Pictures of the other five tanks

[tikeyas_mom]

I love lion fish I am thinking of getting one for my dad for his birthday. Any advise on care and food and price? thanks

[tikeyas_mom]

You should post some pics of your betta tanks.. Bettas are my favoret fish

[RockyRoad]

Hey Tikeya!
My dad would know all about that stuff. I literally am clueless on how to care for salt-water fish. But I do know that they eat smaller fish, and they are extremely poinsonus.
Bettas are your fave. huh?! Cool, mine too.

BTW~ The lionfish's name is Squidward. My sister made it up.

Oh well...I'm not allowed to be on here! (But my dad's on too because I'm at my friend's house)
Britt

[tikeyas_mom]

cool .. I know they eat smaller fish as well.. Maybe you could ask your dad these questions for me.....

What temp do they like?

do they prefer a tank mate?

can the live in 20 gallon tanks?

anything would help .. thanks a bunch

[CathyBogart]

They like the temp around 75-78 degrees.

They can get along with somewhat large tank mates, but are likely to harass anything really small.

Absolutely not. The minimum recommended size tank for a lionfish is forty gallons, and that is pushing it. We sell these guys at work, and I find it amazing how many people don't think fish need to move!

I think there are some smaller species of lionfish that are relatively rare, but there might be one that could live comfortably in a twenty gallon aquarium.

(BTW: I didn't copy and paste from anywhere. ^_^ I researched them at work while I was looking into setting up a saltwater tank. *smiles*

[Mr. Coral]

Temperature for the Lionfish is not too critical, somewhere around 75 to 80 is fine.
Lionfish can be kept by themselves, they don't have to have a tank mate. Keep in mind if you put any fish in with it, anything small enough for it to swallow, it will.
If you're going to put a Lionfish in a 20 gallon tank (like ours), you should get a dwarf Lionfish. They are a little harder to find in aquarium stores, but will not outgrow your 20 gallon tank.

Keep in mind Lionfish are venomous. Be very careful when you put your hands in the tank. If you touch their spines, you will be in tremendous pain. They will not bite you, but it is their spines (fins) that you have to worry about.
Tom

[tikeyas_mom]

ok , I told my mom and she said we will just stick to angel fish lol