Rare lionfish (IMHO)

[Synanceia]

Saw this lionfish only twice in my nearly 8 years of hunting for oddballs. It is a really sensitive fellow, dashing around at the slightest disturbance.

Unfortunately not eating yet, though tempted with live small marine fish. Hope it survives. The first specimen I kept was back in 2002, without success.

I remember a fellow enthusiast from Thailand (a SRC member) have a specimen in his/her collection too.

[LoReNsIa]

this is a very nice lion fish..

[Terryz_]

Parapterois heterura???

aka Gunard Lionfish...

Very nice fish...

[Synanceia]

Think you are right, Terryz. Coincidentally, I am keeping it in the same tank as my small colony of flying gurnards and an oriental gurnard.

[Terryz_]

Think you are right, Terryz. Coincidentally, I am keeping it in the same tank as my small colony of flying gurnards and an oriental gurnard.

Cool, how big a tank are you keeping them in... This is a second time i have seen this Lionfish..

[Synanceia]

If you see the same species again, please let me know.

The gurnards and this fellow are kept in a 3-ft tank. They range from 1.5 to 3 inches, so still comfortable. I have two 4-ft tanks awaiting if space runs out.

[gan77]

Bro... I also bought one just yesterday ... bought from Pasir Ris Fishfarm way 2...

Its veri adorable and just so fantastic...

Love it at first sight...BTW, how big can this felloe grow till??

Please advise...

[Bio528]

Nice lion fish, tot of keeping 1 also

[Lester]

NICE !!!!!

[Rhinopias]

Yes, I'm from Thailand and once kept this lion.

That is Parapterios heterura

It's a kind of the coolwater fishes that do best kept in the temperature below 28 c.

Prone to skin infection and sensitive to low water quality and oxygen level.

When first acquired, it need some live food to started them feeding like some ghost shrimps, brine shrimps (in case the fish is not too big yet).

Some of my fish collection including this lionfish, Pterois miles.

[NavIgatoR]

fweewittt nice..

[searching4dan]

pardon me..

i need to ask a silly question

will lion fish jump tank oso??

can keep those small lions in a small tank???

[Aldaris]

its not wise for you to keep them in a small tank.

unless, you are, confident of clearing its waste and handling a lionfish heavy bioload.

[FuEl]

Just added a 2" Parapterois heterura to my fish culling team. Pectorals seem somewhat torn but looks healthy. Will try to get it feeding on clownfish.

[Synanceia]

Hi Bro Fuel,

Care to post a pic of your Parapterois for all to share?

Thanks.

[yikai]

Hi Bro Fuel,

Care to post a pic of your Parapterois for all to share?

Thanks.

its a very nice small individual hehe.

[FuEl]

Hi Bro Fuel,

Care to post a pic of your Parapterois for all to share?

Thanks.

Here it is in it's own quarantine tank at the moment. The pectoral fins were quite torn but it is very alert overall.

This has got to be my favourite lionfish of all time.

It did not eat the bite sized percula clown I gave it. Instead it seemed to go crazy over live enriched adult brine shrimp.

[yikai]

wa so nice ah! didnt look this good just now!!

[FuEl]

Woke up this morning and the clownfish is gone! This guy has a very good appetite. Hopefully can wean it onto frozen foods.

[FuEl]

It just ate 2 frozen mysids which I swired around with a gentle water jet from a syringe.

[bugattilambo]

Here it is in it's own quarantine tank at the moment. The pectoral fins were quite torn but it is very alert overall.

This has got to be my favourite lionfish of all time.

It did not eat the bite sized percula clown I gave it. Instead it seemed to go crazy over live enriched adult brine shrimp.

woa bro nice lion

haha its worth it

[MOssrope]

very nice lion!

the fins are awesome.

What size tank are u intending to house it in... i assume its in QT now?

There will be no more "Finding Nemo 2" :<

[FuEl]

It's in my frag tank due to temperature concerns. Read that it needed temperatures below 28 degrees celcius. It already started eating in the QT so I just released it into the frag tank. It's still eating in there so I hope the cooler temperatures will help it. I am keeping temperature at 27 degrees celcius for it.

[comycus]

wow those fins will look awesome when they recover! Beautiful speciman you got there

[dachkie]

so bro now i finally know why you into breeding clowns, as FOOD!!!