stone fish

sue_c

sue_c

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i work at a pet store and we have 5 salt water tanks usually she just has damsels,tangs, or pygmy angels.just the simple to care for things until tuesday the shipment came in and there is a stone fish,i have no clue what to feed it or how to take care of it,i put the fish in the only big tank we have a 40 gallon we have the live rock in.i realy need to know what it eats and how often to feed .so any help would be appreciated.
 
tarball

tarball

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One thing I know about stone fish is they are extremely venomous. So you should use extreme caution when handling or feeding it. The fins are bad news.. VERY BAD NEWS...

You should educate yourself immediately,.... before handling or feeding it.
 
gatorzone19

gatorzone19

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Whatever you do use extreme caution. The most deadliest fish in the ocean is the stonefish.
Make sure you tell anyone else that works with you and the person who you are selling it to to take caution with this fish.
 
R

regina13

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I did a quick search and it said it is the most venomous fish know in the ocean..... have fun!
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

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Every once in a while, a question comes along that just seems impossible. I apologize if this isn't the case; but a pet store receiving a genuine stonefish seems impossible; especially a lfs that has limited experience. A lawsuit waiting to happen, or you're just having fun.I'm guessing the latter.
 
fmarini

fmarini

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Ditto---
its prolly a scorpionfish of some type, but a stonefish, esp if its big---Yikes. around here we call stone fish "lethals"
 
jhawk

jhawk

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I have seen a few stonefish in LFS that deal with alot of saltwater fish. My LFS has one for around 100.00$ and it has killed its tank mates already it was a large ray if I had the room and my kids was not that young I would buy him but that will have to what
 
sue_c

sue_c

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ok the fish is similar to the one in the picture but it is all grey no red on it and it came labled rock fish.but on this website the only thing i could find was a stone fish.and i realy cant imagine our wholesaler sending her anything poisonous cause they know she doesnt have any real salt water experience,and i wasnt there when she ordered so they usually tell her and when she got a foxface in the bag was labled venomous and this bag wasnt.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by sue_c
ok the fish is similar to the one in the picture but it is all grey no red on it and it came labled rock fish.but on this website the only thing i could find was a stone fish.and i realy cant imagine our wholesaler sending her anything poisonous cause they know she doesnt have any real salt water experience,and i wasnt there when she ordered so they usually tell her and when she got a foxface in the bag was labled venomous and this bag wasnt.
Rockfish, AKA stone fish are very venomous. Feed him live foods. Distrubutors VERY often label things wrong. If it looks like the fish in the pic then it is a stone fish. They don't do it on purpose, most of the time, they label it as it is sold to them.
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
Rockfish, AKA stone fish are very venomous. Feed him live foods. Distrubutors VERY often label things wrong. If it looks like the fish in the pic then it is a stone fish. They don't do it on purpose, most of the time, they label it as it is sold to them.
A reputable wholesaler would never do this; any injury and they'd be sued for everything they have. I'm betting its just ignorance on some employees part.
 
sue_c

sue_c

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this fish looks exactly like the fish on this website for sale for $19.99 due to flooding in our area i just got to take a real good look at it and,the bag it came in does say rock fish and does not say venomous.it ate the pepermint shrimp that i didnt know was in that tank,so guess i know what it eats now.
but no worries it will be leaving on tuesday.thanks again.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by srfisher17
A reputable wholesaler would never do this; any injury and they'd be sued for everything they have. I'm betting its just ignorance on some employees part.
Have you ever been to a distribution warehouse? It is rows and rows of tanks. Things are often mislabeled. I used to go pick out my own fish, but it was a 2 hr trip. Then I started having things shipped. Things get mislabeled. Often times it is something that can be distorted along the line as in this case. It starts off with the latin name, which translates into stone fish, which next gets labeled as rockfish. It is an innocent mistake that could, potentially become lethal, but a very common mistake. It happens.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by sue_c
this fish looks exactly like the fish on this website for sale for $19.99 due to flooding in our area i just got to take a real good look at it and,the bag it came in does say rock fish and does not say venomous.it ate the pepermint shrimp that i didnt know was in that tank,so guess i know what it eats now.
but no worries it will be leaving on tuesday.thanks again.
Do you mean this stone fish that is on sale?https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
It is labeled as venomous
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
Have you ever been to a distribution warehouse? It is rows and rows of tanks. Things are often mislabeled. I used to go pick out my own fish, but it was a 2 hr trip. Then I started having things shipped. Things get mislabeled. Often times it is something that can be distorted along the line as in this case. It starts off with the latin name, which translates into stone fish, which next gets labeled as rockfish. It is an innocent mistake that could, potentially become lethal, but a very common mistake. It happens.
I've been to several; that's why I said "employee ignorance". Probably at the wholesaler level.
 
sue_c

sue_c

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
Do you mean this stone fish that is on sale?https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
It is labeled as venomous
yep thats it,just ours wasnt labled.and yes ive been to the distribution warehouse so i do understand how things get mislabeld.on the flip side of this i am always careful when she orders fish i dont recognize or know what it is,i even think this order was made cause it was such a good deal on the price.
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

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Originally Posted by sue_c
yep thats it,just ours wasnt labled.and yes ive been to the distribution warehouse so i do understand how things get mislabeld.on the flip side of this i am always careful when she orders fish i dont recognize or know what it is,i even think this order was made cause it was such a good deal on the price.
Maybe you should review the boss's fish orders. You ask questions, would be doing the boss a big favor, and should get a raise.I was under the impression you received this fish as a mistake. I know its your boss, but a lfs ordering fish they know nothing about sure helps confirm what a lot of folks on this forum say about lfs.
 
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