Cowfish questions

[arcanehacker]

I've read on some sites that cowfishes releases toxins which kills fishes when they are provoked. Its reported to even kill themselves too. Is it true?

If its true, how do I keep it with other fishes and so as not to make it do that?

[arcanehacker]

oh ya.. how do I really know if the cowfish released toxins besides waiting for my fishes to act funny/dying?

[ah^siao]

play safe.. nv keep them????

[ah^siao]

hmmm i think they only remove toxics when they are dying.. or died... so remove them asap la.. the current for cowfish also cannot be too great...

btw they also release toxics when they got stress.. so dun stress them

[blacknails]

Ya don't worry... They not so easy release toxins one..

[twilight]

I read that they will release toxins even when harassed. So keep them with non aggressive tank mates?

In the wild, the toxins are just used to make the "attacker" back off and both parties will swim away. But in an enclosed tank, the toxin can kill tank mates and even other cow fishes...

[Matt06]

Just make sure that you have large tank if you wanna keep one, since it might release toxin when provoked or even after death. However, I kept one with some aggresive fishes without problems, just that it died after some months with unknown reason...

[twilight]

mine also.... was ok for a few months, then one day just died... swimming one moment, "sitting" on sand bed the other... and died

[flubberina13]

I kept mine for around a year before giving it away...Got it at juvenile stage.

A voracious eater and needs space to swim.

The fins look very nice when opened during swimming...

Current-wise...moderate should do the trick. Just make sure it doesn't go knocking on your tank walls and it shall be okay...

[twilight]

Quite amusing during feeding time... esp when the food drifts to a corner coz the horns will hinder it from going nearer... it is also a slow feeder compared to other fish so make sure it gets it's share of food

[flubberina13]

If you observe carefully, when it is stressed, more of the blue undertones and dark patches appear then you have to start monitoring it...

[arcanehacker]

I kept mine for around a year before giving it away...Got it at juvenile stage.

A voracious eater and needs space to swim.

The fins look very nice when opened during swimming...

Current-wise...moderate should do the trick. Just make sure it doesn't go knocking on your tank walls and it shall be okay...

may I know why? Mine keeps knocking on things..

[arcanehacker]

Quite amusing during feeding time... esp when the food drifts to a corner coz the horns will hinder it from going nearer... it is also a slow feeder compared to other fish so make sure it gets it's share of food

slow feeder? ... mine chases guppies around...

[arcanehacker]

If you observe carefully, when it is stressed, more of the blue undertones and dark patches appear then you have to start monitoring it...

On no.. is that so?!... I tot mine's light yellow when I got it. Then it started getting darker patches.. then my lionfish died..

[Achilles Tang]

what other fishes do you keep with your lionfish?

[arcanehacker]

what other fishes do you keep with your lionfish?

nothing.. I actually just started the tank..