My new lion

[Dragon68]

Been having him a few weeks now and he ate his first dead shrimp yesterday:D .Just wanted to see what you guys thought of him.He is in a 75 gal with a coralife 220 skimmerand 2 emperior 400 hob filters with 20 lbs of live rock and a 3" sandbed for my sandsifting star.Thanks for looking!!Oh and he is about 3" to 4" long.



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[Dubbin1]

Nice looking fish!!!

[Dragon68]

Thanks!!!
He is very active and comes jetting up to the top every time i go by his tank.

[FMarini]

Nice P. Russells
shes a beauty & a baby, just wait 6-8 months from now. If you going to add tankmates I would consider adding them while the lion is small, else you'll be adding large fish, and that 75 willlook awefully small.
you had a chance to read the lionfish info sheet? http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/

[Dragon68]

I am going to leave just the lion in the tank.Lot more like a pet with just one fish and i figure she will fill up the tank by herself.
Oh how can i tell if it is a male or female or can i tell?
THANKS lots!!!!!!!!!

[dendro982]

Make him perch to hang upside down vertically or horizontally, rock or plastic - don't matter, and a couple of caves to hide. Mine also appreciated the blood shrimp companion for a cleaning - there could be inside throat emergencies, and this shrimp helped. Shrimp was not eathen by lions, 11 months already.
Good, that volitan accepted the dead prey - will be healthier diet now.

[clayspst]

good looking fish

[FMarini]

you can't sex this species...sorry- go w/ "him"

[petoonia]

Kind of pretty, to be a him!!;)

[dendro982]

Him, her - who cares, beautiful fish. As long as the potential mate will not be added to the tank, all will be OK. Not enough space for both, and with fish without clear sex differences it could be risky - two males may have problems. I had carefully chosen by several people female mandarin (clear sex differences), and later appeared that it's adolescent male. Had to set another tank for it; same was with the scooter.

[Dragon68]

Tks for the input guys!!!!
He is alone in a 75Gal and i will not be putting any tank mates(just the sandstar).I like the 1 large fish in a tank it is more like a pet to me.

[snapper1]

That is a sweet looking lion enjoy.