3 new soon to be monsters.

[fanoftheman3dei]

i got my 3 fish that i ordered last week one of them is a tiger shovelnose cat just lovely. the othe is a freshwater lion and if anyone has any info would help alot and the 3rd one is a muranda sand goby any info would help alot on all 3 of these fish thanks and i will have pics around the weekend or so.

[dtgshark]

pix please, would love to see what a freshwater lionfish looks like.

[BlackGhost]

There was a small articel on freshwater lions in this months TFH. Cant wait for pics, set you back much?

[fanoftheman3dei]

it cost 16$ and it is about 5 in. long no pics yet ordering new camera from ebay tomorrow so pics soon heres what he looks like but this is not mine.there is a pic or two of the sand goby to.

[fanoftheman3dei]

if you can get your lfs to order from here this is the web site mine orders from sunpet.com just go there and hit the button guest sign in and it will show you all the fish they have and it takes a couple of mins to download all the thumbs.only pet stores and dealers can order from there.

[Honda12]

Those are cool looking.

[halofishboy]

member its a freshwater LIONFISH so watch out for its spines


poisonous

[Pangong_ilong]

OoooHHH. Nice looking fish. How big do they grow?

[fanoftheman3dei]

the size on the sand goby and the shovelnose is about 12 to 24inchs and the lion is about 8 to 9 i believe. i think the goby is a zebra eater i have a couple missing and he is awefull fat.

[prm]

I did have a fw lion he would grunt at you as soon as you put anything in the tank (net, rerooting plastic plants, etc.) It kinda freaked me out the first time.

[Princley]

if you can get your lfs to order from here this is the web site mine orders from sunpet.com just go there and hit the button guest sign in and it will show you all the fish they have and it takes a couple of mins to download all the thumbs.only pet stores and dealers can order from there.



thank u sunpet has a great suplpy... i may use them someday

[guppy]

From your pictures it would seem that you have a Batrachomoeus trispinosus (a toadfish that is sold as the FW lionfish), it is one of the larger ones and sometimes reaches one foot in length. It has venomous spines that can cause a wound that hurts for days. It can eat fish more than 1/2 it's own length and likes hiding and perching spots, not real active and somewhat nocturnal, it is adabtable but prefers brackish water 1 tablespoon salt per gallon is recomended for best health and growth), it has a tendency to get fin rot and fungal problems if kept in full freshwater. Even 1 tbs salt/5 g will help.
The morgunda sand goby is probably a Oxyeleotris marmorata (also called a marble goby). it is also very adaptable and can live in full FW with no problems. They don't move much but sometimes bury themselves, when they feed or you try to catch one they are very fast. They like a little salt (1 tbs/5 g is fine), They can reach 26". They eat anything and everything. including trying the occassional finger, I once had on that ate an 8" LMB when it was only 10".
The TSN gets large, 40" is not that unusual, and can go from 2" to 15" in less then 10 months

[msouth468]

Cool pictures

[hked24]

nice fw lionfish. i want one too....

[SteveO]

Very well put Guppy...
They are brackish fish that DO NEED SALT!!! No toadfish, moray, lionfish is true freshwater... They live in estuaries where there is a concentration of salt. People with their "freshwater" lionfish and "freshwater" morays are simply misinformed and do not read up on their findings before buying.

[rook45]

the size on the sand goby and the shovelnose is about 12 to 24inchs and the lion is about 8 to 9 i believe. i think the goby is a zebra eater i have a couple missing and he is awefull fat.
that tsn is going to be much bigger than 24 inches

[rook45]

like guppy said

[riskistang]

Post some pictures :headbang2