Dwarf Lion

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  1. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    not bad, kinda like tilapia! had it a few times in the keys!
     
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  3. Renee@LionfishLair

    Renee@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    As does most fish.... cause they're fish... and people like to eat fish. But a dwarf lion would barely be worth the toothpick, I'm afraid.

    I don't know how big that fairy wrasse will get, but an adult clown can be eaten by an adult dwarf lion, so maybe you can use that as a size reference. Any bigger than that and they won't be able to eat it.

    It can happen on accident, that a lion pokes a tankmate, but 99% of the time, it was not intentional. If it was, it was an offensive move. Lions are very peaceful fish.

    You know what is more painful than a lion envenomation... getting sliced by a tang's scalpel.
     
  4. chatmangt

    chatmangt Astrea Snail

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    Come on. The tank is not overstocked. If we went by what everyone said, every tank would look empty and every tank that did have something in it would be wrong and assumed that everything in it is gonna die.
     
  5. 1.0reef

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    You won't be saying that when there's a over 1 foot longg sailfin tang in there;)
     
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  6. bucksfan1976

    bucksfan1976 Banned

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    I agree the sailfin will get to big, Ive found though aprox 10 fish in a 29 gallon tank before and its been running for 4 years and not one thing has died or stress issues. I have a Naso, Yellow and purple in my 150 and I know at one point im gonna have to get rid of the Naso. I dont so much buy the whole overstocking, you would just have to do crazy water changes and buy a bad a$$ skimmer that can handle the bioload.

    But to each their own....
     
  7. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Sure what does everyone know?LOL Thanks for the chuckle I really needed it after this thread.LOL
     
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  9. cosmo

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    Thanks man, my bad, stupid live aquaria.com and EVERY SINGLE OTHER website made by professionals EVER! Why did I ever trust them! My bad!;)

    Good luck, it's your money, your tank, your fish! Not mine. Do whatchya gotta do. Happy reefing!

    BTW I'm bending the Tang rule to, just not blowing it up with dynamite! Not real happy with that analogy, i'll work on it and edit later:)
     
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  10. grinder37

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