scorp ID

[nateqt]

It was sold to me as a Sebastapistes strongia, Barchin Scorp, but I am seriously doubting that as it is way bigger than my yellow spotted scorp (same family)

I'm thinking it's a bearded scorpionfish

http://imagenesygraficos.com/fondos...arded-scorpion-fish-sinai-peninsula-egypt.jpg

looks almost identical to that picture and has the little tassle beard and fuzzyish scales a long its body, any idea?

 

[jarrod13]

I agree, looks like scorpaenopsis oxycephala to me

 

[StephLionfish]

No idea... but it's really cool. Off subject- but did you ever find that Ambon?

 

[nateqt]

really cool except for the fact that the second he got in there he was sizing up my wasfish so I had to take him out

nope, I'm guessing he either became lionfish food (he was very tiny compared to my male barberi) or just died for some reason like most ambons

 

[nateqt]

really cool except for the fact that the second he got in there he was sizing up my wasfish so I had to take him out

nope, I'm guessing he either became lionfish food (he was very tiny compared to my male barberi) or just died for some reason like most ambons

 

[sdsocal]

Nate - Mark mentioned that it had a bit of an attitude when he was trying to line me up as an alternate buyer.

 

[nateqt]

yeah I called him the second it got in my tank and he said to call derek and derek is trading me a female barberi for it (derek was ****ed he was selling it to me in the first place he wanted it really bad)

 

[namxas]

I had meant to reply sooner, but I agree with the ID...I'm thinking Scorpaena barbata.

Definitely not a Scorpaenodes strongia, which we have kept.

More pix, pleeze!

 

[namxas]

Nate,

Just for fun, I dug up a couple of pix of our strongia:

 

[nateqt]

I took him out right after I added him, he was sizing up my waspfish instantly so he had to go, but next time I see it (traded it to a friend) I'll see if I can get some more shots of it

 

[namxas]

BTW, the strongia was sold as Sebastapistes cyanostigma (yellow-spotted scorp)...

That was a good move. IIRC, S. barbata gets pretty large, and based on your experience, is an aggressive feeder. I think it would have slurped down your wasps.