brandino007 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I just won this 20 gal tank and dont know what to put in it and was wondering if I can I put a lion fish in a 20 gal,if so what type? Link to comment
kirei Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Either a dwarf fuzzy lionfish or a fu man chu lionfish. 20 is pushing it, so be sure you have a lot of rocky overhangs and caves for it to hide in. you'll have to try really hard to make it a species tank. Or you could get a baby volitans and trade it back in when it gets bigger. Link to comment
brandino007 Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 What type of clen up crew could I put in it that the lion will not eat, is there any shrimp that I can put in there. Also what do you feed a lion fish? Link to comment
brandino007 Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 It is ethier a lion fish or a bass witch one do you guys think would be best in a 20 gal? Link to comment
kamalehi Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 i wanted a lion, but i dont think you can keep any shrimp w/ them bcause they will eat them voraciosly!maybe a few hermits?..not sure.......hmmmmmmm:ermm: Link to comment
Dan_G25 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Originally posted by brandino007 It is ethier a lion fish or a bass witch one do you guys think would be best in a 20 gal? Well seeing as a bass is a freshwater fish I dunno how well it would do in a saltwater aquarium... Anyhow the only lions I would put in a 20g would be a fu man chu (smaller but not very hardy, very hard to get on frozen foods) or a dwarf fuzzy (slightly larger, easier, eats well). I don't know what your expertise is in saltwater tanks but here are some links that you might not have seen and that interest you if you are new to this whole deal: www.liveaquaria.com www.reefcentral.com www.grimreefers.com (lionfish info here) Link to comment
ebin Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Originally posted by Dan_G25 Well seeing as a bass is a freshwater fish I dunno how well it would do in a saltwater aquarium... Not all are freshwater if i am not mistaken Link to comment
tMoney Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 No, not all Bass are freshwater. Many Basslets are also known as Bass, such as the Chalk Bass and Lantern Bass. Link to comment
brandino007 Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Well I havent started anything yet my tank is empty I am trying to decide what to put in it and I want a fish that is a big meat eater. Link to comment
kirei Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I have a volitans, I keep him with various snails, hermit crabs, and a porcelain crab. No shrimp. Actually last night I was floating a bag with peppermint shrimp to put into my other tank, and the lion was trying to eat them through the bag. I feed mine silversides, live ghost shrimp, and he also picks anything the sun corals don't eat. If you're looking for a cool predator to keep in a 20, you could also look into frog fish/anglers, a baby panther grouper, or mabye a scorpion (very poisonous though), baby puffers... Really you could keep any baby predator besides sharks and rays as long as you're willing to return it when it gets to big. Link to comment
SaltyDawg Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/basslets.htm Basslets and Sea Bass are two different species in saltwater. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont9.html I know they do reffer to a "candy Basslet" as a candy "bass but its not a "bass". True "Sea Bass" get around 24" long and 5 pounds or so. Basslet's get up to 8 inches at the largest. Sea bass are also commmonly mistaken for striper if the fisherman is new to saltwater sport fishing. Striper resemble them but they dont have any orange tint to thier stripes as does the Sea Bass. If you want a Lion Fish then I say the same . Fu man Chue or a Fuzzy drawrf lion fish. Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 get a frog fish, look on live aquaria awsome fish Link to comment
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