urodude
Member
Love my lionfish. He(she)'s awesome. I get nervous when I'm feeding the other fish because he's pretty fast and thinks everything is for him. I quish various frozen food cubes between my fingers to thaw and distribute in front of one of the outflow tubes, which nicely disperses it for all the fish to get some. Sometimes, the lionfish makes an aggressive move toward my fingers and I jump.
Here's the question... I'm not so much afraid of his mouth, but the venomous spines. Does it hurt simply to brush against the dorsal spines or does the fish actually inject/express the venom only when defending itself?
Another way to ask it- is this a passive or active defense mechanism?
Thanks
Here's the question... I'm not so much afraid of his mouth, but the venomous spines. Does it hurt simply to brush against the dorsal spines or does the fish actually inject/express the venom only when defending itself?
Another way to ask it- is this a passive or active defense mechanism?
Thanks