Need a quick response! Lionfish and corals

[Reeftanker3295]

My lfs just got a huge shipment and I have me eye on a tiny lionfish. It's a fuzzy dwarf lionfish about 2 inches long and I really want to get him but have some questions. Will he be fine with soft corals for 2 months? And what should I feed the little guy?
Need to know fast!

[Neuticle]

He will be fine with your corals, feed mysis and brine

[Loverotties]

He will be fine,but if they just got him,make sure you see him eat,

[Reeftanker3295]

Thanks guys! Going to get him now

[Loverotties]

YW,Now you owe us pics!

[jenglish]

fine w/ corals but can make a CUC hard to keep stocked

[cutietwo]

I vote for pics too! love fuzzy lions.

[Reeftanker3295]

Ok they are both home safe! Yes i said both, i got a little sixline too, i traded in my anemone and pseudochromis so i had just enough for a sixline and the lion! I took pictures ill post in an hour or so!

[Kakalakasha]

Hurry!
I love little fuzzy lions.

[Loverotties]

6line will be food!

[Reeftanker3295]

The lion is smaller than the sixline no worries haha im uploading the pictures now!

[Loverotties]

Originally Posted by Reeftanker3295

The lion is smaller than the sixline no worries haha im uploading the pictures now!

If he's hungry he will try to eat him and get stuck in him.Had it happened and they have teeth inside that are angle so you can't get it out.I had one,and I put gloves on and had to try and save him and it ripped the fish and the inside of Lions mouth and died 3 days latter.But go ahead,what do I know.

[Reeftanker3295]

Here are your pictures! Rearranged the tank a little when i had to get the pseudochromis out today.
FTS, the lionfish is now under the top flat rock, just where i thought hed go (hes not in this picture, this is before i added them)

Heres the little lionfish! Hes much darker in the tank, he was just in bright lights and was this color, but in the tank hes very deep brown. (I made them feed them before i left and although he was the second smallest, he was the best eater!)

The sixline already digging up a cave under my LR!

[ktellerman]

Originally Posted by Reeftanker3295

My lfs just got a huge shipment and I have me eye on a tiny lionfish. It's a fuzzy dwarf lionfish about 2 inches long and I really want to get him but have some questions. Will he be fine with soft corals for 2 months? And what should I feed the little guy?
Need to know fast!

Lions are live eaters. Unless they're weaned off live when you purchase, you must do it yourself (or supply feeders to him). I had to wean mine - the feeders you get at the LFS are usually freshwater & not good for the Lion ultimately. Starve him for a few days and he'll usually go for frozen mysis or carniverous blend. Be careful with fish that are smaller than his mouth is (which is bigger than you think). I lost a fire gobie that way...

[jdhuyvetter]

I've got mine trained to take krill out of my fingers.