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Haven’t posted in a while so here are some pics :)
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Please excuse my bad knowledge on venomous fish/predatory fish but what’s that stunner in the 4th photo?
 

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Any idea what this guy is? He's eating so I'll get him a thread soon. Definitely a "get off my lawn" face, meet Wilson!
 

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Any idea what this guy is? He's eating so I'll get him a thread soon. Definitely a "get off my lawn" face, meet Wilson!
Likely Scorpaena brasiliensis. A lovely scorp but be careful with the size of the mouth - I called the one I had “bucket mouth” for obvious reasons :)
 

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Likely Scorpaena brasiliensis. A lovely scorp but be careful with the size of the mouth - I called the one I had “bucket mouth” for obvious reasons :)
There's going to be a mandarin and anemones with him... can't seem to find any info on that, but for now he's in a box with rocks to perch and we're tong feeding pe mysis. Gonna look up that species specifically.
 

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There's going to be a mandarin and anemones with him... can't seem to find any info on that, but for now he's in a box with rocks to perch and we're tong feeding pe mysis. Gonna look up that species specifically.
Mandarins have a toxic slime coat which helps them to avoid being eaten.
 

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Such beautiful fish. Where do you even buy these beauties
I went to a guy's house to pick up some acans and here was this weird looking fish that he said wouldn't eat, but would like to know too, because if he needs a new tank he might as well have some friends!!
 

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I’ve posted a few pics of my fish collection here before but figured I should start a tank thread as I’m setting a new tank up.

This was my most recent tank:
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And here are the fish I’m moving across:

1x Ablabys taenianotus (Cockatoo Waspfish)
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4x Centrogenys vaigiensis (False Scorpionfish)
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1x Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fu Manchu Lionfish)
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2x Dendrochirus brachypterus (Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish)
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1x Dendrochirus zebra (Zebra Lionfish)
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2x Inimicus didactylus (Popeye ea Goblin)
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1x Paracentropogon longispinis (Long Spine Waspfish)
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4x Paracentropogon zonatus (Bandtail Waspfish)
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1x Parapterois heterura (Blue Fin Lionfish)
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4x Pteroidicthys amboinensis (Ambon Scorpionfish)
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1x Pterois antennata (Antennata Lionfish)
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1x Pterois radiata (Radiata Lionfish)
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1x Rhinopias eschmeyeri (Paddle Fin Scorpionfish)
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1x Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Yellow Spotted Scorpionfish
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1x Scorpaenodes littoralis (Cheekspot Scorpionfish)
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3x Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Lowfin scorpionfish)
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1x Taenianotus triacanthus (Leaf Scorpionfish)
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Other fish:
1x Amphiprion ocellaris (Common Clownfish)
1x Calloplesiops altivelis (Comet Grouper)
1x Calloplesiops argus (Comet Grouper)
1x Chelmon rostratus (Copperband Butterflyfish)
1x Halichoeres marginatus (Dusky Wrasse)
1x Halichoeres melanurus (Melanurus Wrasse)
1x Paracanthurus hepatus (Regal Tang)
1x Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Six Line Wrasse)
1x Zebrasoma scopas (Scopas Tang)
(Not sure if the tangs and wrasse will make it to the new tank yet)
do you feed live food
 

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A few shots this evening of the gang.
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Beautiful! I love the dwarf scorpions/waspfish! I really want to have a soft coral tank dedicated to them one day.
I have a mixed reef currently, and I would like to put a waspfish in there, but since I'm a college student I will only be home on the weekend during the school year. I don't want my parents to have to spot feed any fish.
I have heard the Cockatoo Waspfiush will go after fish more when they're well acclimated. So i'm tempted to give the cockatoo a try. I will have time to baby him over the summer if needed to make sure he gets enough food. But it probably isn't the best idea.
 

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