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OK, I know this is probably a beat up question across the Internets, but I find conflicting information about it and was hoping some people in the know could help clarify.
My tank is currently cycling and I'm deciding on inhabitants. I would really like to have a lionfish, but I know they're aggressive and not recommended with most other fish, except other aggressive fish who can hold their own.
However, I have seen pictures and YouTube videos (Taylor Nicole Dean, for example) of people with lionfish in tanks (even as small as 50 gallons) with shrimp, clowns, and other more "docile" fish and the owners swear they do just fine.
So...what's the deal? Are lionfish like Pitbulls and have just been given a bad name? Or are they really just liable to pop off after years of pleasant camaraderie with their fellow tank mates and go on a murderous rampage, eating all of their tank mates in one night (a supposedly true story I read!).
My tank is currently cycling and I'm deciding on inhabitants. I would really like to have a lionfish, but I know they're aggressive and not recommended with most other fish, except other aggressive fish who can hold their own.
However, I have seen pictures and YouTube videos (Taylor Nicole Dean, for example) of people with lionfish in tanks (even as small as 50 gallons) with shrimp, clowns, and other more "docile" fish and the owners swear they do just fine.
So...what's the deal? Are lionfish like Pitbulls and have just been given a bad name? Or are they really just liable to pop off after years of pleasant camaraderie with their fellow tank mates and go on a murderous rampage, eating all of their tank mates in one night (a supposedly true story I read!).