Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)

[Domboski]

I picked this stonefish up while I was in Delaware. He has been eating pilotfish.

Hiding in the sand:

 

[Killerdrgn]

be careful, i think they're really poisonous.

 

[asianer]

dibs!!...oh, this isn't a for sale thread...

 

[Euroreefer]

WOW, cool looking fish. Does he fly out the sand and swallow his victims whole?

 

[Domboski]

WOW, cool looking fish. Does he fly out the sand and swallow his victims whole?

Yes he does. It is awesome.

Killer, just one of a few dangerous fish I have

and Andrew.... :lol2:

 

[RaSooch]

Really cool

Do you happen to have any video??

 

[Euroreefer]

Scary fish man! lol. you cant even see his eyes...or mouth... I wonder what part of him is poisonous.

 

[Domboski]

No video yet. I wanted to try and get a shot of him with his mouth open trying to eat a fish.

The spines on its back is where the poison is released. The "skin" on the spines can be pulled back and it exposes the sharp tip where the poison is released.

 

[Chapz]

that looks awesome.
Ur feeding it collected pilotfish u have?

 

[ellebelle]

nom nom nom :eat:

 

[Domboski]

that looks awesome.
Ur feeding it collected pilotfish u have?

Yes. I just took a quick video to post. Still waiting for photobucket to upload it

 

[Domboski]

Try to look past the green Algae :biggrin:

 

[Chapz]

Little does that pilot fish know but its going to be food later.

How many pilotfish did u collect since u dont want your supply to run out.

 

[Lenny718]

Very cool video Dom!

 

[Arrg]

Yeah pretty sure that's like the most poisonous fish in the world be careful with him. Saw one a couple months back at a lfs for $900 but be really careful around that.

 

[RaSooch]

Awesome video. so fast you could barley see it happening.

Thanks for the entertainment.

 

[jhale]

now you just need a blue ring octopus and your deadly fish collection will be complete

your too crazy, a stone fish :ack:

 

[Domboski]

It keeps the super out of my apartment :biggrin:

 

[jhale]

Just make sure Rusty :dog: keeps his paws out

 

[Domboski]

Little does that pilot fish know but its going to be food later.

How many pilotfish did u collect since u dont want your supply to run out.

I didn't collect enough to feed anything longterm. That wasn't the plan. The pilotfish are keeping the stonefish full until I get some cheap damsels