condy and scorpionfish

[SOCOMMike]

Has anyone else ever witnessed a scorpionfish unphased by the sting of an anemone? I'm wondering if he cannot be stung due to the mucus that scorpionfish have on their skin. I know this makes them immune to most parasites, but I am curious if anyone has documented accounts of them being immune to an anemone.

 

[Toxic45]

Your assumption would also be my own. Some anemone's can be very mild or lose their sting all together if conditions are right, or wrong I suppose.

 

[cichlidconvert]

I added a red fin Waspfish to my Coldwater tank and was eaten by my painted anemone is just a few seconds of being introduced. Painteds have a stickiness similar to carpets though.

 

[SOCOMMike]

I bet that was a very sad day. The anemone that I have is just a Condylactis gigantea, but he is show size and he has the capability to stick to my fingers pretty well. I was just worried because I noticed him rubbing up against him, but the scorpionfish never seemed startled and he's always been okay. Of course, I tried to do some research to see if anyone else has experienced this, but if you ever search for a list of fish that are immune to anemones, you only seem to get a million articles about anemonefish.

 

[cichlidconvert]

It sounds like you'll be fine. From the fishes reaction.