Where can i get this fish

[leo12345]

Any one know where i can get one of these and why there not on live aquaria anymore?

 

[leo12345]

Are you talking P. zonatus or P, rubripinnis. the op was adamant about not wanting a P. zonatus, It would be very hard for me to believe they are P, rubripinnis, the region these fish come from is very tightly controlled. For those that are looking for P. zonatus, this is a very good sign, as they come in waves, so check all your sources.

Scorps are always mis-identified, so when it doubt, get an actually pic of the one they are selling, not a stock photo, I was looking for a Parapterois heterura, a blackfoot lion, very hard to come by. There was a source that told me they had one, a member here on R2R verified it. I confirmed via email and asked for a pic of the actual fish. The 1st pic is a blackfoot lion, ome of mine, the 2nd pic is the type of lion they actually had, a zebra, also one of mine.

What’s the name of that lion with the blue markings I’ve never seen that before?

 

[YungSonTheSun]

Thanks and do you have any pics of them by any chance so I can see if they were the ones I was looking for?

I had mistaken the redfin for a rooster, I had the wrong fish. Those are extremely hard to find. 3 waspfish are easily accessible, Rooster, Cockatoo, Leaf Waspfish((brackish). The wasp-spine velvet fish is absolutely gorgeous but hard to find.

 

[YungSonTheSun]

What’s the name of that lion with the blue markings I’ve never seen that before?

Dm me, I had found a store who said they had gotten the redfin in before and may be able to get it.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Well I have 4 of them and I don't know if I'm over thinking this but this one seems to be exceptionally big in the stomach, any idea?

Looks like it are a bit too much to me. Monitor to see if it goes down.

 

[YungSonTheSun]

Looks like it are a bit too much to me. Monitor to see if it goes down.

any chance it could be pregnant? I don't know how to tell the difference in genders besides general body size comparison ya know?

 

[Sharkbait19]

any chance it could be pregnant? I don't know how to tell the difference in genders besides general body size comparison ya know?

I thought that too - I am leaning against it simply because I don’t know of any reports of captive breeding so I’d imagine it’s pretty hard.
Has there been any change in behavior?

 

[YungSonTheSun]

I thought that too - I am leaning against it simply because I don’t know of any reports of captive breeding so I’d imagine it’s pretty hard.
Has there been any change in behavior?

Not that I've noticed. There's 4 waspfish, 1 figure 8 puffer, and 1 dragon goby in a 75 gallon. I'm being extremely optimistic on it being pregnant and not bloat or something else unknown.

 

[lion king]

Well I have 4 of them and I don't know if I'm over thinking this but this one seems to be exceptionally big in the stomach, any idea?

They are gorgers, so it could be from pigging out. A female also does hold eggs, but this is likely an uncommon occurrence, as I have never seen it. Lety's try and sex them like their salt water cousins; the dorsal spines on a male will be elongated at the front while the females are more even though out. Can you see a difference between the 4 and guess which may be male or female. My white face girl always has a balloon belly, because she is huge piggie.

 

[Tamberav]

Getting fish to spawn is the easier part... it is raising the fry that is hard.

 

[YungSonTheSun]

They are gorgers, so it could be from pigging out. A female also does hold eggs, but this is likely an uncommon occurrence, as I have never seen it. Lety's try and sex them like their salt water cousins; the dorsal spines on a male will be elongated at the front while the females are more even though out. Can you see a difference between the 4 and guess which may be male or female. My white face girl always has a balloon belly, because she is huge piggie.

That one is the largest in the tank so it could definitely be from eating a lot. Ill see if I can tell the difference when I get home tonight. Praying for little baby waspfish

 

[YungSonTheSun]

Getting fish to spawn is the easier part... it is raising the fry that is hard.

What do you mean? That can't be said for all fish.

 

[lion king]

Not that I've noticed. There's 4 waspfish, 1 figure 8 puffer, and 1 dragon goby in a 75 gallon. I'm being extremely optimistic on it being pregnant and not bloat or something else unknown.

So your other fish are brackish and neither of those 2 species will do well without some salt. Do your own research on keeping brackish fish, but I keep my brackish molly tank at 1.013.

 

[YungSonTheSun]

So your other fish are brackish and neither of those 2 species will do well without some salt. Do your own research on keeping brackish fish, but I keep my brackish molly tank at 1.013.

They're in a 75 gallon brackish, I keep mine around 1.008-1.010 cause anything higher than that affects the puffers skin. I want to fill this 75 with as many waspfish as the system can handle.

 

[Tamberav]

What do you mean? That can't be said for all fish.

unless it is a live bearer, the fry are itty bitty and need special foods and pristine water

 

[lion king]

That one is the largest in the tank so it could definitely be from eating a lot. Ill see if I can tell the difference when I get home tonight. Praying for little baby waspfish

They're in a 75 gallon brackish, I keep mine around 1.008-1.010 cause anything higher than that affects the puffers skin. I want to fill this 75 with as many waspfish as the system can handle.

I don't believe they are live bearers, but I may be wrong, I'm going from the salt water variety. Your wasp are an euryhaline species, so they will be ok in a range of fresh, brackish, or marine. I'm finding these guys very interesting.

 

[YungSonTheSun]

I don't believe they are live bearers, but I may be wrong, I'm going from the salt water variety. Your wasp are an euryhaline species, so they will be ok in a range of fresh, brackish, or marine. I'm finding these guys very interesting.

They're found in marine water naturally as well as some brackish areas. I wanted to convert some for my 20 gallon nano reef tank but I heard they don't do well in saltwater, I may be wrong.
These guys are what pushed me to find the Roosters and other species of the waspfish family. Would love to learn how they breed or what circumstances are needed for that to happen. Intriguing species overall considering one genus was discovered in 2020 I think?
Edit: Blotch-finned waspfish discovered in 2022.

 

[lion king]

What’s the name of that lion with the blue markings I’ve never seen that before?

That's a Parapterois heterura; aka blackfoot lion, gurnard lion, and blue-fin lion are the most popular common names.

 

[lion king]

Well I have 4 of them and I don't know if I'm over thinking this but this one seems to be exceptionally big in the stomach, any idea?

Here's my white face girl, they ate last night, you can see how round she is, she gets bigger than that, this girl can put it away.

 

[Joey Ragusa]

Got mine last week here in south florida

 

[leo12345]

That's a Parapterois heterura; aka blackfoot lion, gurnard lion, and blue-fin lion are the most popular common names.

How big do they get?