Scorpion Fish

[sphelps]

I'm frozen indoors so here's some pictures of my newest fish :mrgreen:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Fish/scorpionfish3.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Fish/scorpionfish2.jpg

Pictures taken with a D300 and 60mm micro with an SB800 mounted remotely to one side.

[christyf5]

WOW!! :eek: It always amazes me how wild/intricately colored these guys can be. Fantastic fish and fantastic photo :cool:

[parkinsn]

WOW, nice fish!!

[Kronk]

That is by far the coolest fish I have ever seen!

[Keri]

Amazing!

[Trigger Man]

That is one good looking fish. I like how vibrant the coloring is.

[Delphinus]

Sweet!

[danny zubot]

Awsome looking fish, and great photo skills too.

[fdiddy]

That fish looks way better under your lights than it did at the store! Great buy!

[bignose]

Just out of curiosity how much does a fish like that cost?
I've never seen one in a store myself.

[Lance]

Very nice fish. Great pics.

[superduperwesman]

Nice! Still spending I see ;)

[Chaloupa]

Gorgeous fish!!! And of course your photography skills are fantastic!

[fishoholic]

WOW, cool fish and a great photo.

[sphelps]

That fish looks way better under your lights than it did at the store! Great buy!
Oh for sure, it wasn't under any lights in the store. I knew as soon as I saw it that it would have great color under tank lighting, I guess maybe others didn't notice that.

Just out of curiosity how much does a fish like that cost?
I've never seen one in a store myself.
I've seen a red one sell for $600 and a purple one for over $1000 on J&L. This one is a purplely-red and the LFS here in town was only asking $250!! Plus the guy was so nice he even gave me another discount :wink: I'm honestly amazed no one else bought it. Plus trained on frozen, doesn't get any better.

Nice! Still spending I see ;)
You know it :wink:

Thanks for the comments all!!

[fdiddy]

Which of your tanks is he going in? Wouldn't want him in with some smaller, less mobile fish ;)

[sphelps]

Which of your tanks is he going in? Wouldn't want him in with some smaller, less mobile fish ;)
lower tank with the seahorse.

[Pier Pressure]

Won't he eat the seahorse...?

[sphelps]

Won't he eat the seahorse...?
Nah, they're buddys :wink:

No different than the Lionfish that's also in there.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Sept%203%202008/DSC_1305.jpg

[Fishgirl]

I seen this fish on a site here selling for 1299.99 and thought WOW thats alot of money for a fish, great steel of a deal man! I wish I could come across a deal like that.

[sphelps]

Fitting in nicely :biggrin:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Fish/scorpionandfrogfish.jpg

[KennyKen]

i'd love to know more about the inhabitants in that tank.
Awesome Predators and a seahorse, don't see that every day.

I'd love to give it a shot myself.

[Delphinus]

Pretty nice dude! Wow.

Hey, wasn't your frogfish redder than that at one point? Or was it always like that? Or do they change colour over time, or is it a mood thing?

[midgetwaiter]

Dude I can't believe you are getting away with that combo! Anyone of those fish could pick off the seahorse and it looks like the frogfish and the lion are both small enough to be a rhino snack at any time.

I would have never risked it myself but it sure makes for an awesome combo. I hope it works out long term.

[Chaloupa]

Beautiful pic...and 2 gorgeous fish! Nice!

[Boomboy]

Man i want to come over and see all your fish, youve got some very amazing fish.

[sphelps]

Pretty nice dude! Wow.

Hey, wasn't your frogfish redder than that at one point? Or was it always like that? Or do they change colour over time, or is it a mood thing?
Thanks. The frog fish was once much more colorful. Over time he has changed his color to better blend into the suroundings, I suspect this is pretty normal behavior. Keeping some bright orange coral would likely help bring his color back. I do miss his crazy color but he's still a cool fish.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/July%202008/DSC_0413.jpg

Dude I can't believe you are getting away with that combo! Anyone of those fish could pick off the seahorse and it looks like the frogfish and the lion are both small enough to be a rhino snack at any time.

I would have never risked it myself but it sure makes for an awesome combo. I hope it works out long term.
I think the key is the smaller frogfish, that's the guy you have to worry about but he's too small to take on anything else in the tank. Accidents have occurred when food is between two tank mates but no harm done. I don't think the rhino could eat the frogfish as it's still too big of a meal, and the lion is not that much smaller than the rhino. The rhino could probably eat the seahorse but hasn't shown any interest at this point and seems to be pretty specific on what he eats, for now anyway.
I might just me lucky but everything seems to get along quite well.

[sphelps]

i'd love to know more about the inhabitants in that tank.
Awesome Predators and a seahorse, don't see that every day.

I'd love to give it a shot myself.
Let me know what you want to know, tank inhabitants are as follows:
Fu-Man-Chu Lionfish
Frogfish
Rhino Scorpion Fish
Engineer Goby
White Ribbon Eel
H. reidi Seahorse
6 Clams
LPS and Soft corals

[Travis]

How long have you had your frogfish for?