. Not to mention, I doubt the tank will be up until the fish matures to full size, which is typically 8".
Exactly.
They are stunning fish and would really love one, but my tanks are always too small.
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. Not to mention, I doubt the tank will be up until the fish matures to full size, which is typically 8".
I love Harelquin tusks. Yes they grow slow. That being said, I had 2 of them and both went blind. I fed them Larry's food, mussels, oysters, squid, etc and I couldn't avoid it.
I hadn't thought of that!! Maybe I will!!The thing with lions, any variety, is they will eat anything that fits in their mouths. Anything even remotely shaped like a bullet will slip right down them.
Why not do a species tank? Multiple dwarf lions? Fuzzy, red, yellow...maybe throw in a fu. Then you could go with a leaf fish or two down at the bottom to spread it out some.
I am not going to try to squeeze fish in my tank that won't fit (that's what I meant to say earlier lol). I can't get a bigger tank because #1 I am only a teenager and my mother doesn't want me to have a 300-gallon aquarium in her house lol. #2 is because I just got my stand built and it wasn't cheap. Like it was $2000. Not cheap. #3 is I don't know if the floor in my house would hold something like a 150 gallon. I haven't looked under the house and I dont really want to drill a hole in my parents' house and fill it with cinder blocks. I will definitely get a 200-gallon tank when I get my own place when I am older I am just exploring what I want and what I don't want in the tank situation.125 gallons is the recommended size. Not even close.
Not going to do what?
I would like a Korean Angel but to be fair to the fish I am not going to but it in a 40 gallon no matter how bad I may want it.
Why not just get a bigger tank? You want big fish get a big tank, that seems like the logical way to proceed.
I actually looked into those but I am looking for something more hands on and has more of a personality. Though, they are extremely beautiful fish!!!How about a marine betta?
I do not have any experience with these fish, but bluezooaquatics says they would work in a 55 gallon. They are a belted sandfish, indigo hamlet, shy hamlet, or barred hamlet and they all max out around 5-6 inches.
Mine has a few on of personality. He follows me from one end to the other when I’m by my tank. I also hand feed him every other day. They are very shy at first but then they become attention hogs lol. I have mine in a 240 and he thinks he is the king till my Emperor Angel puts him in his place and steals his dinner once in a while. It’s funny watching him sulk till I feed him more lolI actually looked into those but I am looking for something more hands on and has more of a personality. Though, they are extremely beautiful fish!!!
I love Harelquin tusks. Yes they grow slow. That being said, I had 2 of them and both went blind. I fed them Larry's food, mussels, oysters, squid, etc and I couldn't avoid it.
Research says it is a stress thing and I can't imagine a 55G would help. I hate when a beautiful fish dies, not to mention a $200 fish.
This was mine
They were both technically Aussie. That being said, I think the Aussie label is put on whichever one has the blue markings regardless of where they came from.Were yours the Indian Ocean or Australian? I ask because I had an Indian Ocean and it also went blind just after maturing from a juvenile. It had zero stress and was king of the tank.
I had an Aussie years ago in a crowded predator tank and he was fine.
I actually believe it is the collection methods used on the IO Tusks that's causing this to happen. Because it seems to be a common thing and these are hardy fish by all standards. But for some reason it seems much more difficult to find an Australian lately.
They were both technically Aussie. That being said, I think the Aussie label is put on whichever one has the blue markings regardless of where they came from.