Lionfish And...?

[stang1]

Thanks Andy.
I think we may leave getting the Lionfish as we really wanted the Pterois antennata and it seems 48G isn't big enough.
We will be getting the Betta but not decided on tankmates yet.

 

[Eel-Man]

A snowflake or zebra moray eel will work very well with a lionfish

 

[shibby]

a 48g should be enough for a antennata im sure, its a dwarf variety, lionfish and betta would work well together boith very elegent and hardy too

 

[stang1]

Sorry Eel-Man but after having a browse it seems that 75G+ is recommended for both types of eel. Thanks anyway.

Shibby - Thanks for the reply, I think you may be right. I'm goig to continue my research before making it definite.

 

[Eel-Man]

Sorry Eel-Man but after having a browse it seems that 75G+ is recommended for both types of eel. Thanks anyway.

Shibby - Thanks for the reply, I think you may be right. I'm goig to continue my research before making it definite.

well maybe it might be a little tight ... but I have had a 55g with a snowflake and some cleaning shrimp and it worked perfectly for 3 years (gave him to my brother in-law)...anyways good luck with the lionfish...and watch out for the spines!

 

[stang1]

Thanks Eel-man and don't worry, I will watch out for the spines!

 

[_daniel]

Interestingly enough, don't keep a lionfish with an anemone. A friend kept a 3.5inch lionfish with a BTA and one night the fish just went missing. Couldn't find him anywhere for about 3 days. Then the anemone spat out a little ball of white flesh with one telltale lionfish spine sticking out of it.

 

[Lynden]

Yes the stinging power of anemones is too often underestimated...