Haaaaave you met Butterfly!?

[drksthr]

Just picked up this lil beast today. measures a lil over 12". he's been named Butterfly by my wife.
ill get some pics and vids later when hes in the tank.

 

[drksthr]

in the bucket...

 

[drksthr]

in the store...

 

[davesolo29]

very nice.  i love volitians...  but i couldnt do a fish only tank... i like corals more.

 

[TORX]

very nice.  i love volitians...  but i couldnt do a fish only tank... i like corals more.

I agree, I love a few different fish and my daughter wants a puffer but we love corals to. I am jealous of your tank.

 

[Poseidon]

very nice.  i love volitians...  but i couldnt do a fish only tank... i like corals more.

The only answer to that is do both

 

[drksthr]

Do both

I have a 180 fish only and 72 bow front reef. 

 

[sunnykita]

very nice !

 

[drksthr]

Just put the fatty in the tank.  Sorry for the pic quality, I just have the iPad lying around.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

When i lived with the last wing ding.  We had 3 tanks one tank was a predator tank she fed them by hand all the time. A puffer and eels a a lion but one day it bit  her and she ended up goin to  emergency ,,, :?

 

[Reef Hero]

It's not called a predator tank for nothing.......
Nice lion fish......is it playing nice?


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[daleomilla]

When i lived with the last wing ding.  We had 3 tanks one tank was a predator tank she fed them by hand all the time. A puffer and eels a a lion but one day it bit  her and she ended up goin to  emergency ,,, :?

I would watch the top spines unless you like the 4 shots that you get at the emerg. and the 12 hrs there I had to do that and dont want to do it no more.

 

[drksthr]

It's not called a predator tank for nothing.......
Nice lion fish......is it playing nice?


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Peaceful as a lamb.  LoL
And those top spines are intimidating. 
Fish looked bigger in the 25g tank LoL but much more open in the 180g and spines look bigger than I recalled until in the bucket and now my tank.  LoL

 

[teebone110]

"Hey Butterfly.."

That guy is massive, bet he could feed a family of five!

 

[drksthr]

\"Hey Butterfly..\"

That guy is massive, bet he could feed a family of five!

pretty much... lol

for his size, he doesn't seem to like live food. he hovers over a 3" maroon clown and hasn't made any attempts and the store said they kept trying to feed live and he wouldn't touch it..
i just threw in some pieces of shrimp and he gobbled them up, so im pretty happy that hes not on live.

 

[drksthr]

http://youtu.be/IQSTM2q29_g

 

[sunnykita]

he's gorgeous ! you'll enjoy every moment !

 

[harleymike]

Love lion fish. My wife was looking at them yesterday.
Goodluck
MIke

 

[drksthr]

Love lion fish. My wife was looking at them yesterday.
Goodluck
MIke

Thanks.  He's awesome.  It's amazing just watching such a big intimidating fish swim so gracefully.
My wife hates him and that I brought him home. Ha ha.  She's thinks he's the ugliest.  I tend to think the complete opposite. 

 

[drksthr]

new video with pete the puffer trying to get in on the picture.. lol

HUGE Volitan Lionfish