blackfoot/bluefin lionfish?

[darren0311]

I have been looking and looking for this fish, from what i have heard it goes by either name.
My question is, does anyone know where I can get one???
I have been looking and wanting one for a while now.
thanks
Darren

 

[cranberry]

Darren, you're going to have to wait a long long time to get a good specimen. As of right now, they aren't imported properly and have very poor survival rates once they get here.
If I see them at the LFS, I pass them by... Once I move next year I'm going to try and find a supplier that will ship them in properly.
They are a cold water species, so they will require a cold tank. What kind of setup do you have? You have picked an awesome looking fish to focus on.

 

[darren0311]

I have a 47 reef with a custum sump with a huge skimmer and over 100lbs LR, all of the fish shrimp and what not are way to huge in there for it to really hurt anything, i keep it at around 75-77 deg tops.
i have been looking for this one for a while, i did pass a few up that i saw moths back but havent seen them since.

 

[cranberry]

Your tank is honestly going to be too warm for them. Even if you find a great specimen and give them the proper conditions, most times they don't do so well because of the hit they took being shipped here.
Be sure to let us know (with pictures if you end up finding/getting one.

 

[darren0311]

Oh Most Def. I will get pic's up when I get on, I do have another tank in my office that i can put him in, It is a 40 Breeder with great filtration and i have a cliller i can hook up as well, Keep your eys out for me and thanks for the input bro
Darren

 

[crypt keeper]

he is a she she not a he he if you get what im saying. In the mean time I would get a dwarf and get used to a lion then when this purchase comes sell the dwarf

 

[darren0311]

I have 2 fuzzy dwarfs and 2 Volitan's, I have a really good understanding about them, I just wanted to give this one a try, I know Exactly what your saying though. some people just go out and buy them cause they are cool and have no clue about them..
thanks bro

 

[fmarini]

darren--
these are temperate water fish, ie max 65F, not tropical at all.
these fish do very poorly as they are collected in cold water and placed along other tropical shipments. This temp shift appears to start a biological time clock, w/ most hobbyists reporting a 3-6 month survival. This effect is also observed in catalina gobies, another cold water fish that is collected and kept in tropical temps.

 

[saxman]

Originally Posted by FMarini
http:///forum/post/3191544
darren--
This temp shift appears to start a biological time clock, w/ most hobbyists reporting a 3-6 month survival. This effect is also observed in catalina gobies, another cold water fish that is collected and kept in tropical temps.
Frank,
does this phenomenon continue once it has begun, say for a fish that has minimal exposure (e.g., bought directly from the wholesaler or immediately from a LFS) or can it be halted/reversed with proper care? i've always wondered...

 

[fmarini]

greg-- not sure---
I've never seen Bluefins collected and kept in cool water, only collected and shipped w/ tropicals, I'm not sure about reversing anything I know in catalina gobies-- they dont reverse(ie they still die if kept in cool water tanks after collection and holding in warm water