Help, it's not a fu manchu, what is it??? I am acclimating. antenae???

[ibanez]

This isn't what I ordered, but what is it.

 

[cranberry]

It's a dwarf zebra (Dendrochirus zebra).
What's it going in with and what size tank?

 

[ibanez]

90 gallon, maroon clown, six line wrasse, coral beauty angel. That is it right now. it is about 4 or 5 inches.

 

[daftboy]

Did you call the place you ordered from ?

 

[ibanez]

Ya, noone is answering so I wrote an email. It is pretty and all, but I hadn't done my research on this species so I know nothing about it.

 

[ibanez]

Any good information on this species you can recommend?

 

[ibanez]

Here is a pic of it in the tank.

 

[saxman]

Originally Posted by IbanEz
http:///forum/post/3262116
Any good information on this species you can recommend?
google Frank Marini Lionfish and read his excellent article on lionfish.
that being said, the zebra will most likely be easier to wean than a fu. its care is pretty much the same as for any dwarf lion species.

 

[ibanez]

I have read that article, but don't see much individual information about the zebra, does this ruin my chance of getting a fu manchu some day soon?

 

[cranberry]

Originally Posted by IbanEz
http:///forum/post/3262169
does this ruin my chance of getting a fu manchu some day soon?
Nope.
The care for all dwarfs is about the same. The only one that is a little different (harder to keep) is the Fu.

 

[ibanez]

So I could have them both in the 90 gallon without incident?? This guy is pretty beautiful.

 

[cranberry]

I'm hoping it works.... cause I'm gonna do it too

Just you wait until he colours up and starts hunting. You'll see some awesome pink colours in there that will just pop. They are awesome fish.

 

[ibanez]

He already ate a feeder shrimp with no hesitation out of a net. Hope he does well.

 

[cranberry]

I didn't see the in tank pic! He's Awesome!
What happened to the weaning basket.

 

[ibanez]

He is awesome. We are very pleased with him. He photographs well.
We were going to do that with the Fu but since he was one of the first in the tank we just put him in. Plus we haven't got a weaning basket yet and we were going to try that if we just had trouble weaning him.

 

[aquaknight]

Awesome pic!
Snail orgy going on just under the lion, get some snails too?

 

[ibanez]

Ya, got about 20, couldn't separate them, they must be teenagers. It was a good pic cause my wife took it, she is a natural.

 

[cranberry]

I'm guessing you just bought the snails too. Future note .... avoid Maragarita snails. They are cold water snails and their potential life expectancy is greatly reduced in our warm tanks.

 

[ibanez]

I was not aware of that, thank you. That was one thing I wouldn't have thought to check out when it is part of a clean up crew package.

 

[ibanez]

Here is what I have for a weaning basket, I hope it is sufficient. What do you think? I will keep light off of it during the day by covering it with a book or something.