| Latin Name: |
Pterois
volitans |
| Current
Size: |
4 Inches |
| Maximum Size: |
15
Inches |
| Recommended
Tank Size: |
At
least 55 gallons |
| General Diet: |
Enjoys
a diet consisting of silversides, krill, grass shrimp or feeder fish. |
| Water
Conditions: |
Keep
water quality high (SG 1.020 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 -
82° F). |
| Reef
Compatible: |
Will
eat shrimps and smaller fishes
|
| Species
Behavior: |
The
Volitan Lionfish is a long lived and beautiful aquarium fish.
It should be provided open substrate which to lay and lots of
swimming space to hover around in the tank. They may be kept
in groups, but only in larger tanks. Conspecifics may fight
in small confines. |
| Care Level: |
5 -
Venomous |
| Origin: |
Wild
Caught |
This fish has been eating: Spectrum Large Fish Formula, Spectrum Thera+A Formula
|
