Where to buy Volitan Lionfish, Colored
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About Volitan Lionfish, Colored
A striking fish with fan-like pectoral fins featuring bold red, brown, and white banding. The body is elongated with venomous spines in the dorsal, pectoral, and anal fins, and a distinctive large mouth adapted for ambush predation.
Key facts
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Care Requirements
- • 120+ gallon tank minimum • Stable water: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, low nitrates • Nocturnal; needs caves/rockwork for daytime shelter • Feed live/frozen meaty foods (fish, shrimp) • Cannot be housed with small fish or invertebrates
- Care Level
- Expert
- Diet
- carnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Diet Details
- Feed live or recently thawed frozen small fish (silversides, small mullet) and crustaceans. They are ambush predators and may not accept prepared foods readily. Feed juveniles 2–3 times weekly; adults 1–2 times weekly.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Min tank size
- 125 gallons
- Appearance
- A striking fish with fan-like pectoral fins featuring bold red, brown, and white banding. The body is elongated with venomous spines in the dorsal, pectoral, and anal fins, and a distinctive large mouth adapted for ambush predation.
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
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