info. on 'Sea Robin' please

[beachbaby]

We saw a cool looking fish at the fish store today. It's called a 'Sea Robin'. Does anyone have one or know anything about them?

 

[musipilot]

I saw one the other day at a LFS also...very small, about 1 inch. When fishing for fluke and flounder off Long Island they're a very often caught species, usually ranging 12-16 INCHES, so be careful its not just a cold water species before trying to keep it in a reef tank, and find out how big they can get!

 

[rmd8110]

I've never heard of anyone keeping these in a tank. The only thing i know about them is i used to work on a boat and i'd catch these all the time. they're one of my favs. and i handled them all the time. never heard anything about them being toxic like the lion fish as someone mentioned. they have developed almost kinda like 'legs'...they can just walk along the bottom. the average size i usually caught was about 5 inches. it was called a mexican sea robin. good luck.

 

[beachbaby]

Thanks for the info guys (and maybe gals). Does anyone know how big they get and if they get along well with tankmates? I guess they must be kind of rare to be kept in tanks. It's not something you hear about or see often.

 

[fshhub]

they are definitely a pretty aggressive eater, caought them many times, and they eat just about anything that floats by,
as mentioned, they are a member of the scorpions (i believe), there are seveeral species and some do have spines that are reported to be venomous, i ma not sure which one or ones are found in this hobby to tell if that particular one is venomous or not
they are neat thouhg, the way they walk and grunt, and are very adaptable as far as temperature, and can be found in greatly varying temps of waters
i have caught them over 12 inches, and have read that they do get up to 15 inches in the aquarium
HTH

 

[pgreco]

I have caught many of these in the jersey shore (among many other things!). They are cool looking, but they can get rather large. I think they are most predominant in atlantic waters which means that they may require cooler waters. These things eat anything, they are scavengers.

 

[karlas]

caught them off of the ny jersy shore. pretty cool looking fish they are so ugly it makes you want one because they are so different. if you get one and put it with anything else be sure to check size, aggressiveness, and compatability with these things you dont want to throw in an expensive meal for it.