Lion fish

[maroonclown]

Hi all ...

Was wondering does anyone have any pic of a lionfishes tank setup ? I am looking for some ideal... I have another spare tank and looking to keep lionfish only ..

btw the tanks is 2ft only.

[weishun]

Hmm... you planning to keep a lionfish only tank?

[maroonclown]

Yes .. was thinking so ... I have Lion living with my Maroons peacfully currently .. but was thinking moving it out to a spare tank .. but dunnoe how to decorate it . . any advise ?

Thanks

[oceanics]

Once tried to move my lion fish to a 2 ft tank getting bigger, once transferred over, lion fish cannot sleep & eat then ....bye bye liao, so is up to you. Maybe others may have some successful cases. My 0.20

[mUAr_cHEe]

IMO...

2ft "standard" five-plan kind... too small...

lion fishes need huge space.... a 3ft tank will be minimum....

plus the fact... heavy bioload....

seen my fren switch from 2 ft... to 2.5 ft... finally a 2 feet cube....

still not enuff space....

[optimus prime]

bro,

1) lions tank easy to decorate. just rocks and sandbed can liow

2) 2 ft possible if low feeding.( remember the high bio load )

[maroonclown]

Hi all

Thanks for all the precious advice will see how liao .. scare to bye bye to my lion ....

Well will consider all factors ...

Thanks again everyone . : )

[Volitan]

Lions like to have some "caves" for them to hang around (literally ), so rockscaping in quite mundane for lions tank. IME, they are relatively safe with corals, and could be placed in a reef tank for colouration, but shrimps are a "No-no" as they will become the lions' food.

IMO...

2ft "standard" five-plan kind... too small...  lion fishes need huge space.... a 3ft tank will be minimum....  plus the fact... heavy bioload....  seen my fren switch from 2 ft... to 2.5 ft... finally a 2 feet cube....  still not enuff space....

Wah, MC, you got a friend with a 2 cube lions tank ah? Do I know him/her? Got chance must go see-see leh.

[Lester]

hi.. bro maroonclown..

i use to keep lion fish .. but not now anymore.. will u be interested to see a pic of it ...??

cheers

[mUAr_cHEe]

Lions like to have some "caves" for them to hang around (literally ), so rockscaping in quite mundane for lions tank. IME, they are relatively safe with corals, and could be placed in a reef tank for colouration, but shrimps are a "No-no" as they will become the lions' food.

Wah, MC, you got a friend with a 2 cube lions tank ah? Do I know him/her? Got chance must go see-see leh.

look at yr own tank....

oops... you dun have lion!!! hahahaha.... juz print yr avatar then paste at the tank can liaoz!!!!

[maroonclown]

hi.. bro maroonclown..

i use to keep lion fish .. but not now anymore.. will u be interested to see a pic of it ...??

cheers

Hi Lester .. please post your pic ....

Thanks

[Lester]

hi bro .. ok....

hmmm kind of miss her ... think have to visit my friend liao .. it been some time since i last seen her

Cheers

[Volitan]

look at yr own tank....

oops... you dun have lion!!! hahahaha.... juz print yr avatar then paste at the tank can liaoz!!!!

 

I still have a antennata lion, haha. Got it from S/Levy some 2 months back.

SLevy, ur lion still doing well. I am still feeding it with frozen mysis, though they're a little too small for the antennata. Trying to find PE mysis but no avail. U got any suggestion to improve the lion's diet?

MaroonClown, if your lion is not eyeing on your other livestocks, I suggest you keep it in the main tank. It can be a little 'boring' having lions only tank, as lions do not move about frequently. They will probably explore the environment or search for food for a while, but after that you see a pretty 'empty' tank.

[maroonclown]

hi bro .. ok....

hmmm kind of miss her ... think have to visit my friend liao .. it been some time since i last seen her

Cheers

Nice Pic bro ....

Thanks .....

[maroonclown]

I still have a antennata lion, haha. Got it from S/Levy some 2 months back.

SLevy, ur lion still doing well. I am still feeding it with frozen mysis, though they're a little too small for the antennata. Trying to find PE mysis but no avail. U got any suggestion to improve the lion's diet?

MaroonClown, if your lion is not eyeing on your other livestocks, I suggest you keep it in the main tank. It can be a little 'boring' having lions only tank, as lions do not move about frequently. They will probably explore the environment or search for food for a while, but after that you see a pretty 'empty' tank.

hmmm ....

How to make that lion take frozen food .....

I tried mysis shrimp & chopped [ market prawn ] it just turn away ....

I am been feeding it live shrimp [ those from fresh water - for Luohan type ] for few months liao .... it seems to enjoy them most of the time ....

[Volitan]

How to make that lion take frozen food .....

I tried mysis shrimp & chopped [ market prawn ] it just turn away ....

I am been feeding it live shrimp [ those from fresh water - for Luohan type ] for few months liao .... it seems to enjoy them most of the time ....

There is no one sure way in getting your lion to feed on frozen. I guess it comes with luck, patience and perserverance. Keep trying on frozen, and cut down on live food. If you have been feeding glass shrimps for months, I guess your lion is relatively big already. Perhaps you can try frozen lance fish?

[shoelevy]

I still have a antennata lion, haha.  Got it from S/Levy some 2 months back.

SLevy, ur lion still doing well.  I am still feeding it with frozen mysis, though they're a little too small for the antennata.  Trying to find PE mysis but no avail.  U got any suggestion to improve the lion's diet?   

great to hear that good news man

forzen mysis too small ah?...if you're as heartless as me(God forbid as i have cleaned my hands of blood ) can try fresh water mollies or freshwater shrimp...it eats while it was in my tank...

frankly, eating frozen mysis wasn't its main diet when i had it, i was lucky it started taking them...

oh, one more thing, i noticed it will go after live brine shrimp...and it was after i fed it live brine acouple of times then it started going after frozen mysis, perhaps you wanna give live brine a try?

btw, i tried frozen lance fish but to no avail, its now in my freezer no use, you wanna have it?

if u wan just drop me an sms

[Volitan]

great to hear that good news man

forzen mysis too small ah?...if you're as heartless as me(God forbid as i have cleaned my hands of blood ) can try fresh water mollies or freshwater shrimp...it eats while it was in my tank...

frankly, eating frozen mysis wasn't its main diet when i had it, i was lucky it started taking them...

Hey SLevy, I bought the lion exactly because it's taking frozen food mah. Didn't want to feed it live either. Actually, it has been eyeing on my blood shrimp (can you imagine? A shrimp living with a lion?), but apparently it is unable to get its mouth to it. Think the shrimp got a good hiding place.

oh, one more thing, i noticed it will go after live brine shrimp...and it was after i fed it live brine acouple of times then it started going after frozen mysis, perhaps you wanna give live brine a try?

Aiya, lions sure go after live food one. If not, then something wrong liao.

btw, i tried frozen lance fish but to no avail, its now in my freezer no  use, you wanna have it? if u wan just drop me an sms

Lance fish is too big for the lion. I guess feeding live food does make it grow faster. Although healthy, it hasn't grown very much. But I like it this way. Can't have too big a lion in my tank.

[Lester]

hi ... here is another shot of her ...

cheers