View Full Version : Picked this little guy up from Jenn last weekend!


AndyMan
08-27-2009, 11:36 PM
The wife wanted him and she took the picture, he's a pig and a half, gets on great with his tankmates as well :thumbs:

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John M. Lundberg
08-27-2009, 11:41 PM
Very cool...

bobz
08-27-2009, 11:42 PM
Sweet! Really nce pic too!

Smoothie
08-28-2009, 1:34 AM
Nice bro!
My buddy just lost his. He fed it nothing but krill for a little over a year and it turns out there is a fat in it that can cause lock jaw if it builds up in the fishes system for long periods. Another reason we all keep the diets varied right?

mysterybox
08-28-2009, 1:49 AM
excellent.

AndyMan
08-28-2009, 7:20 AM
Nice bro!
My buddy just lost his. He fed it nothing but krill for a little over a year and it turns out there is a fat in it that can cause lock jaw if it builds up in the fishes system for long periods. Another reason we all keep the diets varied right?I tried giving him krill, ate it and then spat it out, prefers brine and mysis

JennM
08-28-2009, 8:29 AM
Mysis has a lot of fat too - but varied works ;) If he gets stuck on one kind of food, you can always spike it with vitamins/amino acids.

He's too cute.

What's his name again? Your wife told me but I forgot.

Jenn

AndyMan
08-28-2009, 8:49 AM
"Arthur" (don't ask)

JennM
08-28-2009, 8:50 AM
I knew it was an "A" but couldn't remember the rest. Senior moment...

James S.
08-28-2009, 9:38 AM
cool fish, ive had a few of them over the years..eventually they will eat everything you throw in the tank, including flakes...

Rbredding
08-28-2009, 10:25 AM
did I miss the name of the fish...
(could you humor a noob)

JennM
08-28-2009, 10:30 AM
It's a dwarf fuzzy lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus). Page 71 of Scott Michael's Marine Fishes Pocket Guide.

Jenn

Rbredding
08-28-2009, 10:44 AM
is that the best pocket guide to get?

I'm looking for one...

JennM
08-30-2009, 1:32 PM
A Pocket Expert Guide to Marine Fishes by Scott Michael. We use that every day and have a well-worn copy on the front counter.

He also wrote on for Reef Fishes - I like that one too.

Easy to use, reasonably accurate and you can know quickly if the specimen you're considering is appropriate. Easy to take on the road too - it's a small (but thick) book.

Jenn

bclark7169
08-30-2009, 5:22 PM
cool fish and nice pic also