them ATM!). When kept with their needs/habits in mind, they are really at their best, and will reward you with becoming little (or big) aquatic puppy dogs. They will greet you when you enter the room, and will even beg for a handout. Many specimens become quite tame and can be hand fed if you like. Our volitans is so tame that it will actually just lay in the net if I need to catch it (we're talking a 12"+ fish with 6" daggers on its back, but she's a big baby if handled properly). Each one has a unique "personality" as well as likes, dislikes, and habits.
About half of our fuzzies learn to spit water at us when they feel "ignored" or we aren't quite quick enuff with the feeding stick (they have to wait their turn), and are really funny when they try to slide in and steal a tankmate's food from the stick.
Anyhow, I'm sure you'll really love keeping lionfish...

 

[travelerjp98]

awesome pics saxman!!! Julie, I hope you can set up the tank... It'll be really cool!

 

[saxman]

Actually, Cranberry (AKA Mrs. saxman) shoots almost all of the pix.

 

[travelerjp98]

well then great pics renee, aka mrs. saxman, aka cranberry, aka lionfish woman... LOL