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Originally Posted by bouraganes Hey a friend of mine was moving and he gave me his Lion fish, it's a big sucker about 4 inches long. I am currently moving my smaller fish to another (smaller) tank. I was wondering do you think this guy will eat frozen fish or do I have to buy live? I am attaching a picture of Sebastian (that's what my wife calls him now).My video camera does a good job from a distance but up close really tends to pick up mostly the attnic light but you can still see him clearly- I would appreciate your input- |
I caught one once about 6 yrs ago in N.C while fishing and it was about 8 inches. I'd guess they would get to a 12in length if it was a large enough tank ?? I have never seen a tank raised one get much over 6 to maybe the size of the one I hooked . That one took a live bait I had bouncing along the bottom while Lure fishing for Cobia.. The bait was about as large as the Pterois volitans was..
As for their real size ??? largest on average is about 12 to 15 inches thats with perfect conditions and ocean wild .. They are becoming a real problem in the waters off of South east Va and along N.C outer banks many are roaming at large now its assumed they where released by aquarium hobbyist But they are doing very well there.