Can I keep a zebra lionfish in a 45 reef?

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  1. BrianJ

    BrianJ Peppermint Shrimp

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  3. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    dude i have been there before. they are amazing but i couldnt keep one alive for the life of me. i think my problem was that i didnt feed enough and i had it in too small of an aquarium. go for it in you 46. they can reach up to 9 inches though so be careful what you put in there with it long term.
     
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    Gexx Giant Squid

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    :p i tought you were talking about the real zebra lionfish. lol my bad.
     
  5. oakvad

    oakvad Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Lol that's pretty funny. I was just getting ready to reply cause I'm doin the same thing with my new tank. Well I didn't follow your link first
     
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    The problem with keeping them alive is it's near impossible to grow prairy grass in an aquarium:)
     
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    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    lol have fun putting that in a 20 gallon
     
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  9. BrianJ

    BrianJ Peppermint Shrimp

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    Im sorry it was a half joke, but im almost finished with my 45 gallon build. I was really woundering if these guys are reef safe or not, from what i've read they seem alright? I would hate for him to eat a pistol shrimp or something. Is their a way I can get a custom cuc for this fish? It's a really beautiful fish. Update on the build, I have 3 tanks drilled. 45DT, 20 Fuge, 20 Sump. They will all be connected, I have an ro/di 5 stage from BRS, I also have a 250 watt MH hanging from the ceiling. I have the 2 part from BRS. I just made about 40 lbs of base rock that is cooking with my 20 gallon rock right now. Its sitting in a 55 right now and I must say it looks great. Would you guys wana see pics? By the way I havent turned the bulb on yet, I still need to get a ballast I can't wait to see this bulb burn, it's a monster. I need to get a Mag 9 still, a float switch, and a dosing pump and i'll be up and running sorry for writing so much.
     
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