Hey Bob,
You may want to try a bit bigger system. I have alway wanted one of these furry dwarf lionfish and have the perfect tank for you. It will be a wonderful home for this little guy. I have never heard much about the husbandry of these animals and woudl love to hear more. I have seen them in fishstores which you would never see 10 years ago.
Check out the Oceanic systems 30g or 37 gallon cubes. These are great looking tanks that are very affordable. You should not need much light for the lionfish if it is going to be a
fowlr tank(w/ or w/o
live rock - i would vote on the ladder). Get a decent
skimmer because as much as you are going to want to feed, you will need a
skimmer to handle the load. You could go crazy and get a Deltec
HOB skimmer(pricey) or for me a Corallife Super
Skimmer has been just fine. I know a lot of people knock them, but I guess if you get a good one they will work trememdously. My
skimmer cup fills up with green gunk regulalry. They just take a few weeks to break in. Great to use when cycling the tank. I am sure there may be some other acceptable
HOB skimmers out there.
I think you will love this tank set up and your dwarf lionfish would too.
I hope you go through with it and would love to hear more about the fish.
