Description
Pterois mombasae
Appearance
Orange/red with white striping.
Care Level
Easy
Diet
Carnivore; frozen shrimp and thawed silverside fish. It is possible that some may first need to be coaxed into eating using live shrimp, but is very uncommon. Make sure to offer a variety of food.
Minimum Tank Size
50 gal.
Growth Size
6"
Facts
This lion is considered reef safe with caution. Reason being is that while the Lionfish is likely to eat and inverts and smaller fish they are not interested in coral. They are semi-aggressive but safe to keep with larger fish. It is important to note that Lionfish have venomous spines and caution should be taken to note where the Lionfish is prior to tank maintenance.
*Sizes vary, please contact for details.
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