antennata lionfish

[palmer373]

there is an antennata lionfish at the LFS, 6" pectoral fin span and about 4" long. i was curious if it can be in a 55g. i know these are mid bodied lions and not dwarfs but this guy is awesome so i thought i would ask.

how big will he get full grown?

[namxas]

Plan on the fish doubling in size, so expect it to become an 8" fish or thereabouts. You could keep it in a 55 gal pretty nicely.

[palmer373]

wait so i can house him!?!?! WOOOOOT! so, should i get a fuzzy dwarf or this antennata? im a lil worried about how much room he could take up, with his fins flared out, should i worried? and is it ~8" with the fins flared or is that length or what?

[namxas]

It's a matter of aquascaping and tankmates...the tank will be too small if you pack it with rockwork that takes up much of the front-to-back space and/or is too tall across the tank (this is true of any lionfish setup). Also, remember that you'll need to choose tankmates/bioload accordingly.

[ashtree68]

They're neat fish I would get him and change your rock work to around for him.

[palmer373]

hmm ok thanks for the info, i really like him/her but my mom has the dough and she wants a dwarf fuzzy.

[DoubleM 10]

fast tankmates= boring lion

lazy tankmates=active lion

IMO/IME