Minimum tank size for a lionfish
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VolitanLioness
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Volitans get large fast & will eat the percs, fuzzy dwarfs you maybe able to keep at first but it will grow faster than the perc's & eventually eat them.
There is no guarantee with any lion & small fish.
Kaye
There is no guarantee with any lion & small fish.
Kaye
JohnSiesta
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Watch out for those Lionfish.....
http://www.shortnews.com/shownews.cfm?id=52778&CFID=416913&CFTOKEN=72906250
King of the Fish Tank - Man Attacked by Pet Fish
Kevin Freels, a vet for several years, was attacked by his lion fish while performing routine maintenance on his salt water tank.
Six of the lion fish's poisonous spines were jabbed into Freel's hand. Symtoms included extreme pain, seizures and convulsions.
After a call to his girlfriend at work, paramedics arrived and Freels was taken to a local hospital for tests and observations.
http://www.shortnews.com/shownews.cfm?id=52778&CFID=416913&CFTOKEN=72906250
King of the Fish Tank - Man Attacked by Pet Fish
Kevin Freels, a vet for several years, was attacked by his lion fish while performing routine maintenance on his salt water tank.
Six of the lion fish's poisonous spines were jabbed into Freel's hand. Symtoms included extreme pain, seizures and convulsions.
After a call to his girlfriend at work, paramedics arrived and Freels was taken to a local hospital for tests and observations.
VolitanLioness
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I really hope this kind of thing does not start about lions being vicious attackers!!!!!!! He was a vet that was careless with his fish, & I have not seen a news reporter that did not like Drama!!!
But I suppose if it was not exaggerated it would not have made the papers.
Kaye
But I suppose if it was not exaggerated it would not have made the papers.
Kaye
Hound
Member
Ok the chances of being attacked are small but it is not something u should take lightly......some people are allergic to the sting and all fish are different so I would think twice about laughing or thinking it was exaggereated just because it didnt happen to YOU..it doesnt mean it cant happen......ive seen this story in other threads and I live close to where this happened and others expierenced reefers have posted who have also heard of this happening...... random yes but dont be ignorant and think its not a issue
VolitanLioness
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Hound you need to CHILL !!!!!! You have YOUR opinion & I have MINE on this..................
Kaye
Kaye
Hound
Member
I think you need to take your own advise....if you reread your post above you had no prob calling someone you never met careless??? and he was a vet so i dont think this guy was ignorant to animals.....and i believe from reading he has kept fish for a bit and was just doin regular maintance just like we all do....this fish charged him its not like he bumped it ....so before you give advice please think about what ur saying people come here for a honest answear .....
VolitanLioness
New member
This is not the place for this but there is a thread on this topic going right now if you would like to join in....... Hi jacking another thread to argue this issue out, I will not do with you..........
Kaye
Kaye
Hound
Member
this isnt hi jacking its something the maker of this thread should know about and should get a truthfull answear to.....not right to mislead people into thinking this fish is safe all the time when it in fact can hurt you....didnt the doctors say in the artical he could of died in a hour???????i think i would belive a doctors word over a uneducated opinion
Wolverine
Premium Member
I think the situation from that article is exaggerated. Whether the lionfish came at him or not does not mean he wasn't careless. Whenever I'm working in a tank with lionfish I always make a major effort to keep an eye on them and/or to keep something between my hands and them.
As for the dying in within an hour, it's clear that the doctors had no idea about lionfish venom. I find a hard time believing that they could go from that to making prognostic decisions that quickly.
From the quotes I saw, the vet seemed shocked that it was even possible to get stung by a lionfish. Unless you're allergic to the venom, or already have a serious chronic medical condition, death from a lionfish sting is unlikely. The symptoms he described are not typical for anaphylaxis (allergy).
It's this sort of embellished reporting that leads to animals being branded as dangerous and being banned.
Dave
As for the dying in within an hour, it's clear that the doctors had no idea about lionfish venom. I find a hard time believing that they could go from that to making prognostic decisions that quickly.
From the quotes I saw, the vet seemed shocked that it was even possible to get stung by a lionfish. Unless you're allergic to the venom, or already have a serious chronic medical condition, death from a lionfish sting is unlikely. The symptoms he described are not typical for anaphylaxis (allergy).
It's this sort of embellished reporting that leads to animals being branded as dangerous and being banned.
Dave
