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Question

Dwarf Zebra Lion fish and two clownfish and a clown goby in a 20 gallon aquarium? Is this combination possible in a larger aquarium? Also how large of a tank would you need to have more than one pair of clownfish?

Answer 1

I believe a dwarf lion should have a larger tank - on the order of a 40 gallon. It would almost certainly eat a clown goby. Possibly the clowns, depending on the species and how large they were when added to the tank. Lions will eat whatever they can fit in their mouths, so should only be housed with fish close to their own size.

ADDITION: These links says 30 gallons for a dwarf zebra: http://www.tropicalfishoutlet.com/FishSpecies.asp?FishSubCategoryID=559&FishType= , http://www.marinedepotlive.com/dwarf-zebra-lionfish---dendrochirus-zebra-fish--lionfish.html


I'd allow at least a 100 gallons (in a long tank) before I'd consider more than one pair of clowns. As long as they each had an anemone (and these can be a "fake": http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/15696/product.web , http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/11072/product.web if you don't have or want to upgrade to the proper lighting to keep these ) to use as a "home", they'd be more likely to stay in their own territory.

Answer 2

The clownfish and clown goby would be fine in the 20 gallon tank, but the Lionfish you have will get big enough to eat everyone else, even the dwarf Lions get easily to 6 inches.

As far as multiple pairs of clownfish the bigger the better as they are territorial, just make sure to add all the clowns at once and they may fight really bad.