VFC (Venomous Fish Club)

[oldbob50]

I have a Foxface that eats nori from my hand. Never been stung.

 

[MaxM]

These are cool videos! I would love to have a waspfish. I think there is a tiny one called the rooster waspfish/pygmy waspfish that would be fine in my tank and with my coral crouchers but I haven't been able to find one yet here in Canada.

Pics of your coral crouches, please

 

[oldschoolnewventure]

Hi all - I’m sure there are a bunch of venomous fish keepers here so wanted to start a thread to share photos and advice.

I’ve currently got a pretty big collection!


7x Ablabys Taenianotus (Cockatoo Waspfish)

4x Centrogenys vaigiensis (False Scorpionfish)

Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fu Manchu Lionfish)

2x Dendrochirus brachypterus (Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish)

Dendrochirus zebra (Zebra Lionfish)
Inimicus didactylus (Popeye Sea Goblin)

4x Paracentropogon zonatus (Bandtail Waspfish)

2x Paracentropogon longispinnis (Long Spined Waspfish)

Pterois antennata (Antennata Lionfish)

Pterois radiata (Radiata Lionfish)

Rhinopias eschmeyeri (Paddle-fin Scorpionfish)

Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Yellow Spotted Scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes littoralis (Cheekspot Scorpionfish)

2x Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Lowfin scorpionfish)

Taenianotus triacanthus (Leaf Scorpionfish)

And some photos:

I have an adult lion and a fox face my lion sent me to the hospital a couple years back, but it wasn't his fault.

 

[Mark Goode]

I have a Foxface that eats nori from my hand. Never been stung.

I don't think my foxface loves me any more. He used to feed from my hand, but now when I approach the tank he turns invisible.

 

[TWYOUNG]

Probably the most common one, Foxface! How dangerous are they compared to these others.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Beautiful fish!

I feed a 2-3 hundred ghost shrimp in one setting every weekend and they last less than 10 minutes. I do have quite a lot of mouthes to feed though! It might work if you had less fish but scorpionfish are VERY greedy!

How many predators do you have sharing those shrimp?

 

[Things_With_Stings_Reef]

Beautiful fish!

How many predators do you have sharing those shrimp?

~40….
Here’s another feeding video:

 

[ReeferHD]

I finally found one!! He’s already settled in and exploring the tank.

 

[i cant think]

I finally found one!! He’s already settled in and exploring the tank.

He’s beautiful, dang now I want one for my 3’x16”x1’ SPS reef but I have a Black Clown Goby already and he can be rather aggressive (well, aggressive for gobies) to similar bodied fish.

 

[i cant think]

Here’s an updated photo of my venomous fish

 

[MaxM]

I finally found one!! He’s already settled in and exploring the tank.

Mine has been in hiding since I got it. Still cute in it's rock hole.

 

[MaxM]

He’s beautiful, dang now I want one for my 3’x16”x1’ SPS reef but I have a Black Clown Goby already and he can be rather aggressive (well, aggressive for gobies) to similar bodied fish.

My green clown goby doesn't bother mine

 

[Things_With_Stings_Reef]

A few new shots

 

[Things_With_Stings_Reef]

And one more

 

[Things_With_Stings_Reef]

 

[i cant think]

I forgot how adorable cuckoo waspfish were, yours looks like a puppy haha

 

[Things_With_Stings_Reef]

For those on Instagram I put together a couple of unboxing videos from my latest import.

Things With Stings Reef on Instagram: "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 1 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #saltwaterfish #marineaquarium #reefkeeping #oceanlife #aquariumhobby #Saltwate

51 likes, 2 comments - things_with_stings_reefApril 17, 2023 on : "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 1 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #salt..."

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Things With Stings Reef on Instagram: "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 2 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #saltwaterfish #marineaquarium #reefkeeping #oceanlife #aquariumhobby #Saltwate

34 likes, 0 comments - things_with_stings_reefApril 17, 2023 on : "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 2 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #salt..."

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And for those not I’ll try and get the YouTube sorted. For some reason the upload there ruined the quality.

 

[i cant think]

For those on Instagram I put together a couple of unboxing videos from my latest import.

Things With Stings Reef on Instagram: "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 1 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #saltwaterfish #marineaquarium #reefkeeping #oceanlife #aquariumhobby #Saltwate

51 likes, 2 comments - things_with_stings_reefApril 17, 2023 on : "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 1 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #salt..."

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Things With Stings Reef on Instagram: "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 2 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #saltwaterfish #marineaquarium #reefkeeping #oceanlife #aquariumhobby #Saltwate

34 likes, 0 comments - things_with_stings_reefApril 17, 2023 on : "Watch me unpack a direct import of venomous fish from Indonesia - Part 2 #saltwateraquarium #coralreef #reeftank #aquascape #corals #salt..."

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And for those not I’ll try and get the YouTube sorted. For some reason the upload there ruined the quality.

Out of curiosity, have you found your Cockatoo Waspfish to be similar to Foxfaces in which the venom is simply for defence?

They’re on my wish list ever since seeing the close up photo. I absolutely want a puppy looking fish in my tank haha.

 

[Things_With_Stings_Reef]

Out of curiosity, have you found your Cockatoo Waspfish to be similar to Foxfaces in which the venom is simply for defence?

They’re on my wish list ever since seeing the close up photo. I absolutely want a puppy looking fish in my tank haha.

They’re very chill - 3 of mine regularly sit on my hand when I work in the tank. I’d think you’d be waaaaaaaay more likely to be stung by a fox face than a cockatoo waspfish.

 

[Things_With_Stings_Reef]

Looks like I somehow managed to upload a low and high quality video to YouTube! So here’s the correct one:


You’ll have to excuse my breathing - the music on Instagram definitely hides that