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SELECTION
Did you mail order this fish and would you recommend mail order this fish? Are there captive-raised/bred specimen available and where?
I got mine from the LFS.
Any tips on how you picked a healthy specimen of this species from LFS? What do you think is the ideal size to get?
I work there and had him eating withing 2 days of getting him in at the shop. Very healthy, so I took him home.
Are there any noticeable differences in body shape, pattern or color among the same species or between juvenile and adult of this species?
I don't think so.
Is there a way to tell the sex of this fish?
Not that I am aware of
ACCLIMATION AND INTRODUCTION
Any special tips about the acclimation and introduction of this fish?
No. Float for 15 mins, then add some tank water to the bag every 5 mins for 30 mins.
Any special needs for this fish or special considerations for young specimen?
Get him feeding asap.
Should this fish be the first or the last to introduce to a tank?
COMPATIBILITY
What tankmates do you have with this fish?Is it a reef or FO tank?
FOWLR...Yellow tang, bursa trigger, naso tang, coral beauty, keyhole angel.
Have you had more than one of this species in the same tank? If so, is there a certain male/female ratio or group number worked for you (to have a harem or pecking order)? Do they school?
No
Have you had other species of the same genus/family in the same tank?
No
What’s the stocking order (considering the above factors) that worked for you?
Add the lion at any time, just don't have anything smaller than him or it will be food.
Did this fish hurt/eat any of other fish (or vice versa)?
Yes, my volitan ate a maroon clownfish that was barely smaller than his head.
Did this fish hurt/eat Cnidaria (corals, mushrooms or anemones)?
NA
Did this fish hurt/eat ornamental crustaceans (shrimps, hermits, crabs)?
No...the trigger ate the hermits.
FEEDING
How did you get this fish to eat at first?
Live ghost shrimp that were kept in a seperate tank gutloaded with marine pellets and shrimp pellets.
If this fish only accepted live food, how did you wean it over to prepared food?
I didn't feed him for 2 days and I would drop freeze dried krill in. when my trigger went for it, the lion ate it and has loved it ever since. He also eats large peices of formula 1 flake.
What’s the diet?
Ghost shrimp(gutloaded), freeze dried krill, and flake food.
How much and how often do you feed?
2 freeze dried krill a day. 8-10 ghost shrimp every 4 days (trigger eats em too.)
How does this fish eat?(grazers, active or sedentary predators, sand sifters, etc)
Ambush predator. anytime I put something in there for him(fits inhis mouth) he eats it.
GROWTH RATE AND LIFE SPAN
What is the initial size of your fish and maximum size it reached? How fast did it grow (how much growth over a given period of time)?
I got him when he was 2" body leangth 2.5 months ago and he is now 4-5" body leangth.
What size tank did this fish live in? (or how soon did this fish outgrow what size tank)? What do you think is the minimum tank size required for an adult specimen of this fish?
75 gal. he is being moved to the 135 when he grows a bit more. Minimum size tank I'd say is 55 min. and 100 when full grown.
If this fish went through body pattern change from juvenile to adult, was the change complete? How long did it take?
How long have you kept this fish? If you no longer have this fish, what was the cause?
I have had mine for about 2.5 months and love him.
What is the longest lifespan and the maximum size of this fish in home aquarium and/or in the wild reported?
DISEASE AND TREATMENT
What disease has this fish had? How did you treat it, for how long? What's the effect of the treatment?
none...very hardy fish!
BEHAVIOR
Does this fish change body color under any circumstances?
npt that I have seen.
How active is this fish? Is this fish shy?
Not very active. He lays on the bottom, or against the side glass(vertical) untill I feed him or untill he goes for a new spot.
How territorial or aggressive is this fish? How does this fish interact with tankmates?
If other fishes are larger than he can eat, he is extremley passive with the other fish. If I do maintenance on the tank, he goes to one spot in the rocks and does not bother me at all.
Did this fish ever jump out of the tank?
no...thank god
How does this fish sleep?
lays around
Does this fish allow cleaners to clean? If so which cleaner and how often?
he lets me clean whenver I want (about once a week)
How does this fish interact with human?
When I come to the tank he comes out and up to the top. Never bothers me when maintenance is being done.
Any other interesting observation of this fish?
Just beautifil when they get some size on them.
REPRODUCTION
If you have a mated pair, how did you get them to pair up?
Any information of spawning in captivity?
SUMMARY
Your overall assessment of this species -
How sensitive is this fish to poor water quality on a scale of 1-5?
3
1 - very tolerant, may survive a cycle in a new tank
2 - quite tolerant, may survive accidental ammonia or nitrite spike
3 - not terribly sensitive to reasonable pH, salinity or temperature changes
4 - sensitive to any significant water chemistry changes, and may show stress during such changes
5 - very sensitive to water quality, may easily get stressed and get sick with any change in water chemistry
Would you recommend this fish to beginners?
not for someone with less than 1 yr of experience, or someone not willing to buy live foods(not feeders but shrimp) untill they get it eating frozen or freezedried.
Any other recommendations/comments?
great fish, nice personality, I get lots of compliments on him.
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