FAMILY - Scorpaenidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pterois Radiata
COMMON NAME - Clearfin Lionfish (Radiata Lionfish)
SIZE - 9.4" (24 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 US Gal. (114 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied meaty diet, marine fish, crustacean flesh, live food, grass shrimp, small freshwater crayfish, fiddler crabs. Feed 3-4 times a week.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8 (Venomous)
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat shrimp and smaller fish.
CAPTIVE CARE - Provide adequate hiding places (cave or overhang), do not keep with overly aggressive tankmates that may compete at feeding time. Mostly feeds on crustaceans , will eat small fishes in the aquarium. More than one can be kept in the same tank as long as there are plenty of hiding places and the tank is large enough. CAUTION - THIS IS A VENOMOUS FISH
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pterois Radiata
COMMON NAME - Clearfin Lionfish (Radiata Lionfish)
SIZE - 9.4" (24 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 US Gal. (114 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied meaty diet, marine fish, crustacean flesh, live food, grass shrimp, small freshwater crayfish, fiddler crabs. Feed 3-4 times a week.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8 (Venomous)
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat shrimp and smaller fish.
CAPTIVE CARE - Provide adequate hiding places (cave or overhang), do not keep with overly aggressive tankmates that may compete at feeding time. Mostly feeds on crustaceans , will eat small fishes in the aquarium. More than one can be kept in the same tank as long as there are plenty of hiding places and the tank is large enough. CAUTION - THIS IS A VENOMOUS FISH
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