?!?!?!?? help

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jav36
 
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?!?!?!?? help

by jav36

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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by littlej2455

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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by jav36

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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by fihsboy

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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by jav36

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


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

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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by jav36

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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