RushAct Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Hi, is there anyone keeping a lionfish? is it possible to train them not to eat smaller fishes? is there any other fish i can keep it with? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member allantang Posted August 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 18, 2010 not so sure about lion fish.. but the first thing i guess u should take note is to keep ur fingers off it.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushAct Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 haha.. cleaning and changing water might be going to be tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Volitan Posted August 22, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 22, 2010 Hi, is there anyone keeping a lionfish? is it possible to train them not to eat smaller fishes? is there any other fish i can keep it with? Thanks No, it is not possible to train lionfish not to eat smaller fish. It is possible to train it to take frozen food though. If you want to keep lions with other fish, you need to make sure that the lion is smaller than the rest of the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebup Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Haha same problem here.i got my lionfish, the first day he came in he eats 2 nemos.and guess wat, the seller caught the lionfish by his own hands.he asked me to try but i was freaking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted August 30, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted August 30, 2010 Haha same problem here.i got my lionfish, the first day he came in he eats 2 nemos.and guess wat, the seller caught the lionfish by his own hands.he asked me to try but i was freaking out. the seller is stupid, ignorant and a fool for doing that. sure he may get away with it this time but the next time he gets stung and starts crying in the hospital, then he will know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted August 30, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 30, 2010 Yeah man or best thing is you act blur and get stung and then sue that guy for selling venomous fish to you. Make money in the process!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel fish Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Hi, is there anyone keeping a lionfish? is it possible to train them not to eat smaller fishes? is there any other fish i can keep it with? Thanks U can keep lion fishes together with mandarin fishes as it won't eat it due to slime emitted on mandarin fishes. Once saw my volitan lion gulped up my mandarin when i first released my new purchased mandarin into the tank but immediately the lion spitted out the mandarin probably slime emitted by the mandarin tasted like a piece of lime to the lion & it never dared to eat mandarin again. Ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted August 31, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 31, 2010 Talk about seller using his own hands.. I've seen it.. Uncle at Reborn done it.. must be careful and calm though.. scoop it out from the bottom.. thing about lionfish is no sudden movements or jerks which might make it think its a thread.. Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted August 31, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 31, 2010 U can keep lion fishes together with mandarin fishes as it won't eat it due to slime emitted on mandarin fishes. Once saw my volitan lion gulped up my mandarin when i first released my new purchased mandarin into the tank but immediately the lion spitted out the mandarin probably slime emitted by the mandarin tasted like a piece of lime to the lion & it never dared to eat mandarin again. Ha ha same applies to scooter blennies.. they are even smaller than Mandarins and lions leave them alone.. Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushAct Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 Haha ive seen divers picking up a lionfish before altho all divers know not to touch anything in the sea, theyre quite lazy so i guess thats why they didnt really move. How about having anemone with nemos? Does that deter the lionfish feeding on it? and is 4ft tank enough for a volitan? I'm trying to get as much infomation as possible before i decide on the tank and lionfish's playmate. hope i'm not asking too much. Thanks for the advice guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bugattilambo Posted August 31, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 31, 2010 erm nope it doesn't help my 2 maldives clowns were being gobbled down by that volitan even with an anemone unless like advised you get a pair which is much larger than the volitan's mouth then everything will be fine. 4ft is good enough for a small volitan or a medium size one is you want. As for playmates hmm just fishes big enough to be eaten! maybe eels? hahaha Quote Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Member of: www.marineaquarist.sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushAct Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Eels? not very interested. i think i got a rough idea of what i'm getting myself into if i'm going lionfish, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bugattilambo Posted September 1, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted September 1, 2010 Eels? not very interested. i think i got a rough idea of what i'm getting myself into if i'm going lionfish, thanks! Oh yes 1 more thing make sure you tank is pretty stable before throwing one in you don't really wanna keeping putting your hand in for maintenance? since this is quite a predator :excl: Quote Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Member of: www.marineaquarist.sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezman Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I have managed to convert the diet of my lions from live fishes to mysis and subsequently to pure market prawn diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefcar Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I hope this article will help: http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/lionfish-care-553613.html#axzz1QXXHePjM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaMonicaHelp Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Your lionfish looks cool! Have you always been interested in SW fish? Quote . My name is ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted October 9, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 9, 2011 anything that can fits into the lionfish mouth will eventually become it's food so take note of the fishes u gonna comm together with it. Anyway i've seen a trained lionfish that takes market prawn. Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colbruce Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Lionfish. Nothing is as beautiful to watch. Nothing embodies the danger and beauty of the seas like this majestic creature. They are calm and seemingly gentle, yet come with venomous spines that can deliver painful stings to any who approach too closely. These members of the scorpionfish family are indigenous to the Indo-Pacific Oceans, The Red Sea, and The Arabian Gulf. But like many beautiful creatures, they often pop up where they don’t belong. The lionfish has been introduced by man to the Atlantic Ocean. They have been dumped from aquarium owners’ tanks into the sea. Movies made them popular to own and then carelessly discard. This fish does not belong in our waters, and has no natural predators. It is believed that the first lionfish were introduced into marine waters off Florida in the early 1990s from local aquariums or fish hobbyists. They have since spread across much of the Caribbean Sea and north along the United States coast as far as Rhode Island. Quote Perfect Living Room Appliance Lcd Tv Stands Stainless Steel Refrigerator black and white finishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted October 19, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 19, 2011 Catching 1 of this sea creature using bare hand is as good as commiting suicide! Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmypoh Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Anyone got bitten by it before while cleaning the tank? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sicklid Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 It doesn't bite:). I have kept one for 2 years...none of the tank mates died from the spike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member liquidnoise Posted January 17, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2013 long long time ago, we kept 1. pretty easy to keep. they eat MP so tats even easier. but the problem arise as my mum likes to move the scape her tank so decided to give it away again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ahhyi Posted January 17, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted January 17, 2013 long long time ago, we kept 1. pretty easy to keep. they eat MP so tats even easier. but the problem arise as my mum likes to move the scape her tank so decided to give it away again What is mp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I love angel Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 MP - market pawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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