Felicia's Lionfish Mixed Reef 40B
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flsvedlund
Lion Tamer
Thanks so much! What is your plan for your 40g?
flsvedlund
Lion Tamer
Awesome! Very exciting! Just keep in mind that eventually the snowflake will outgrow a 40B. They can get really big, but if you don't overfeed them it takes a while. I'd just recommend getting the smallest one you can find and just know you may have to rehome it someday. They're great fish though and mine is doing great in my 40B!
flsvedlund
Lion Tamer
I made some yummy food for my predators! I wanted them to get a more varied diet, so I went to the local fish market and picked up salmon, scallops, prawns, and squid. I then chopped it all up into appropriately sized chunks and then mixed it all together. Then I put portions into ice cube trays to keep them as separate clumps while they freeze. I just didn't want it to turn into one big block of food. Once the food freezes, I'll place all the clumps into ziploc bags and this way I can easily pull out a clump to thaw for feeding. Here are some photos! I have some spoiled fish. I was really tempted to eat the food the whole time I was cutting it up. That was some yummy looking sashimi grade salmon! Only $10 for all this, so not too bad.
Also, I had my first predator inflicted injury tonight. And no, I didn't get stung by a lionfish luckily! I was feeding the fish and I had the tongs in my right hand and had my left hand resting on the rim of the tank. I was paying attention to Draco who I was trying to feed and suddenly the eel lunged out of the water and latched onto my left hand that was resting on the rim of the tank. He the nailbed on one of my fingers good enough to cause it to bleed. Luckily once I got it cleaned up, its not worse than a hang nail. It really didn't hurt either, just surprised me. I yelled and pulled my hand back so fast that I dragged the eel most of the way out of the water before he let go of my finger. Guess I'll have to be more careful with him! Such a brat! :lol:
Also, I had my first predator inflicted injury tonight. And no, I didn't get stung by a lionfish luckily! I was feeding the fish and I had the tongs in my right hand and had my left hand resting on the rim of the tank. I was paying attention to Draco who I was trying to feed and suddenly the eel lunged out of the water and latched onto my left hand that was resting on the rim of the tank. He the nailbed on one of my fingers good enough to cause it to bleed. Luckily once I got it cleaned up, its not worse than a hang nail. It really didn't hurt either, just surprised me. I yelled and pulled my hand back so fast that I dragged the eel most of the way out of the water before he let go of my finger. Guess I'll have to be more careful with him! Such a brat! :lol:
seahorsedreams
New member
I don't know what to say besides it's simply a gorgeous tank. Speechless. You have done an awesome job pulling this together.
