Scorp I.D.?

[silentcivilian]

Ok, so I am getting excited, I walked into one of the local LFS shops today and found they ordered me a new scorpion fish and I didnt even have to ask them! (I only say this cause until today, they didnt know it was my fish at all, but once I saw it.. it was mine)

So ill pick him on friday, now here lays the conflict. They say its a stonefish. I look at it. I dont see a stone fish. I see a juvie Devils scorpion fish. So here are the images from the store, if anyone here scorp educated and say bah! I know that one.. please educate me. Because having two stones would be awesome, having another type of scorp equally awesome!

Thanks!

 

[namxas]

Looks like a juvie Scorpaenopsis diabolus to me...AKA devil/flasher scorpionfish.

 

[silentcivilian]

Thats what I thought Namxas, infact even thought of that photo you showed me from another thread. Think he will be ok in the 120 with a stone. I dont think they would bother each other. Also for $34 I dont think I can complain.

 

[namxas]

Devil scorps will reach about 8" or so in captivity.

 

[jarrod13]

Make sure the stone Isn't big enough to eat him

 

[silentcivilian]

That is one problem, the stone is big enough to eat almost anyone. Is it too much a gamble, or will the rule of thumb a scorp wont bug a scorp hold true?

 

[jarrod13]

Scorps will eat other scorps if they can. I've seen a video of a diabolus (I have one too) eating a full-size fuzzy

I personally wouldn't risk losing either fish, especially the stonefish, definitely not everyday you come across one of those. If he did try to eat him he could be stung and die. Not worth the risk IMO.

I vote set up another tank for him, mine has become one of my favorite scorps I've kept.

 

[namxas]

Scorps are equal opportunity perdators...there's no such thing as "professional courtesty". In other words, food is food no matter what the species.

 

[jarrod13]

Here's that vid

http://www.google.com/search?q=hump...ionfish&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

 

[FMarini]

as they say....venom isn't a deterrent to getting eaten,

Like Greg says- there is no professional courtesy in the scorpionfish world. If the stonefish is big enough to consume its tankmates- it will.

 

[silentcivilian]

Well thats a bugger.. I went in today to look at him again. Beautiful little guy. But if he is smaller than the 7" tuskfish my stone ate.. he is a possible victim I suppose. Till the next scorp comes in.

 

[namxas]

How do you think we ended up with 13 setups running?

They're mostly QT/growout setups, waiting for fish to grow so they can be combined for the most part.

That is indeed a great scorp tho...our little "guy" is pretty cool...it now has a lot of purple coloration from the LR.

 

[BlueTrig]

That is a great looking fish even the price is better most scoria go for over 100 near me

 

[silentcivilian]

Ya, ive been battling with myself to setup another tank, or raise him in the sump for awhile, since the sump is live sand and rocks under a light with a small amount of macro algae.

The trouble is im a renter and setting up alot of tanks is frowned upon. Haha. So ill sit and stare at him for the next couple months as he sits in the shop growing lazier and lazier.

 

[ashtree68]

The trouble is im a renter and setting up alot of tanks is frowned upon. Haha. So ill sit and stare at him for the next couple months as he sits in the shop growing lazier and lazier.

I'm a renter and I have 6 tanks...125, 90, 55, 38, 24 and a 10. Course I am fighting with my landlord over my water bill so take it how you will...