Got My New Lionfish :d

[kubora666]

ive just collected my lionfish that the LFS put by, and so far hes got the whole tank to himself to explore.
hes only about 3". really nice red colouration i dno wether hel lose that as he grows.
its been ab out 40 minutes since i released him into the tank abd ges sat more or less in the same place on the gravel.
what can be doen to coax him to swim? or will he just do it himself?
hes the common lionfish P. volitans.
thanks in advance
äc

 

[SkiFletch]

He'll do it himself on his own time . He's still getting used to the tank for now. Got any pics of him?

 

[kubora666]

yeah, here he is ¨

really nice reddish colour on him

 

[Scykotic Belief]

Yeah, hes amazing. Luckily he wasnt too expensive either ^^
hes started to explore the tank now, which is good

 

[Matty P]

That looks lovely, congrats!

Matt

 

[kubora666]

thanks guys
ive never been this attached to one fish, i dont usualy name them... but this dude is deffo a Sven.

 

[Matty P]

Lol, why Sven?

Matt

 

[kubora666]

because he has a Swedish quality to him. random i know but i looked at him and randomly sed, thats sven.

 

[Matty P]

lol, nice!

 

[sianeds]

oooh what a beauty

I wanna lionfish!!!!

Actually...I will get a lionfish

How big is he??

 

[kewskills]

hes a beauty he get used to your tank soon enough.

 

[kubora666]

hes only 3"body mass and about 5" with the fins. hes lovely. really calm with his tankmates, they can be kept with anything providing its larger than their mouth and you dont have small crustacions.

 

[TubbyLaLa]

He looks lovely