Keeping a dwarf lionfish

[tang daddy]

I have a crappy cell phone pic but don't know how to post it....Maybe if I sent it to a member they could help me??

[Mandosh]

Here you go Chris...



Looks like a Fuzzy Dwarf/Shortfin (Dendrochirus brachypterus)

[badfish!]

He's sweet, I just got one too, I like how he's super stealthy moving about my rocks! Good luck with him

[tang daddy]

Thanks Mandosh for posting a pic, I guess I got the names mixed up abit thanks for clearing it up aswell!

[Ginu]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

Very nice fish, the reason why I don't want to add a skimmer is because the 50g breeder has limited space. 1/3 is the overflow and the rest is the display, the tank is not drilled for a sump and sits against the wall so it can be viewed as a peninsula (3 sides of viewing)

I use to have a tunze 9002 on it previously but found it hardly did any skimming and because the overflow side water fluctuates it would cause the skimmer to overflow or act up and also I had alot of microbubbles in the display. The skimmer cup would need to be emptied every 2-3 days. Doing 10g waterchange weekly is gonna be alot easier for me.

I bought a volitan lionfish yesterday, it is very small at about 2.5", I am waiting for a healthy Fu man chu to come in then I will trade this guy in!

Hey I got that 9002 and works like a charm although I modified it and currently waiting on a inTank cup as it is not as tall as the original, so I think it will fit better in the back of the tank.
Once I get a ATO, this thing will work even better as there is some fluctuation, but not much... cant wait for the ATO.