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Unread 01/20/2011, 09:32 AM   #3
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
 
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Like Frank sez...they're pretty easy, and score high on the "oddball" factor as well. He wrote a great article on stingfish in ReefLife magazine, but unfortunately, I don't think there's any EZ way to get ahold of it, and besides, most of it is covered in his book.

We currently keep two species: I. didactylus and I. japonicus.

IME, these fish take pretty readily to the "stealth stick", and require a couple of inches of substrate suitable for burrowing (we use #3 or #1 grade aragonite). You'll mostly see their eyes, snout, and the first couple of dorsal spines, altho our specimens are alos out and about, esp. when they're reminding us that it's feeding day (3x/week for us).

Definitely a must-have for scorp lovers. How can you resist this face:




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Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!
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