tank mates for dwarf lion.

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Hey I mean the titles pretty self explanatory, I have a 50 gall with a lone fuzzy dwarf lion that I've had for a couple months now and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to introduce another fish into the tank (like to make him feel less lonely), Let me know please I also have no corals.
 
Would love to see a photo! I never owned a Dwarf (that I can remember... lol!), but have you pulled up any comparability charts? I suppose in a 50-gallon it includes the old, 'what won't fit in the Lion's mouth'?
 
Would love to see a photo! I never owned a Dwarf (that I can remember... lol!), but have you pulled up any comparability charts? I suppose in a 50-gallon it includes the old, 'what won't fit in the Lion's mouth'?
Shes still a little small, also shes been acting weird today like trouble swimming is their can anyone tell if theirs something wrong with her?
 

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A 50 gallon isn't very big so you might be limited on what you could add. With that said, you could probably do another dwarf species of lionfish or possibly even a hamlet would be cool. Stay away from the more slender body types and while usually fish of equal size is a good rule of thumb, they can have a healthy appetite at times and their eyes are bigger than their stomach.

I had about a 2-2 and 1/2 in Radiata one time and put it in a tank with a clownfish of equal size and I woke up the next morning with a dead lionfish and half of the clownfish out of his mouth. You say you have no Coral another thing that you could do and I currently have a 20 gallon set up this way is you could do a macro algae display tank and that would help keep the nutrients in check with a heavier bioload. As a temporary home until it gets bigger, I have a medium body lion that's about 3 and 1/2 in a 20 gallon long with the macro display and I have to add nutrients to the tank.
 
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