my new lionfish shed

[ludachris821]

herd about it without giving it a second thought but this early afternoon i walked by the tank and saw him begin to wiggle and :happyfish :happyfish :happyfish off it came. he has been in there a week to this day

 

[vanos]

Are you serious?

 

[ludachris821]

yes

 

[f1shman]

i didn't know lionfish shed................ :notsure:

 

[vanos]

Lionfish aren't inverts and therefore can't shed. But you never know.

 

[cartman101]

they do shed there mucus

 

[f1shman]

what if mine never has... had him for over a year, black volitan

 

[cartman101]

i'm not sure when they do it i guess when they want :notsure: But its the mucus they shed

 

[angelsrock]

i've never heard of this to be honest and have to dwarf lions, but if i were to guess i'd say they do it at night because they are nocturnal.

 

[ludachris821]

Originally Posted by Vanos
Lionfish aren't inverts and therefore can't shed. But you never know.

they do shed and if ya want to be technical about it ( or in your case an

[hr]
) inverts MOLT dogs and cats shed. ya c we regular people like to use loose terms like "shed" across the board for that sort of thing

 

[angelsrock]

Originally Posted by ludachris821
they do shed and if ya want to be technical about it ( or in your case an

[hr]
) inverts MOLT dogs and cats shed. ya c we regular people like to use loose terms like "shed" across the board for that sort of thing

calm down i don't think he meant it to be taken in a bad way he just didn'tknow :notsure:

 

[homebrew]

FWIW, according to Anthony Calfo, sloughing can be a "sign of extreme duress. Usually comprised of mucus, it is tripped by a virulent parasitic infection, or more often by severe changes in water quality (ammonia burn, acidosis from low pH, overmedication, etc"
However, it can simply be an activity that cleans its skin of minor parasites or similar.
Mine actually started sloughing when the water quality vastly improved (nitrates significantly lowered) and he started growing a bit faster. He is about 8" now. I see him do it about once a month or so.

 

[drtash]

what is the behavior of the lion fish when he sheds? Does he sit on the bottom of the tank?

 

[fmarini]

actually the "shed" as you guys call it is called a cuticle. Lionfish and most sedentary predators cover themselves w/ a cuticle of mucus and proteins to prevent any settling organisms from establishing on them. Do recall these fish sit for long periods of time and can't afford to have stuff growing on them
Thats said, lionfish shed for many reasons. water quality, fish health, irrantats in the water, etc. IME, they do it infrequently, but its still normal. If your fish does it frequently, then there maybe concern

 

[hammerhed7]

Originally Posted by FMarini
actually the "shed" as you guys call it is called a cuticle. Lionfish and most sedentary predators cover themselves w/ a cuticle of mucus and proteins to prevent any settling organisms from establishing on them. Do recall these fish sit for long periods of time and can't afford to have stuff growing on them
Thats said, lionfish shed for many reasons. water quality, fish health, irrantats in the water, etc. IME, they do it infrequently, but its still normal. If your fish does it frequently, then there maybe concern

also many people are not aware of their lion shedding it's cuticle because the cuticle is quickly removed from the tank by filtration etc.

 

[bellanavis]

Look out, mine did it a few times, then ich took the whole tank, like a month later!!!!

 

[tome]

You do realize this is a 3 year old thread.