Leaf scorpionfish on the way!

[Lotus]

I'll be getting a leaf scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus probably sometime next week. So, I'll be setting up a small tank for him/her

It will be getting my overpopulations of Endlers livebearers and cherry shrimp.

Luckily, I already have some spare cured live rock, a tank, lighting, etc. All I need is some sand and a powerhead.

As it is safe with corals, I'm thinking of moving my sun coral into that tank eventually, and maybe some other non-photosynthetic corals. I don't really want to pay for "reef" lighting, and I think it will be easier to feed the sun coral in there.

I'll post pics soon

 

[TRe]

looks kinda like a angler... pretty cool looking fish what made u want it?

 

[skratikans]

I cant wait to see your new addition!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Oh thats cool, waiting for pics!!

 

[Lotus]

looks kinda like a angler... pretty cool looking fish what made u want it?

Well, the LFS is giving it to us. They haven't sold it, and they ran out of live food for it. It's getting expensive for them feeding it "regular" fish (they don't usually sell feeder fish). I can see how using $15 worth of stock a week on it isn't a good business idea. They told us someone needs to take it.

I've been looking at him for the last few months at the store, and he's pretty cool. I didn't buy him, because I didn't want another tank. But, as it's being offered to us for free, and its fate is uncertain if we don't... I guess a new tank is getting set up

He's already trained to eat from a net. I'm hoping I can train him onto krill or other frozen foods, but it might not be possible.

The tank will be set up by the end of the day, and I'm hoping it will be cycled really fast.

 

[kay-bee19]

What color is it? There's one at an LFS near me that has a pink colored one. It's interesting how it sways back and forth like a leaf being moved by the flow.

 

[skratikans]

how much is a fish like that worth? What tank size will he be put into?

 

[Lotus]

The one I'm getting is yellow. I read one report where someone got a pink one and it turned yellow.

I think they usually go for around $40 online, maybe $50 to $60 in a LFS. This one has never had a price on the tank, as far as I remember.

I'm gonna put him in a 10g tank, and see how it goes. If I'm having nitrate issues, I guess I'll upgrade. They don't really need a large tank, but because they're predators, the nitrate production can be high.

 

[Lotus]

Here's the tank:

I hadn't realized that the organ pipe coral had fused itself to the rock, so it's in there on the bottom right.

 

[skratikans]

so what kind of equipment are you using for this tank? any skimmers or anything?

 

[TRe]

if its like an angler they change colors to blend into ther surroundings

 

[Lotus]

Here's the guy acclimating:

No skimmer, just a powerhead. We'll see how it goes with algae, water quality, etc. I know that's not ideal, but I really have no idea on how this tank will run in terms of pollution. He's long/tall, but not very wide, so I don't think his bioload will be that much.

 

[Lorna]

Very interesting looking fish......

 

[sweetpickles7]

Thats a pretty cool fish! Nice pick up

 

[TRe]

pretty cool looking fish..and the price was right lol

 

[Lotus]

He's doing good so far. Yesterday, he ate two Endler's (one was a fry, one a juvi male). Today, he ate two cherry shrimp. I won't feed him again for a couple of days.

He seems to be settling in well

He's been named Fug.

 

[sweetpickles7]

Does he have to chase the endlers or do they die by the time he gets there?

 

[Lotus]

Well, I did learn something new yesterday: It takes and Endler about an hour to die in saltwater He got one Endler straight away, the other (fry) swam around for an hour. After an hour, the fry was clearly in trouble, and drifting quite a bit. Fug just waited for the Endler to drift past, then swallowed him whole.

Today, one cherry landed right by him, and he got it straight away. The other sat around for a while until Fug jumped down off his perch and got it.

He basically waits for them to come to him.

 

[FreshwaterJeff]

Very cool fish...

 

[TRe]

hows he doing?