Devil scorpion fish
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Scientific Name: Pterois miles Price: Upon Request Origin: Indian Ocean Family: Scorpaenidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Devil Firefish, Miles Lionfish, Soldier lionfish, Indian Turkeyfish, Poisson scorpion, Lionfish |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 25 - 27 ℃
pH: 8.2 - 8.4
GH: 8 - 12
SG: 1.020 - 1.025
Max size: 35 cm
Min Tank size: 200 Ltr
Position in Aqua: Top swimmer
Description
Devil scorpion fish have white stripes alternated with red, maroon, or brown. The fish have fleshy tentacles from both above the eyes and below the mouth. The pectoral fin is present in a distinctive fan-like shape, and dorsal spines are long and separated. Every spine of the firefish is venomous. Their venom is considered to be very painful. Reddish to tan or grey in colour, with numerous thin dark bars on body and head. Tentacle above eye may be faintly banded. Adults have a band of small spines along the cheek and small spots in the median fins.
Food
They require a meaty diet such as enriched live brine shrimp, mysis, chunky chopped fish or shrimp flesh, or carnivore frozen foods, with two or three feedings per week.
Breeding
Has not been reported in captivity.
Compatible with
Will eat smaller fish. The fish can eat tankmates of considerable size. Large fish that cannot become prey. Avoid fish which can prey on the Pterois miles, like most groupers.
Note
You do not keep them with fast moving tankmates that may damage its fins. And do not forget that it venomous sea creature.