210g Things with Stings

Naiad · Mar 15, 2016

I mean a ferret could kill a too but it would be more of a equal fight

Lionfish Lair · Mar 15, 2016

Naiad said:
Cockatoo or cockatiel?

Oh oops. Ya, now that I see both names. It was a cockatiel.

Lionfish Lair · Mar 15, 2016

mmw64 said:
Use to be a really neat fish store in Manhattan Beach called The Fishery. Moved away long time ago so don't know if they are still there.

I haven't heard of it. I'll have to look into it.

mmw64 · Mar 15, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
I haven't heard of it. I'll have to look into it.

Yes do. Wish we had something here in Central Valley even a little like the Fishery. Stores here are lousy.

FeliciaLynn · Mar 15, 2016

So what did you get besides the cockatoo?

FeliciaLynn · Mar 15, 2016

N/m, just realized you posted about it earlier. A fu manchu! Nice! Are they both from Diver's Den?

Lionfish Lair · Mar 15, 2016

Yup! I look forward to seeing them in the light!

FeliciaLynn · Mar 16, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
Yup! I look forward to seeing them in the light!

I hope your Fu Manchu ends up being super easy to convert onto frozen like mine was! I thought they were supposed to be one of the more difficult species, but mine took frozen at the LFS without them ever even offering it live food. They were feeding mine silversides from the get go. How easy are cockatoos to convert? About like lions?

Lionfish Lair · Mar 16, 2016

FeliciaLynn said:
How easy are cockatoos to convert? About like lions?

Yup!

revhtree · Mar 16, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
Yup!

That is just crazy looking!

Lionfish Lair · Mar 16, 2016

They are so friendly! They can't really swim, as they don't have a swim bladder, but they clumsily try to be up with the rest of the fish to greet you. He's not settled in yet, because he is all one color. He will get a white muzzle when he gets more comfy.

Naiad · Mar 16, 2016

He looks awesome!

Lionfish Lair · Mar 29, 2016

There has been no follow up pictures, as both fish are sick. I suspect I will loose the Fu.

My new avatar is a banner we had made for the business. Now it can be a banner for my tank! Every tank deserves a name and it's own expensive banner. LOL!

FeliciaLynn · Mar 29, 2016

So sorry to hear about the new fish. Any idea what's wrong with them? Or they just didn't handle shipping well? Hopefully they surprise you and pull through!

I like the new banner!

Lionfish Lair · Mar 29, 2016

Whatever happened, happened at the store and the Cockatoo passed it on to the Fu. The Cockatoo has acclimated very well.... too well. He's super "friendly" to a point of being a bit of a pain already. Let's label it as being "aggressively friendly". I'm going to cover his tank so I can move around the garage without him going silly.

I don't think the Fu is going to make it. They are in separate tanks now. I moved the Cockatoo last week.

I have a gorgeous 10 foot banner of it from one of the shows, when we had a booth. I should hang it on the porch. LOL! It was this show that weakened my back and set me up for the future downfall.

revhtree · Mar 29, 2016

Sorry to hear about the Fu.

That's a nice graphic as well!

Lionfish Lair · Mar 29, 2016

Thank youuuuu!

FeliciaLynn · Mar 29, 2016

Sorry to hear about the fu manchu. That's really too bad! Those seem to be a bit more sensitive in the beginning when they're still settling it. Maybe it'll make a miraculous recovery. Fingers crossed! Is it still eating?

Lionfish Lair · Apr 2, 2016

There's basically no caudal peduncle left. the thing I have circled is a big ole lesion.

there were a couple of ghost shrimp in there that I couldn't get out without stressing the Fu more, so I left them in there when I started the Furan-2 regime.... they're still alive. I definitely would have thought the antibiotics would have killed them.