Hawaiian Sphex Lionfish DD

I have it on my HDD at work...can post it in the AM.

Oh, and we got the fish...
 
lol i thought so, I just got my hawaiin green just last week. Awesome little girl, she is already on frozen :) Just waiting to get my Sphex lion!!

LOL now all you need is a pepermint lion.
 
I saw it earlier when it first posted, looked like it had more red on it then the ones I have seen before. I ended up buying the sargassum, hated to spend 39.99 on it since I can usually pick them up a lot cheaper but for some reason I didn't see many any available this year.
 
If he had been in a store around here, I would've figured it was a Antennata... It's a very pretty fish. What features tell it from an Antennata?
 
If a lionfish disappears from divers den within seconds of it going up in an update, I'm just going to assume its Greg and Renee
 
StephLionfish said:
If he had been in a store around here, I would've figured it was a Antennata... It's a very pretty fish. What features tell it from an Antennata?
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There are no pectoral ocellae as exhibited by P. antenatta and P. mombassae, , the median fin spotting is very similar to the yellow/orange spotting seen in D. barberi, and the ctenoid scales on their bodies give a textured appearance to the dark body bands (think of P. mobassae).

That's about the easiest way to explain it, but I'd say the color of the median fin spotting and lack of pectoral ocellae gets you "there" the quickest.

If a lionfish disappears from divers den within seconds of it going up in an update, I'm just going to assume its Greg and Renee
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Now, now, Ralph...you all had better be careful or you're going to give us a complex! *waiting to snipe a bellus*
 
Sounds like some little lion just got a great home!
my boyfriend and I want to get a new house and set up a 200 gallon dwarf lion/scorp tank and a 300 gallon med/lrg scorp/lion tank lol

I love this little guy too :)
Sebastapistes ballieui
 

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OK Renee, where are the pictures???

BTW, even though it was uber-pricey, I was tempted to buy the Erosa erosa from DD. I was discouraged by the sub-tropical temps, not sure I could keep my tank cool enough. Do you know anything about this fish (or do you now have one)? ;)
 
We've had an Erosa for a little while now (since the "first" on made it to DD), and it has been a delightful little fish. Not very active until it learns who feeds it, but it's pretty darned cute at this size. We've been keeping it a bit higher than the blackfoot (68*F vs. 63*F), and even tho it's in a largish tank for a 2"-ish fish, it really more of less stays in a small area of the tank.

It did, however take to the "stealth stick" with little trouble at all, and bouces around on its pecs when it wants to be noticed (fed).

The sphex is shipping on monday.
 
namxas said:
There are no pectoral ocellae as exhibited by P. antenatta and P. mombassae, , the median fin spotting is very similar to the yellow/orange spotting seen in D. barberi, and the ctenoid scales on their bodies give a textured appearance to the dark body bands (think of P. mobassae).

That's about the easiest way to explain it, but I'd say the color of the median fin spotting and lack of pectoral ocellae gets you "there" the quickest.



Now, now, Ralph...you all had better be careful or you're going to give us a complex! *waiting to snipe a bellus*
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Like you already don't have a complex. I'm surprised DD doesnt contact you two first with any new Lionfish or Scorpionfish before putting them up for sale on the main site. Would save the time and effort spent sniping them off the site haha
 
I tried to bribe them.... they wouldn't go for it :-)

How could I pass this up..... this was the missing stamp in our collection.

Well, I guess it's time to reach for the stars!...... it's Bellus hunt time.
 
LOL. I just noticed Greg said the same thing about the Bellus.

This was my exact text to Greg when he told me there was a Sphex on Sneak Peak....
"But I'll get on the Mac and risk pain for a sphex". I DESERVE that fish! LOL!
 
This is all you get tonight. Low lights and low traffic. Put I'm peaking around the corner and I see him swimming around very causally. Oh PLEASE let him do well! His tank is preemo.

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