Lion fish and eels

Coralgurl · #1 03-07-2012, 01:42 AM

Looking on input regarding the care of lion fish and eels. I'm thinking about keeping my 55 gl running with soft corals and 1 of each of the fish. I'm looking at a dwarf zebra lion and snowflake eel. I also thought about seahorses but haven't done any research on them.

subman · #2 03-07-2012, 01:52 AM

did you want to have sea horses with the lions and eels?

Coralgurl · #3 03-07-2012, 01:56 AM

Oh no, it will be one or the other, either lion fish and eel OR seahorses. I can already hear the flaming over that combo....

subman · #4 03-07-2012, 02:00 AM

lol flame all they want I had a pair of ponies with a dwarf fuzzy lion and a dwarf golden eel and they were perfect companions. neither the lion nor the eel swam around all that much so the ponies were left alone

reefgirl189 · #5 03-07-2012, 02:03 AM

Can't offer any advice but that fu manchu lion is the coolest looking fish I've ever seen. I'd love one some day.

subman · #6 03-07-2012, 02:03 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZL_TnanRSI

reefwars · #7 03-07-2012, 02:04 AM

snowflake will be fine for the first year maybe a year and a half if you can get one as a small juvie which is easy enough but will out grow the 55 then.

reefwars · #8 03-07-2012, 02:05 AM

plus eels are horrible mess makers during feeding time as they strike their food then retreat with it down to their lair.

Coralgurl · #9 03-07-2012, 02:04 AM

Hmmm, interesting! Which would you suggest I start with? Are the lions/eels easy to look after?