lion fish

[SqueakyClean]

Can a lion fish be housed in a reef?

[stevem]

Lion fish are reef safe as long as other fish are not too small as they will eat them. They also eat invert such as shrimp, snais, and crabs.

[Sasha]

in essence they are not, while they won't go after your corals they'll eat everything else that moves and would fit in their large mouth.

[stevem]

And what a big mouth they have

[rdebonis]

Originally Posted by stevem

And what a big mouth they have

And Poisonous spines Too! Double your pleasure, a big mouth and Poisonous spines. A double whammy, to small fish and to fish keepers.

[stevem]

venomous not poisonous

[rdebonis]

Originally Posted by stevem

venomous not poisonous

Technically you are correct however as you can see below Poisonous is also acceptable.


Main Entry: poi·son·ous
Pronunciation: \ˈpȯiz-nəs, ˈpȯi-zən-əs\
Function: adjective
Date: 1565
1 : destructive, harmful
2 : having the properties or effects of poison : venomous
3 : spiteful, malicious
— poi·son·ous·ly adverb


Main Entry: ven·om·ous
Pronunciation: \ˈve-nə-məs\
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : full of venom: as a : poisonous, envenomed b : noxious, pernicious <expose a venomous dope ring — Don Porter> c : spiteful, malevolent <venomous criticism>
2 : having a venom-producing gland and able to inflict a poisoned wound <venomous snakes>

[Lewis555]

The lionfish is native to the Indo-Pacific oceanic region. This range extends from western Australia and Malaysia east to French Polynesia and the Pitcairn Islands. In addition, the range also extends north to southern Japan and southern Korea and south to parts of coastal Australia.The lionfish has also recently been discovered on the shores of Jamaica (W.I.) and Panama

[xoomer]

It wil be fine with a lot of different species of fish. Do you have any specific choices you;d like to place with it?

[stevem]

lionfish are not overly aggresive, with other fish. they will however swallow any fish small enough.
Do not underestimate their mouth size. I have raised several lionfish over the years, and never had any problems. they are very hardy fish, as long as they are eating. Try to get them to eat frozen food or pellets, much better for them then live.

[rdebonis]

Originally Posted by Lewis555

The lionfish is native to the Indo-Pacific oceanic region. This range extends from western Australia and Malaysia east to French Polynesia and the Pitcairn Islands. In addition, the range also extends north to southern Japan and southern Korea and south to parts of coastal Australia.The lionfish has also recently been discovered on the shores of Jamaica (W.I.) and Panama

Lion Fish have been seen recently by divers off the East Coast of the U.S. from Florida to South Carolina. This may be due to the recent warming of the Atlantic Ocean Currents and their migration from the Caribbean. In any event it doesn't bode well for small native Atlantic species. During the warm months, Lion Fish may some day reach the Hudson Canyon outside of NYC, if they haven't already.

[xoomer]

Lionfish are found in Long Island waters. They are collected by Atlantis Marine world staff every year.

Note: AMW is now Long Island Aquarium.

[rdebonis]

Originally Posted by xoomer

Lionfish are found in Long Island waters. They are collected by Atlantis Marine world staff every year.

Note: AMW is now Long Island Aquarium.

I'm behind the times, I found this article from 2006 where Todd Gardner discovered Lion Fish while diving off of Long Island

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/6/aafeature

I guess they are the advanced guard of new Marine species coming into this area. probably not good news for many local marine species.