Poll: Dwarf Lion, Leaf Fish, or Frogfish in a 20g?

[Meloco14]

I will be setting up a 20H next month and I am trying to decide how to stock it. I want something different, and fairly minimal. It will be a 20H with a Remora skimmer, LR and water from my established tank, a single 250W MH pendant, a crocea and various small corals. I want only one fish, and have been considering a dwarf lion, leaf fish, or frogfish. My concern with the dwarf lion is it might be slightly big for a 20 gallon tank. But I plan to buy small and I do have a 40 gallon tank I could set up if the need arises. I will have some sps frags and moderate current for them, and this creates a concern with the leaf fish and frogfish as they need lower current situations. I am thinking of having a top shelf of rock with my sps frags and moderate current, then lower current throughout the rest of the tank with perches for the fish. I am also worried about the high mortality rate with frogfishes and I am not fully decided on whether I want to contribute to that or not. In the end it will probably come down to what healthy specimen I can find and observe in a store, but I would appreciate anyone's opinions, suggestions, or experiences with any of these fish. I am also up for other suggestions.

 

[Anonymous]

Well, fuzzy dwarfs are really cool fish. I had one in a 50 that I had to hold in a 10 gallon for a while- and to be honest he seemed perfectly happy there. They don't need a ton of room as long as you can maintain good water quality in the smaller tank. They can be fairly easily trained to eat frozen food out of a net and will come out in the daytime, at least when hungry.

 

[Anonymous]

I like fuzzy dwarf lions as well. I adored mine and had him for 5 years.

 

[Meloco14]

Thanks guys. I like the fuzzy dwarfs too and I think they will be a little easier to maintain than the frog or leaf fish. I am leaning towards the fuzzy dwarf right now.