sad day :|

[Gimili the Great]

so today my hitchhiker decided to eat one of my brand new purple firefish

well that is $30 turned to crap (pun intended)

 

[Gimili the Great]

just bought a pair of the purple firefish today

i dont understand that firefish was a whole lot larger then the dwarf fuzzy lionfish.

 

[Letsgotothezoo]

I hate lionfish. Get rid of him......:angel:

 

[Gimili the Great]

no i am going to keep him but if he eats the other one then he will find his way somewhere not so nice.

 

[Acroholic]

Not trying to be a smartarse, but what did you expect? It's a Lionfish, for goodness sake.
Dave

 

[Letsgotothezoo]

Well...the lionfish will BBQ the other purple fish.....you know.........:xd:

no i am going to keep him but if he eats the other one then he will find his way somewhere not so nice.

 

[Xler8n]

Good thing it wasnt a Helfrichs firefish!!!.... I have 2

 

[FaviaFreak]

yup, if they can fit it in their mouths than it's as good as gone...sorry that happened

 

[ARB_REEFER]

:xd:nice hitchhiker though

 

[twinspots_goby]

It was a bad decision to keep purple fires with lionfish at the first place.

 

[subielover]

That really sucks, but you didn't see this coming??? It is only a matter of time till he eats the other one.

 

[GSMguy]

That really sucks, but you didn't see this coming??? It is only a matter of time till he eats the other one.

and all the other fish that are smaller in diameter than the lionfishs head...

 

[Gimili the Great]

i didnt really expect him to eat them as i was told that if the fish are smaller then the lionfish then he would eat them these guys are almost two as long as the lionfish.

expensive lesson learned

 

[stunreefer Verified Sponsor]

Did you seriously get your lion as a "hitch-hiker", as in an unexpected goody that you didn't pay for? If so, what did it come in/on?

FWIW, your other firefish will be eaten unless you keep the lion extremely well fed - even then I'd expect him to get bored and eat it over time.

 

[Yellowtang]

Makes no difference what it is, if his lips fit around it he will eat it !!

JR,

 

[Gimili the Great]

Did you seriously get your lion as a "hitch-hiker", as in an unexpected goody that you didn't pay for? If so, what did it come in/on?

FWIW, your other firefish will be eaten unless you keep the lion extremely well fed - even then I'd expect him to get bored and eat it over time.

yes he was in a rock that i got from an lfs

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20966

 

[Gimili the Great]

ok so now comes my next question what is a good cheap fish to keep one or two in the tank just incase he gets bored and needs a fish to eat?

 

[stunreefer Verified Sponsor]

yes he was in a rock that i got from an lfs

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20966

No messing way!!! That's freakin' awesome man! Best hitchiker I've ever seen for sure... less a Rhizo, but it was a teeny-tiny baby

I worked for several LFS back in the day, and one time I was unpacking LR this thing fell out of a rock I picked up and landed in the box. I continued to unpack the rock and sift through the rubble picking out "good stuff" vs "bad stuff" only to find that the aforementiond thing that fell was a Blue-Ring Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)! I was VERY glad to walk out of work that day... still breathing


For cheap fish, my honest answer would be none. I do not like stealing any animal from the reef to knowingly send it to it's death. I think it's downright wrong.

If you feel the absolute need, add another dwarf lion, or chromis to be food.

 

[Gimili the Great]

i keep my fish well fed but i want something just incase.

what happened to that blue ring octopus?

 

[GSMguy]

Makes no difference what it is, if his lips fit around it he will eat it !!

JR,

even if it doesnt fit, these guys kill themselves trying to eat stuff that is too big.:sad: