i need some fish ideas..40g with a dwarf lion

[D.J.]

hey guys....im lookin to add SOMETHING to my 40g....ive started stockin it with coral and the only fish in there is a fuzzy dwarf lion 4-5in long..

ill be stocking the tank as a ZOA REEF so need something that wont outgrow the tank, wont get eatin by the lion and wont eat my zoas....

any suggestions?

thanks
dj

[Kanutrustme]

Well that's a pretty small strike zone. almost all fish that won't outgrow the 40g will fit in a lions mouth. What about an oversized tomato clown?

I had a small volitan lion in my tank and when I added a niger trigger to the tank he still went after it....they were almost the same size.

[Fly Guy]

my first tank ever I had came with a fuzzy dwarf, a volitan, and a snowflake. It was a peaceful community. The feeders may not have agreed.

looking back the snowflake probably shouldnt have been there,but I can in good faith say the two lions are fine in that size tank assuming you can deal with the water quality thing with a decent system set up and skimmer.

[ScruffyRubicon]

I had a fuzzy dwarf in my 34g for about a week. My two barrier reef clownfish chased him out of the tank.