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[m.at.the.w]

i was thinking of keeping a lionfish...any of you guys out there have experience in keeping it? care to sharE? its food intake and compatible plants....

[Purpleflare]

Lion fishes like to be fed live food.. this will stimulate them to hunt. if u r feeding cut fish or meat, try to offer it with a stick.. move it in front of e lion fish.. can somehow stimulate it to eat... my two cents worth ;)

[angmoh]

beware that it'll consume inverterbrates, if they are small enough to be fitted in their mouth :p

[m.at.the.w]

they can live peacefully with other fish so long as they are too big for its consumption right ?

[KaLiB]

Yup, ideally lionfish should be kept with other large fish. However, do some research on the tankmates as i remember(unless i'm mistaken) fin nipping fishes can cause problems to the lionfish.

[m.at.the.w]

shrimps like the cleaner shrimps will be consumed by the lionfish ?

[KaLiB]

Shrimps would most likely be eaten by the lionfish, i would advise against trying.

[slcw]

see my thread.
it started eating mysis shrimps and pellets :D

http://www.chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=569

my lion has red and blue colour too :D :D

[m.at.the.w]

see my thread.
it started eating mysis shrimps and pellets :D

http://www.chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=569

my lion has red and blue colour too :D :D

thats nice ...i've not seen one like this before

[Jim]

I always have the impression that the fins of the lion fish is venominous, is it true? - btw, they are elegant and really a beauty to keep.. ;)

[Maculosus]

their dorsal spines are venomous, don't ever touch them with ur bare hands.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/jf/feature/index.htm
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/fm/feature/index.php

If a lionfish is abt 5-6" size, it will even consume any fish abt 2-3" large. Be selective with its tank mates.

here's another rare lionfish....

http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/2240/lionfishblackfinrare018jw.th.jpg (http://img336.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lionfishblackfinrare018jw.jpg)

[Jim]

Thanks for confirming..... :cool:

[KaLiB]

Yup, lionfish are venomous fish and you can get stung by their fins.

[godzillaliu88]

would lion fish eat clown fish if they are kept togther?

im totally new to saltwater fish..

im changin my freshwater to saltwater

[Maculosus]

u can read my earlier post again....lionfish will eat damsels, chromis as well.
Most clownfish are around 2" size, so if u want to mix with other fish get a small lionfish roughly 4" size. But really I don't encourage lionfish and small fishes together, u will see them disappear eventually.

[Boo Kok Chuon]

I remembered last time my dad kept 1 really small one... one he caught while fishing @ sembawang beach... If i nv remember wrongly, he used freshwater, and the fish survived for quite sometime... Is it possible?

[KaLiB]

Unlikely if it is a real lionfish. As far as i know, their not brackish water fish, so its unlikely that it can adapt and survive in freshwater very easily. Lionfish are pure marine fishes and don't wander into freshwater or brackish water systems.

Of course, i won't rule out the possibility that this particular fish is special and is able to adapt but the chance of this happen is extremely low.

[illusionist]

Hey guys, how do you go about curing lionfishes of cloudy eyes? I bought 2 of them from a shop cause many fishes were dying and I wanted to give them a better home. I think they would have died in the shop.

Both of them are dwarf lionfish (not zebra) and are about 1.5" only. They're both in school now and are feeding well so far! :D

[Just me]

Hey guys, how do you go about curing lionfishes of cloudy eyes? I bought 2 of them from a shop cause many fishes were dying and I wanted to give them a better home. I think they would have died in the shop.

Both of them are dwarf lionfish (not zebra) and are about 1.5" only. They're both in school now and are feeding well so far! :D

cloudy eyes happen bcos of PH unbalance. try measuring your PH.

[ZEN69]

To all newbie out there, be very careful when u feed lionfish. Always use a thong when feeding. I was hospitalised for as day in SGH when a lionfish came near me when washing my tank. I was looking out for the bugger but it suddenly charge towards me n there it goes. Super painful n no cure!! I was given 11 jabs n a X-Ray then one nigth in the hospital.

So, to all poeple, please think carefully before buying any poisonous fishes....

Cheers

[aqualover]

To all newbie out there, be very careful when u feed lionfish. Always use a thong when feeding. I was hospitalised for as day in SGH when a lionfish came near me when washing my tank. I was looking out for the bugger but it suddenly charge towards me n there it goes. Super painful n no cure!! I was given 11 jabs n a X-Ray then one nigth in the hospital.

So, to all poeple, please think carefully before buying any poisonous fishes....

Cheers
in the first place, is lionfish allowed to be sold as pets?

[HuttShun]

in the first place, is lionfish allowed to be sold as pets?
yes its allowed.. but becareful of wad u comm with ur lionfish
i would say trigger fish as a big nono. last time got 1 lionfish at 6" then suddenly disappear , searched behind rocks all that found my trigger fish with the lionfish in the mouth.

[WaterMargin108]

in the first place, is lionfish allowed to be sold as pets?

Should be ok, no procted under CITES.

[RedWateR]

I always have the impression that the fins of the lion fish is venominous, is it true? - btw, they are elegant and really a beauty to keep.. ;)
yes quite painful as i kena once while arranging my corals. better to seek for doctor as soon cos u may not know are u allergic to the venom.