revhtree
Owner Administrator
Staff member
Super Moderator
Reef Squad
Partner Member 2024
Excellence Award
RGB
Photo of the Month
Article Contributor
R2R TV Featured
Hospitality Award
Article Administrator
Black Friday Sponsor
DIAMOND SPONSOR
Industry Professional
2nd Monthly Contributor
My Tank Thread
My Aquarium Showcase
- Joined
- May 8, 2006
- Messages
- 49,253
- Reaction score
- 98,071
- Seller Rating
- 4 ★
- Rating Count
Deepwater Lionfish, Mombasa Turkeyfish, Mile's Lionfish / Pterois mombasae
image
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pterois mombasae
COMMON NAME - Deepwater Lionfish (Mombasa Turkeyfish, Mile's Lionfish)
SIZE - 6.3" (16 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 US Gal. (114 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty foods, marine fish, crustacean flesh, live Grass shrimp, feeder fish, marine fare live and frozen for carnivores. Feed 3-4 times a week.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat shrimp and smaller fishes.
CAPTIVE CARE - Acclimates to captivity well, must have plenty of hiding places, More than one can be kept as long as each has their own hiding places, will eat any fish in the aquarium small enough to fit into its mouth. Best kept in dimly lit tanks, however, can be kept in deep or shallow reef tanks. CAUTION - THIS FISH IS VENOMOUS.
image
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pterois mombasae
COMMON NAME - Deepwater Lionfish (Mombasa Turkeyfish, Mile's Lionfish)
SIZE - 6.3" (16 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 US Gal. (114 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Meaty foods, marine fish, crustacean flesh, live Grass shrimp, feeder fish, marine fare live and frozen for carnivores. Feed 3-4 times a week.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat shrimp and smaller fishes.
CAPTIVE CARE - Acclimates to captivity well, must have plenty of hiding places, More than one can be kept as long as each has their own hiding places, will eat any fish in the aquarium small enough to fit into its mouth. Best kept in dimly lit tanks, however, can be kept in deep or shallow reef tanks. CAUTION - THIS FISH IS VENOMOUS.
