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 jav36


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Post Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:38 pm GMT   Reply      

alrigghht guys so i only have 1 fish in my 30 and im lookin into getting a lion.. im not concerned about it eating anything but im not sure if i have enough space. i could most likely fit a dwarf lion in the tank but i heard that they can be shy and delicate so i was thinking of a very small volitan lion. could i keep it in there for maybe a year then exchange it?


also, is it alright if i can leave my dead flame angels body in the aquarium.. he passed today and is under all of my rockwork :( i can barely see him and most of his body is eaten by inverts.. how bad would it pollute my water? could i leave it so i dont have to take apart my rock ?



 littlej2455


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Post Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:17 pm GMT   Reply      

An adult volitan lionfish should have a 50 gallon tank. So if you really wanted the fish that bad, I guess you could go for it. But first do you have a lot of rock? You need to make sure that your tank isnt too cluttered with a lot of rock. The dead flame angel might raise your nitrate or nitrite. (I have heard stores about that) I would try to get him out if it wont destroy anything.



 jav36


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Post Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:02 pm GMT   Reply      

yeah i dont think i have enough space... ill probably end up giving the dwarf a shot, would you go with a dwarf fuzzy or dwarf zebra? which is more active and hardy?

thanks for the help



 fihsboy


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Post Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:34 pm GMT   Reply      

Im pretty sure lionfish are not reef safe. I saw you had some corals in there......Keep up on your research though, they are gorgeous fish.



 jav36


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Post Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:30 pm GMT   Reply      

yeah they leave the corals alone but they will eat shrimp and other inverts with no shell but fortunetly i dont have any



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Post Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:49 am GMT   Reply      

Cool beans. Bigger tank? Then you could hold as many fish as you want. Check craigslist and ebay..........killer deals on there......I just bought a full 40 gallon cube with custom stand and wet/dry for 75 dollars.........yes..........75 dollars........with the light. Bigger is better in salt water. Then you can hold what you want. I have a 29 until the 40 cycles. :)



 jav36


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Post Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:25 pm GMT   Reply      

true.. i do need a bigger tank
ive been thinking of setting up a 67 gallon and getting it off glasscages.com. 190$ seems like a good deal.
im hoping i can siphon out all my water in my tank into buckets then just add it to the new tank so i dont have to cycle again but this wont happen for atleast a few months


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