Star Gazer: Poisonous and can shock

[Aqua Sanctuary]

Wow, I just looked up some adult specimen pictures. They look like some odd creature from the deeeeeep. Awesome find!

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Awesome fish. Here's some vids of some for those who aren't familiar.


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[gt1009]

I would make sure you have a lot of sand substrate in there because they like to bury themselves in it and sit there. AWESOME fish for an aquarium though!

 

[channarox]

wow!
this makes me wanna go salt.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Very cool never seen one before.

 

[Brooklyn Tom]

I caught one of them (aprox 5lbs) off the coast of NYC while on a charter. I knew what it was, but the mate did not.... as I started to tell him not to touch it, he did, the fish zapped him real hard, the shock tossed him into the side of the boat.
I didn't know that they were also poisonous.
They are a cool looking fish......

 

[Death Pony]

Very cool saltie!!! They look like alien creatures when they get bigger.

 

[all_or_nothin]

I would make sure you have a lot of sand substrate in there because they like to bury themselves in it and sit there. AWESOME fish for an aquarium though!

Ya there is bout 2+" of sand so he will be fine and he has big teeth and thanx for the vids Camshaftrod

 

[all_or_nothin]

O and if u have a fish dont tell me cause i finally have a fish that is not widely known and these guys have major teeth!!! Now thid id my kind of fish.

 

[erider]

Thanks to Likestofish I finally kno what this beast is. ITs a Star gazer i caught him in the golf of mexico and i caught it in 3-4' of water. Likestofish told me they get big and have the capability of shocking and envenomating. It has ate a fish that was the same size as himself. Sadly the two fish he ate were a baby snook like fish and a flounder! neither were meant for food!!!But i love this fish he is in a 10g for now with a bio-wheel and its for a 30g and it pumps 150gph and i have a air stone it the corner so its a pretty healthy tank. He eats goldfish and im gonna start tryin to get him on to M.Y.S.I.S. shrimp.

Sorry for the pic its hard to get him out of the sand and try not to get shocked or poisoned! lol