What are your thoughts on this?

[MIKE NY]

They were never indeginous to Long Island, but we are seeing them up here too as well as other carribean species like angels, wrasses, lookdowns and butterflies. They don't survive the winter as far we know, but they come up here through the Gulf stream....IMO it's pretty cool, but what will be the long term effect of a predator like a lionfish in northern waters.

 

[onegreenray]

bad for bass populations

 

[firechild]

This is theory...not fact. Correct me if I am wrong but to my knowledge there are no Tridacna Clams in the western hemisphere at all. That would disprove the "Free tropical passage" theory since the Continents of North and South America are bordered by the Pacific.

Yes Lionfish could have found their way into the Carribean for many other reasons than aquariast dumping them. As far as I know there are species indeginous to the Atlantic region.

Sorry but I am finding this as fruitful as arguing with a brick wall, I'll add nothing further.

 

[CaptiveReef]

J Charles Delbeek posted on this topic.

J Charles Delbeek posted on this topic.

I posted the same topic on Reefs.org, Mr. Delbeek has posted some excellent information on the subject.


CaptiveReef

 

[COreefer]

He seems to back up my claim that the Gulf is not a conducive environment for Tridacna Clams...