Lionfish Profile

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Lionfish

  • Should be kept in a tank of at least 50 gallons. These fish range in size but can reach over 1 foot in size.
  • These fish are semi-aggressive.
  • Will eat meaty foods.
  • Place these fish in reef tanks with caution.
  • USE EXTREME CAUTION. THESE FISH ARE VENOMOUS.

 

Water conditions should be:      Temperature: between 72 and 78 F

                                                dKH: 8-12

                                                pH: 8.1-8.4

                                                sg: 1.021-1.025

 

 

These fish are Moderate in care level. Lionfish range in pattern and colors depending on the type that you get.

 

Lionfish compatibility-

Caution should be used when placing Lionfish with Dwarf Angels, Anthias, Batfish, Butterflies, Filefish, Grunts/Sweetlips, Hogfish, Parrotfish, Sharks and Rays, Squirrelfish, Triggerfish, Wrasse, and Invertebrates.

Extreme Caution:  Lionfish should not be placed in a tank with Basslets, Blennies, Cardinals, Chromis, Clownfish, Damsels, Dartfish, Dragonets, Gobies, Jawfish, Hawkfish, Pseudochromis, Seahorse/Pipefish


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