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The sargassum anglerfish (Histrio histrio) which I have kept were voracious feeders, and were active predators rather than the ambush style of the Antennariidae. Hence, if you keep an Antennarius angler with this fish, make sure that the former has a chance to eat.

That is the eel I told bro acidjazz about - the one I couldn't id and have not seen another one for sale for a long time (someone correct me if I'm wrong). It burrows into the substrate (mine is coral chip) and emerges when it senses food or there is commotion among the fishes.

Basically yes, they will stay in a favourite hideout (a piece of rockface, a cave, a submersible pump, a piece of airtube) in all sorts of positions (upside down, right-side up, horizontal, vertically head up, vertically head down) and not swim around much (that's why they are anbush predators). The fun is trying to find them amongst the hiding places at different times of the day. And like I mentioned, when it's feeding time, it'll be a mad rush.

PBT bro, angry has a nice tank setup with 2 volitans and 2 other fish - maybe you should ask him to post a pic of his tank. A tank full of lions wouldn't be boring. I have tried that before (without P. radiata at that time cos very difficult to find) and it's a satisfying experience, especially when it come to feeding - all the lions rushing to where your hand is in order to be the first to eat. If you mahage to have a tank of all the species, do post the pic for all to share. Happy reefing.

The temperature will vary during a 24 hour cycle, in the day under good lighting conditions, it can rise to 31C, and drop to 29C at night. So there is a good degree of fluctuation depending on when the temp is measured.

There isn't any particular shop which specialises in lionfish. You'll have to look around. What are you feeding your lions on?

You are absolutely right. The following website has good pictures of it (without a clear view of the facfe!) and a good description: http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts.../mmaculosus.htm Or Fishbase: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSum...sname=maculosus Thanks lots.

I searched Fishbase, but doesn't seem to be either. It is definitely not a moray (not characteristic of morays, and behaves more like burrowing garden eels. Anyway, pattern is dissimilar to Muraena melanotis ). Not seem to be Myrichthys acuminatus either cos it has black spots and not pale spots. Also head pattern is different. Many thanks though for the suggestions.

Anyone able to id this eel, please help. Thanks Picture is not well taken, but the best out of 6 attempts. It moves too fast for a nice shot, and its head end won't stay still for a close-up.

Hi Lester bro, What do you feed your frogfish with?

hi bro ... hehe u are the first person to praise me on this shark thing .. hope i will be able to keep it .. but somehow like chances veri dim.. house landload like not approving . the.. tub thing. hmmm... sign ........ .. ... & cheers

Hi Lester bro, Good work you are doing, keeping record of the sharkies. Not to dampen your spirit, but need to think of the future - what happens when it grows to 2 feet, then 3 feet, then 4 feet, then 5 feet. You will need bigger and bigger tanks. I suppose a 5ft full grown will need at least a 7 to 8 ft tank? That size of tank is very heavy when filled with seawater and I think will require a permit if you are staying in a HDB flat - the floor may not take that kind of weight imposition. I remember a Aquarama I attended 8 to 9 years ago, an exhibitor was warned by the then PPD (now AVA) of welfare concerns over a shark it kept in a display tank. The shark was making turns almost every few seconds because it did not have the space to swim straight. So need to start planning... Happy sharking.

I will love to have one of those. It will be a good addition to my stonefish tank. If anyone knows how I can get one (not including going to chek jawa to catch it), please let me know.

Well, I'm afraid the pictures of my tanks will be an anti-climax. They are really simple set-ups with rocks at the back and fine coral chips at the front.

What other fish do you have? Or have you posted them in other threads? It will be lovely to know your entire collection.

Well, good to know another hobbyist with the same taste! Thanks for the info. I will do some reading on this goby. It was caught together with a baby octopus. Although it resides in the same tank as the anglers, the latter don't seem to take interest in it... or maybe not yet.

Hi Lester bro, I went to W***i today and bought the same angler you have for $39! Apparently they made a mistake selling to you for $9. I always remembered W***i selling its anglers for $20, $39, $49 or $59, so it was a great surprise to know that they sold to you for $9. Enjoy your angler - you probably will never be able to get one for $9 again! (Unless a blur sales assistant makes the same mistake)

Which part of Thailand do you come from? I have only been to a marine fish shop in Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market a year ago, and found that prices for marine fish were comparable to Singapore's. Do you have a local marine ornamental fishing industry in Thailand? Most of Singapore's fish come from Indonesia and the Philippines, but I understand that Vietnam is making in-roads to the Singapore market as well. In order not to miss exotics like the specimens you have, I make it a point to visit shops which import rare species every week.

Nice specimens you have there bro. Where did you get the Parapterois from? I had one a few years ago. Now it is almost impossible to find. I think the thing about feeding freshwater live food to marine fish is that we may not see the bad effects so soon, or the bad effects may be observed but dismissed as some sort of disease, or the bad effects are disguised. For example, if continual feeding of FW live food shortens the life-span of a marine fish, it may only be seen as a sudden death within 1 to 2 years. Hence I feel that gut loading FW shrimps and mollies with marine food may help to alleviate this problem, although marine food is still the best.

My 10 cents worth of advice - if you have not kept an octopus before, do not keep the blue-ring on the first attempt. Because they are such good Houdini's (escape artist), the blue-ring is therefore exceptionally dangerous. A recorded death caused by blue-ring octopus, which happened in Singapore, was due to a boy picking up a blue-ring on the beach (the blue-ring was presumed to have been swept by the currents into Singapore, and was dying) and was stung. They are also very agile creatures, and can move faster than you can catch them. So if you have children at home, my advice is never to have such a creature around, unless you are very sure you can keep it securely in the tank without any chance of escape. BTW, I don't think there is an anti-venom for the BRO in Singapore, hence all envenomations are treated symptomatically (i.e. the doctor will prescribe drugs for whatever he sees). Unlike the stonefish or sea-snake, there are actually local institutes which store the anti-venom.

Fumanchu is a species of lionfish belonging to the Family Scorpaenidae. Its scientific name is Dendrochirus biocellatus - probably named after the big eyespot near its tail. If you go back to the beginning of the thread, there is a photo of it in the 3rd of 5 messages bottom left.

A new addition: All pics of the same fish: Rhinopias aphanes 15cm.

I get it. It's at Sungei Tengah right?

This fish can set me back by $60 to $90 (or is it just me?) I can't figure out the source. Which LFS starts with W? What is the last alphabet?

Never use your hands to catch any fish unless you are very sure about their biology (a difficult thing to do, I admit). Surgeonfish have a razor sharp 'blade' on each side of their tail. Stonefish, lionfish and scorpionfish have sharp dorsal spines that can penetrate your skin and inject venom. Rabbitfish 'stings' are painful - I have tried it before and it really hurts. Sea anemone stings are also powerful - I still have scars on my lower arm through direct contact with a sea anemone. The burning sensation lasted 5 days and I finished 2 tubes of steroid cream. As for the blue ring octopus - never even try. There has been 2 reported deaths in Singapore (or so I read). If you are stung, immediately immerse the stung area in hot water - as hot as you can tolerate. This inactivates the venom/toxin (which are usually proteins and therefore inactivated by heat). If in doubt, see a doctor and tell him/her you are really sure of the sting and warrant treatment. If it is a stonefish, you will probably need the anti-venom.