25gal Starfire

MMAX · #1 02-04-2011, 12:48 PM

Nice tank. What size system does the lionfish need?

Ryan · #2 02-04-2011, 01:52 PM

They get 12"+ but arent big swimmers. Bare minimum IMO is a 90g with a 120 being better and a 180 best.

Did you get him from Red Coral?

TheMikey · #3 02-04-2011, 07:32 PM

Lorenzo, I believe you can get dwarf lionfish (some with the similar colour and pattern as the Volitan) that will do nicely in a well skimmed (messy eaters) 25g.

Fu Manchus and Radiata, though you might want to confirm this with another source.

FishyFishy! · #4 02-04-2011, 09:33 PM

Fu Manchu's are the shizzy! They don't get too big at all.

lorenz0 · #5 02-05-2011, 12:09 AM

yep picked him up at RC. Love the guy and I have been thinking about a Fu Manchus but I might hold off and stick with the reef safe stuff. I am more into the coral anyways, the fish just entertain me

this is what my clown does

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83YGoMQY3N0

but got rid of the lion and picked up a benji cardinalfish

silentcivilian · #6 02-05-2011, 05:28 PM

Ohhh Benji's. I love mine, its the most depressed looking fish I have. Reminds me of a sad clown. Loves mysis shrimp, and will just sit there and look at flakes float by.. and be like really.. you want me to eat that, when the shrimp comes out, he is the tank bully pushing everyone out of the way for his fill.

Delphinus · #7 02-05-2011, 05:39 PM

Benji? Or Banggai?

silentcivilian · #8 02-05-2011, 05:54 PM

Shhh... hooked on phonics worked for us!

lastlight · #9 02-05-2011, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by silentcivilian

Ohhh Benji's. I love mine, its the most depressed looking fish I have. Reminds me of a sad clown. Loves mysis shrimp, and will just sit there and look at flakes float by.. and be like really.. you want me to eat that, when the shrimp comes out, he is the tank bully pushing everyone out of the way for his fill.

That's exactly how mine is and the reason I feed frozen almost every night. Fussy MOFO! He's quite large and out muscles my Kole tang for the shrimp.

I see a Corky back there...nice! I have some from Greg and it's growing like a weed. I'm looking forward to having enough of it to sway like his.

lorenz0 · #10 02-10-2011, 06:14 PM

I love my cardinal, cool little angry guy

So the SPS invasion has started. Added a frag (lol personal size frag) of convexa, baby blue mille, purple rim monti cap and some green birdsnest so far. Now I really need to test my PO4 and NO3 cause something is a bit off in this tank. Polyp extension is horriable and lighting and flow are not the issue. But hanna released a NO2 meter so I may look into buying a bunch of those in the future.

Have been looking at running either zeovit or biopellets again. Right now the biopellets are really looking favored due to price and less maintenance. I am also still waiting on my ATO to get here (It should be here friday) so that will determine if its the salitity fluctuation that is causing the issue.

I'm going to do a picture update once everything is re-organized. Moving some LPS over to the 60 tonight