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08-23-2004, 02:18 PM
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Advice please.
I have an ocerlaris clown pair (2 and 3 inches) aswell as a Manderine fish. I have recently aquired a nice little dwarf lion fish because I was told, and have read that they will be compatiable if the lion isn't too large. He's only a baby, maybe 2 inches head to tail, is the advice I recieved accurate?
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08-23-2004, 03:06 PM
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Thank fully that won't be any time soon, he is quite small. Don't lion's stay away from manderines, something to do with how they taste, poisonous slime coat or something?
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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08-23-2004, 03:34 PM
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08-23-2004, 04:10 PM
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From what I have read the colour pattern of Mandarins advertises the fact that they are poisonous, and not good eating. This is similar to the colour pattern of Monarch Butterflies. It advertises the fact that they are toxic. As far as Mandarins are concerned it does not always seem to work, as my Six Line Wrasse ripped up my Mandarin pretty badly, so this defence seems to not be perfect.
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08-23-2004, 05:26 PM
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I guess I'll just have to waiti and see what happens, I'll keep posting on this topic.
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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08-23-2004, 05:59 PM
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 It really surprised me when I would see them sleeping together under the same rock. The shark & the mandarin were in the tank together for almost a year before I sold my shark to Big Al's. But I get a 3.5" (small) puffer & my mandarin was suddenly targeted lunch.  I guess it just goes to show that we can't predict the actions of theses wild but fascinating creatures.
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