The lionfish is one of the most poisonous fish in the world, delivering a potent venom from its needle-like dorsal fins when attacked. It relies on camouflage and swift reflexes to catch prey, and is also known as the turkey fish, dragon fish, or scorpion fish. Keeping a lionfish requires a large, well-lit aquarium of at least 75 gallons with water between 75-79 degrees Fahrenheit and a salinity of 1.027.
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1. ABOUT LIONFISH The lionfish delivers a potent venom from its needle-like dorsal fins when it is attacked
2. The lionfish is one of the most poisonous fish in the world. The lionfish relies on its lightning swift reflexes and camouflage when it is catching its prey. The lionfish are also called Turkey fish, Dragon fish and Scorpion fish. Even though the lion fish looks more like a zebra or a spider, and not like a lion.The reason it is called a lionfish is because its controlled movement or due to the fact that they are fierce predators.
3. HOW TO KEEP A LIONFISH If you want to keep a lionfish the aquarium must be a large well lit aquarium tank, 75 gallon/280L or more water to allow the lionfish to move freely and the aquarium should be kept in a temperature of 75-79 F/24-26C and a salinity of 1.027