Yellow tang?

[Ptrick125]

I am only getting a fish or two with live rock so I would have plenty of room for the fish. I am getting a volitan lionfish no matter what, I'm looking for options for a lionfish buddy. Could a yellow tang live with a niger or a Picasso triggerfish?- my LFS worker suggested a tang or small trigger with a lionfish.


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[fshfanatic]

I have never been huge on mixing predatory and non-predatory fishes..

 

[SubRosa]

I would avoid a Trigger unless it's the centerpiece of the tank. A Niger for certain and a Picasso only a bit less so would be peaceful enough, but either would make keeping a clean up crew an expensive propsition. Perhaps a species of Genicanthus such as a Lamarck or a Bellus? Always peaceful with other species, active and able to handle a bit of being pushed around by more aggressive fish without it seeming to faze them.

 

[SubRosa]

I have never been huge on mixing predatory and non-predatory fishes..

How do you feed the predatory ones?:naughty:

 

[Nepherael]

Dang sub rosa I see you helping out in fresh and saltwater. You know your stuff. I hope to be as knowledgable as you and some others here one day

 

[Slappy*McFish]

I don't recommend housing a Trigger and a Lionfish together. It likely would result in the Lionfish getting destroyed.

 

[SubRosa]

I don't recommend housing a Trigger and a Lionfish together. It likely would result in the Lionfish getting destroyed.

Define "Trigger". Nigers are generally very peaceful, Picasso's a bit less so. Neither is a patch on a Queen, Fuscus, or a Clown as far as aggression. And then there's the whole genus Xanthichthys which are total pussycats. But they'll all take out any crustacean (with a few exceptions) or echinoderm, and all but Xanthichthys will eliminate every gastropod in the tank. That's a clean up crew. A lot would depend on the size of the tank as well.

 

[Ptrick125]

So a triggerfish isn't a good idea, what do you suggest to go with a volitan lionfish?


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[Ptrick125]

Dang sub rosa I see you helping out in fresh and saltwater. You know your stuff. I hope to be as knowledgable as you and some others here one day

Subrosa builds aquariums for a living


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[fshfanatic]

How do you feed the predatory ones?:naughty:

I dont feed anything that is alive.