fu manchu lionfish

[tubulartank]

so far, my favorite lionfish is a fu manchu. i heard that they are the smallest lionfish that grows up to around 3.5"? anyways, i did a little research online and learned it was hard to acclimate them. can anyone give me any tips, advice, knowledge, anything about the fu manchu. what's the min size tank they need to be in. also is the fu manchu the smallest lionfish, what is the smallest type of lionfish?

 

[Wannareef]

try going here for more information:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/fm/feature/

 

[tubulartank]

thanks, i glimpsed at that site before when i googled the fu manchu. maybe i'll get lucky and somehow purchase from somebody an established lionfish already. nevertheless, the weaning basket is an interesting idea.
please, anyone else with more insight?
thanks once again.

 

[Kbra]

I have a Fu Manchu in a 29 gal bio cube with a dwarf fuzzy. They are slow to get to eat frozen food but i got both of them to switch over from live in about 2 months or so. I feed them silversides now and before it was feeder danyos since they carry less diseases than goldfish and cost less than chromis. Also ghost shrimp worked really well too.

 

[tubulartank]

I have a Fu Manchu in a 29 gal bio cube with a dwarf fuzzy. They are slow to get to eat frozen food but i got both of them to switch over from live in about 2 months or so. I feed them silversides now and before it was feeder danyos since they carry less diseases than goldfish and cost less than chromis. Also ghost shrimp worked really well too.

that's really cool that you have a fu manchu. never really heard of somone's first hand experience. did you order it online or get it from an aquarium store? i am not so sure about ordering a lion online. and how big is your fu manchu and are they the smallest species of lionfish? let me know, the more info the better. thanks!