Red Lionfish

I did purchase 4;
Vespicula depressifons, Leaf goblinfish
Family: Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
Order: Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Max. size: 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment:[/] demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine
Climate: tropical; 22 - 28°C
Importance:[/] fisheries: of no interest
Distribution:
Gazetteer Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Reports from Japan are erroneous.
Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3. Body notably compressed. Orbit 9 - 10% SL. Dorsal soft rays 6.5-7.5; anal 4.5 (usually) to 5.5 (Ref. 39597).
Biology: Possesses venom glands at the base of some of the spines (Ref. 6192). Of no commercial interest but appear from time to time in the aquarium trade (Ref. 39597)
Dangerous: venomous

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I've seen those guys--lovely little fish. One of the primary reasons I intended to set up a BW tank--then ended up not being able to find them, and now the tank will be angels and the fish unsuited for my other setups.
 
Hey Orion- Mike over at ReefCentral put them right into saltwater and they are supposively doing great. I have never been able to keep them alive more than 2 months in brackish so I think they are a true saltwater fish. Just my opinion though.
 
Yeah, I recall seeing his post on that, just didn't put the 2 together. Interesting--too bad they won't fit into any of the current setups.
 
I had mine in brackish for over three years.
I had 3 at first then one died from sorta self-infliction. He darted directly into the dorsal spine of the other one. I was watching...it slowly stopped swimming and started twitching and the reathing got slower and slower and finally it stopped.
The second died a few weeks ago. It was the smallest of the origional three and it wasn't doing so good so I separated it and it soon died after. Thinking back I should have left it in the tank and used my reeforium. :(
So now these newbies are in the reeforium and I bought them in FW and they are now in brackish. I converted them within 3 hours. From 1.000 to 1.007.
 
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