aldiver311
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Anyone ever see a lionfish like this? Wonder if its a deep water species of some sort....
White Lionfish
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P. ceratophthalma
Could it be leucistic?
namxas
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The fish looks to be in pretty poor shape, and I've seen lions go completely white when they're ailing.
It looks to be a Dendrochirus sp. based on its pectorals, perhaps a small juvie. It seems to have super large eyes for its size It's hard to tell from the pic, but do the scales look "raised/fuzzy"?
How big is the fish?
Where was it collected from geographically?
I'd love to hear Frank's thoughts...Paging Dr. Marini...
It looks to be a Dendrochirus sp. based on its pectorals, perhaps a small juvie. It seems to have super large eyes for its size It's hard to tell from the pic, but do the scales look "raised/fuzzy"?
How big is the fish?
Where was it collected from geographically?
I'd love to hear Frank's thoughts...Paging Dr. Marini...
aldiver311
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he seems to be doing fine and eats prepared foods. believe it came from bali. judging from the large eyes maybe its a deep water species...
aldiver311
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namxas
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Agreed...I wonder how that fish ended up in the trade. It's pretty cool tho.
I guess that I should phrase that better.
I do not use MH on my lion tank because I am afraid of lion blindness. A leucistic lion would likely be even more susceptible to this. I have personally seen the effects of too much light on leucistic snakes that an acquaintance had, and my albino retic definitely avoids bright light.
Would a leucistic lion (and possibly a deep water variety at that) require fairly dark accommodations?
I do not use MH on my lion tank because I am afraid of lion blindness. A leucistic lion would likely be even more susceptible to this. I have personally seen the effects of too much light on leucistic snakes that an acquaintance had, and my albino retic definitely avoids bright light.
Would a leucistic lion (and possibly a deep water variety at that) require fairly dark accommodations?
Interesting scorpionfish...
body shape and finnages appear to be Ebosia- large eyes(deep water)and a bony protrusion at the crown of the head, beyond that i couldnt tell you what species. E bleekeri has 8 dorsal spines, and a striped pattern. This fish could be a Leucistic as mentioned. But its a cool fish none the less. If it is E bleekeri- figure it to be japanese in origin and temperate water
heres the best shot i've seen of E bleekeri (http://fishpix.kahaku.go.jp/photos/NR0010/NR0010159AI.jpg)
body shape and finnages appear to be Ebosia- large eyes(deep water)and a bony protrusion at the crown of the head, beyond that i couldnt tell you what species. E bleekeri has 8 dorsal spines, and a striped pattern. This fish could be a Leucistic as mentioned. But its a cool fish none the less. If it is E bleekeri- figure it to be japanese in origin and temperate water
heres the best shot i've seen of E bleekeri (http://fishpix.kahaku.go.jp/photos/NR0010/NR0010159AI.jpg)
GerritM
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The distribution reaches from Japan over Indonesia to eastern Australia (great barrier reef).
Yes, of course.
namxas
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Heyas Frank! LTNS!
I counted the dorsal rays when first posted, and it may be Ebosia, but I don't think it's E. bleekeri. What threw me were the odds of Ebosia showing up in the hobby at all.
You'd be surprised at how cold the water can be in those regions, esp. if there are cold upwellings from deeper water.
To the OP:
What temp are you keeping the fish at? If it is indeed a temperate/deepwater species, you'll want to keep the temp on the cool side. We keep our temperate lionfish (P. heterura) at 63*F max, and we've had good luck at that range. We actually just passed the 1 year mark with this fish.
I counted the dorsal rays when first posted, and it may be Ebosia, but I don't think it's E. bleekeri. What threw me were the odds of Ebosia showing up in the hobby at all.
You'd be surprised at how cold the water can be in those regions, esp. if there are cold upwellings from deeper water.
To the OP:
What temp are you keeping the fish at? If it is indeed a temperate/deepwater species, you'll want to keep the temp on the cool side. We keep our temperate lionfish (P. heterura) at 63*F max, and we've had good luck at that range. We actually just passed the 1 year mark with this fish.
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cubzbiggestfan
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That is a beautiful fish. Weird looking but beautiful
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