Show Us Your Lionfish

[dviper150]

Don't the lion anymore but here is a picture of mine when I did.

 

[The Mike]

Here's of few pics of my crew....

 

[The Mike]

Did I mention how much I like this thread? and Thank you Smitch for bringing it back!

 

[namxas]

Since the thread has been "bumped", here's a rare one:

Pterois sphex (Hawaiian lionfish):

 

[The Punisher]

Here's a couple of mine:

 

[stykthyn]

Heres my volitans.

 

[Pallobi]

Great thread :beer:

 

[pjb9166]

We just got him this past weekend.

 

[namxas]

Pretty vollie!

 

[hossa81]

Thought i would show my fuzzy.

Picture from Diver's Den



Being acclimated

 

[namxas]

How's that fish doing for you, hossa? It's a pretty one for sure.

 

[hossa81]

Still out of town, no message from my friend so im guessing he is ok. Will be back in town Friday/Saturday.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Alot more lions in reefs then I was expecting.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

My clearfin, had a Russell's but it died due to velvet

 

[pjb9166]

Alot more lions in reefs then I was expecting.

That was the selling point for me when my son came home with one. They are reef safe.
I was concerned about the currant beating him up. Not at all. He is doing great. Not to mention, he now got my family interested in Dad's pile of rock.
Kind of cool when I was trying to explain what I was doing and what I had. Now they sit and ask questions. Like I never talked about the tank before.

 

[namxas]

Very cool, pjb. Ya never know what will fuel interest in the hobby. Of course, I fully understand the fascination with lionfishes... *wink*

jeeper,

That's a pretty radiata...it looks to be in really nice shape!

 

[hkarmy25]

Since the thread has been "bumped", here's a rare one:

Pterois sphex (Hawaiian lionfish):

NYA has one in right now. How's yours doing?

 

[namxas]

It's doing well, and FWIW, we picked up a small juvie from NYA as well (our older fish was from DD). It's a great little fish, healthy and spunky. It will be in a grow-out tank for awhile...I have to say one thing: baby lionfishes are CUTE!

One thing about the older sphex is that is always wants to get all "in our faces" at feeding time, and it's hard to deal with the fuzzy pair and the sphex all crowding in front saying "me! Me! ME!" The radiata and the fu mind their manners a bit more.

 

[Snookslayer85]

Just acclimated and dropped in a baby red volitan, and a baby black volitan for my 225 Fowlr. Will have picks up soon, just put them in, so they are in hiding right now. lol

Any suggestions for feeding these babies. They are probably the smallest volitans I have ever seen. They were special hand picked from a Miami wholesaler. They are the last fish for my tank which currently houses a Australian Harlequin Tusk, a Magnificent Foxface, Porcupine puffer, and a snowflake eel. Oh yeah, and 6 Blue Green Chromis( soon to be food for lions) left over from my reef tank. lol

So happy to finally get them in the tank. Tired of seeing them in my lonely QT.

 

[pjb9166]

Just another pic.