Lion fish and tankmates for them. Are they reef safe?

[lil.guppy]

What other fish can go with a lionfish?
http://www.tropicalfish.at/saltwater/lion/lionfish.jpg
Are they also reef safe?

 

[Burgerking]

I've seen a young lion fish in a 34g tank with corals, inverts, a (juv) blue hippo tang, firefish, and i think there was a chromis in there. It was a young tank in general but everyone looked happy and healthy. Any one else, maybe some one who has kept them??

 

[TimSchmidt]

I've not had them but I imagine they follow other aggressive fish guidelines. Keep them with other fish that are not so easily bullied. No clue about the reef safe part. I imagine that inverts (shrimp and crabs) are out of the question though.

 

[funkngroovy]

I have a lion fish, I caught it when it could fit into the top of a coke bottle.

It is placid, you need fish that are the same size or a little bigger that it.

It will grow very quickly!!!

And don't stick your hand in the tank when you don't know where it is. The hospital is a boring place to be on a sunday night. Ha ha. On the up side, I've only done it twice.

 

[lkoutpnk]

Friends?

Adding color is always nice and tangs seem to be available in all sizes, patterns, and colors. A chevron tang is always bitchin! Good luck finding friends for your lion.

 

[tmd77]

whilst can be small at first, they will grow and eventually anything which is small enough to fit in its mouth will become a nice expensive snack for the lionfish.

IMO these fish are left to predator tanks only (lionfish, eels, triggers etc.)