What can you tell me about a dragon goby.

[peiji]

I'm eyeing a dragon goby at a LFS. Does anything know anything about these? I've heard they can really rearrange the tank. I've got a 45 g. tank with a sm. yellow tang, sm. clown, and I intended to get a lionfish. Any potential problems?

[paulF]

not sure about the lion fish mixing in with what you have now. doesnt sound like a good match to me. as far as the dragon goby dont know enough about them sorry. im sure someone will chime in though.

[peiji]

what wouldn't be a good match? I've heard just about anything is ok with a lionfish as long as it isn't less than half it's size.

[Big Dave]

The way it was explained to me was this...

At one time I had a FW set up alond with my FOWLR. I had a Red Tail Cat in my FW tank who could eat anything 80% of his size. I didn't believe it until I was missing five fish. I was told that a lion fish would be the same thing but would eat more expensive fish. That was enough for me to keep a Lion away from my smaller fish. It's your choice, but I wouldn't do it.

-Big Dave

[beach bum]

A dwarf lion species would probably work. And do you mean dragon wrasse or goby? The dragon wrasse, or "rockmover wrasse" gets quite large, think around 10". Also they need at least a couple inches of sandy substrate to bury in at night. When they become adults they lose all that frilly finnage and look more 'normal' though still beautiful. hth

[reefcam]

Dragon goby or bullet goby are reef safe and a fast swimmer. They are good sand sifter, but can be a problem with dusting your corals.

As far as the lion fish goes, if you get a medium to large size, it can eat your small clown and possibly the dragon goby. Lion Fish may look like they are slow swimmer, but when it comes to dinner time, they can be fast. If you ever had a fresh water tank, then consider the Lion as the counter part to the Oscar fish. But not as messy. A lionfish can consume a fish half its size. It all depends on what kind of lion fish you plan on getting.

[mapster]

Also, Fish will grow. A yellow tang will get about 8" and a lion will get about 12". not including the clown and any other fish you may get, thats 20" of fish in a 45 gallon tank. Too much if you ask me. Is this a reef or a FO? If its fish only you could probably get away with it (I still wouldn't ). If it is a reef or you plan on converting it in the future, I think you would have trouble keeping your tank conditions up to par. Both these fish create a lot of waste. Just my 2 cents.