(Ablabys taenianotus)Australian Red Cockatoo Waspfish

[ChilisREasy]

Any one Know any thing about these fish ?

[Casey]

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fi...sh/ataenio.htm

[jadefox]

Originally Posted by ChilisREasy

Any one Know any thing about these fish ?

I know this is an older thread, but I am seriously considering one of these for my seagrass refugium. Any thoughts?

[Twitterbait]

Treat them like a lionfish. poison in the spines along the dorsal fin and voracious eaters.

[ChilisREasy]

wow there toxic ? no-one ever told me, glad this thread re-surfaced

[Twitterbait]

Leaf fish are not nice when it comes to the dorsal fin. they are docile and cool looking but you need to be careful.

[ChilisREasy]

what all fish are listed under this Genus ?

[jadefox]

Originally Posted by ChilisREasy

what all fish are listed under this Genus ?

This so-called Waspfish is from the same order as the Firefish, Scorpionfish, Rockfish, Stonefish, Lionfish and more (Scorpaeniformes). Obviously the species most often seen in the hobby from this order are from the subfamily Pteroinae and the genera Pterois and Dendrochirus (the lionfish and dwarf lionfish). Of these genera, the genus Pterois are the true lionfishes while the species in the genus Dendrochirus are generally referred to as the dwarf lionfishes. The waspfish is from the the family Tetraogidae of the order Scorpaeniformes--so they are a cousin, if you will, to the better known lionfish. The genus Ablabys is one of 11 genera and 35 species of waspfishes.