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About Miles Lionfish
Pterois miles is a venomous lionfish with tan, brown, and white vertical bands across the body. It has distinctive fan-like pectoral fins with alternating dark and light bands, and venomous spines along the dorsal and pectoral fins.
Key facts
- Max Size
- 10
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Appearance
- Pterois miles is a venomous lionfish with tan, brown, and white vertical bands across the body. It has distinctive fan-like pectoral fins with alternating dark and light bands, and venomous spines along the dorsal and pectoral fins.
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Hawaii, including the Indian Ocean and western Pacific.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Level
- Expert
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank with plenty of rockwork for hiding and resting • Maintain temperature 72–78°F and salinity 1.020–1.026 • Feed live or frozen small fish (silversides, gobies) and shrimp 1–2 times daily; may take 2–3 days to acclimate to feeding • Avoid handling due to venomous spines; provide calm tankmates only • Nocturnal ambush predator; will consume small fish and crustaceans in the tank
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
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