Good info. I'm doing no zoa's or palys in the house this go around so that will help actually.Beware that rabbitfish…
Might turn out to enjoy eating your zoanthids
Good info. I'm doing no zoa's or palys in the house this go around so that will help actually.Beware that rabbitfish…
Might turn out to enjoy eating your zoanthids
Jeez a venomous and poisonous rabbitfish would be my nightmareGood info. I'm doing no zoa's or palys in the house this go around.
Just the dorsal spikes, and I don't make a habit of petting my fish. I looked into it and it sounds like it's only slightly worse than a bee sting for some and can be quite painful but not deadly to others. I never had any issues with my last rabbit fish but I knew what behavior to look for and didn't work in the area my fish was in.Jeez a venomous and poisonous rabbitfish would be my nightmare
Just the dorsal spikes, and I don't make a habit of petting my fish. I looked into it and it sounds like it's only slightly worse than a bee sting for some and can be quite painful but not deadly to others. I never had any issues with my last rabbit fish but I knew what behavior to look for and didn't work in the area my fish was in.
The paly toxin is the only thing that really worries me with the baby growing in the house.
I didn’t know about rabbit fish spines for a long time and have grabbed them with my hands in the past. Always got lucky I guess. Much more careful now. I’ve only had lion fish twice. Was t fun the first time was much worse.It depends on how hard they hit you, etc. They can hurt really bad if they get deep enough. I've had dozens of lionfish stings, which all were less then my worst rabbitfish hit. I couldn't work for a week, or use that hand. When you handle thousands of fish, you're bound to get hit.
I didn’t know about rabbit fish spines for a long time and have grabbed them with my hands in the past. Always got lucky I guess. Much more careful now. I’ve only had lion fish twice. Was t fun the first time was much worse.
Do you know if dwarf is less bad than full size?
Silly anecdote, one time I was diving in a quarry in the outskirts of Chicago. It was shallow so I wore a wetsuit that didn't cover my arms. While swimming along I felt something on my arm like a prick. I look around and didn't see anything so I continued on.They feel the same to me. I don't react to lionfish that badly at all. My old boss had an employee go into convulsions and had to be rushed to the ER.
I'm more scared of large triggers, and maroon clownfish then lionfish. They both go right for the webbing between my fingers. My friend had a Titan take his eye brow off, skin and all, while diving.
Silly anecdote, one time I was diving in a quarry in the outskirts of Chicago. It was shallow so I wore a wetsuit that didn't cover my arms. While swimming along I felt something on my arm like a prick. I look around and didn't see anything so I continued on.
A bit later and I feel it again and it's starting to hurt. A couple times more and I realize it's happening to the birthmark on the back of my arm and I notice a bluegill right by me.
Little bastard was trying to eat the birthmark off me. Must've thought it was a bug. Didn't quite get me to bleed but felt like it was on the path to. I did my best underwater ninja attack at it and it mostly ignored me. I did the rest of the dive with my arms crossed covering the birthmark.
Stupid fish.
Ah a baby deresa clam. Haven't seen any in bay area for a while.View attachment 59264
The reflectors work really well. I can sit at my desk and not squint now.
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Going to start trying to grow my own phyto, and got a gallon of it from @Coral Hub (Nathan) to start the colony and feed my tank.