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[seamaiden]

In my own experience, dwarf lions and anglers are about the same when it comes to ease of care in a nano system. Neither swims around much at all, and I have a tendency to underfeed these animals, and skim the bejesus out of systems like this. Also, because of the small water volume, I've never found water changes to be much of an issue, as a couple of 5gal. jugs do the trick quite neatly.

That all said, I tend to prefer the smaller fishes for nanos simply because I like to have a bit more activity.. though it can be hard to beat an angler in the coolness factor. I'm glad I'm not the only who loves neon gobies.

[seamaiden]

In my own experience, dwarf lions and anglers are about the same when it comes to ease of care in a nano system. Neither swims around much at all, and I have a tendency to underfeed these animals, and skim the bejesus out of systems like this. Also, because of the small water volume, I've never found water changes to be much of an issue, as a couple of 5gal. jugs do the trick quite neatly.

That all said, I tend to prefer the smaller fishes for nanos simply because I like to have a bit more activity.. though it can be hard to beat an angler in the coolness factor. I'm glad I'm not the only who loves neon gobies.

[seamaiden]

In my own experience, dwarf lions and anglers are about the same when it comes to ease of care in a nano system. Neither swims around much at all, and I have a tendency to underfeed these animals, and skim the bejesus out of systems like this. Also, because of the small water volume, I've never found water changes to be much of an issue, as a couple of 5gal. jugs do the trick quite neatly.

That all said, I tend to prefer the smaller fishes for nanos simply because I like to have a bit more activity.. though it can be hard to beat an angler in the coolness factor. I'm glad I'm not the only who loves neon gobies.

[JimM]

Hi Zoo,
Dwarf lionfish do fine, if fed in moderation, and you keep up on the water changes. I put quite a bit of food into my 7 gallon, and have had no pollution problems.
I agree that if fed alot, like some people tend to do with carnivourous fish, pollution can be a problem. I will amend my statement, and say that dwarf lions (the very smallest species) can be maintained by CAREFUL keepers in nanos.

Cheers
Jim

[JimM]

Hi Zoo,
Dwarf lionfish do fine, if fed in moderation, and you keep up on the water changes. I put quite a bit of food into my 7 gallon, and have had no pollution problems.
I agree that if fed alot, like some people tend to do with carnivourous fish, pollution can be a problem. I will amend my statement, and say that dwarf lions (the very smallest species) can be maintained by CAREFUL keepers in nanos.

Cheers
Jim

[JimM]

Hi Zoo,
Dwarf lionfish do fine, if fed in moderation, and you keep up on the water changes. I put quite a bit of food into my 7 gallon, and have had no pollution problems.
I agree that if fed alot, like some people tend to do with carnivourous fish, pollution can be a problem. I will amend my statement, and say that dwarf lions (the very smallest species) can be maintained by CAREFUL keepers in nanos.

Cheers
Jim

[JimM]

Hi Zoo,
Dwarf lionfish do fine, if fed in moderation, and you keep up on the water changes. I put quite a bit of food into my 7 gallon, and have had no pollution problems.
I agree that if fed alot, like some people tend to do with carnivourous fish, pollution can be a problem. I will amend my statement, and say that dwarf lions (the very smallest species) can be maintained by CAREFUL keepers in nanos.

Cheers
Jim

[vitz]

my vote for all time favorite group of fish suitable for nanos are the dottybacks-specifically the fridmani, springeri, sankeyi, and neon



the neon tops my list-not nearly as aggressive as what many claim it to be, great controller of bristleworm populations,colorful, amazingly intelligent behavior, and wonderful color/size

i've sold hundreds to customers-never got one complaint back-had one in my old 75, and now have one in my 20long

[vitz]

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[TheZooFarmer]

Matt was your last post directed at me? I truly hope not. Let me remind you I ran a very successful LFS and have housed and cared for 85% of the fish discussed on this board and others. The other 15% is comprised of fish that should not be kept, or are of the exotic/expensive variety.

Now do you wish to discuss a dwarf lion's eating habits? Have you ever kept a lion in a nano? Do you think a dwarf lion can be kept in a nano? Do you know any fish that eats a larger percentage of its body weight the the lionfish does? I don't.

How ethical is it to tell me I am getting of the subject when I could be saving the lives of fish because someone posts some HORRIBLE advice that some readers of this board might follow?

[vitz]

i think any of the smaller dottys(neon, fridmanni, springeri, sankeyi,etc) sould be absolutely fine for any nano as small as a 10 gal tank-though they may need to be the only fish inhabitant for tanks around 10 gal.

i currently have a pair of tr skunks, a rainfords goby, a neon dotty, and(horrors!) a baby hippo in my 20 long-the hippo will be moved out eventually, as he outgrows the tank

and-contrary to what i've heard from many-i've never experienced the neon dotty to be aggressive to other fish-mine only pecked afew times at the rainfords, and then left him alone in peace,-the first one i owned yrs ago was np,-none of the customers i've ever sold one to ever complained about them, either

[Len]

This is extremely odd. I think the indexing got a bit screwed up sometime around the beginning of the month. I recommend a new thread about this topic be started to resync the index. You can reference this thread in the new thread.

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[Microcosmos]

I've got a neon dottyback in my six gallon eclipse. It eats flakes and loves them. It stares you right in the eye any time you go near it (though it can be skittish around new folks). $40 well spent, I say.