Lionfish swimming ability

Confooseld · #1 09/30/2006, 10:49 AM

So I'm thinking about a dwarf fuzzy for my 60 gallon and want to know what peoples experiences are regarding lion fish swimming. I've never kept one and my tank has extremely heavy flow compared to most fowlr's (this is going to be an sps reef). I'm going to be getting just over 40X per hour turn over and thanks to my oceans motions super squirt it alternates direction every 30 seconds just to give you an idea. Will a lionfish be fine?

Titan*69 · #2 09/30/2006, 11:00 AM

I'd mentioned it else where, but thats wayyy too nutz for a fuzzy in a 2'x2'.

english83 · #3 09/30/2006, 02:05 PM

I have a Dwarf Zebra Lion in a 30 gal. There is different water flows all over the tank so mines ok. But when he hits the return flow from the filter he gets pushed across the tank. You should keep in mind that their fins create a ton of drag, and mine spreads his fins when "hunting" his food.

Confooseld · #4 09/30/2006, 02:46 PM

Thanks for the input.