YAy NEW LIONFISH

[Kdcarey]

SO well i got a new volitan lionfish in my 135 and he is good eats frozen well
and i was just wonderin ur comments obviously poisonous but how much and wat do i do if i get stung the guy at thelfs got stung getting him out of the tank

 

[spotfin]

SO well i got a new volitan lionfish in my 135 and he is good eats frozen well
and i was just wonderin ur comments obviously poisonous but how much and wat do i do if i get stung the guy at thelfs got stung getting him out of the tank

Immerse the area where you are stung in hot water. The heat helps break down the venom.

 

[xander]

the venom is enzymes, so hot water(as hot as you can handle) would denature them

 

[Predator 1]

I agree with the above advice. But really, you should never put yourself in a position to be stung in the first place. Volitans will never intentionally sting you, they are just curious. So when they see a limb submerged into there domain they will probably come to check it out. Most stings occur when aquarists brush past a Volitan! This is why divers find them so easy to catch, instead of them swimming away, they swim towards the diver to investigate.
So If you have to place your arms in your system for whatever reason, use a simple partition to trap the volitan at the other end. Ive kept volitans since the early seventies, and this method has never failed me.

 

[Kdcarey]

lifespan and size?

 

[chrisdef15]

Probably 20 years and 16-18" if your lucky.