Sea Robbin

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Neuticle
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Sea Robbin

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A couple of you guys know, I've been keeping a Sea Robbin in my reef for about six months now. I caught him as a .75" baby in the bay while I was catching bait. He's a good reef fish, but soon will be big enough to swallow his neighbors. I'm building a mangrove tank right now that will be his home when finished.

My first video, ever (lucky you :) )

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Sorry about the link, I guess this forum doesn't allow html embedding?
100 gal mixed reef, 30 gal sump, 4x54w T5, 2x150w HQI, OctoX 200 skimmer, Kalk top-off, rocky mixed reef.
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Re: Sea Robbin

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Cool vid and fish. That's honestly the first time I've ever seen one that actually eats pellets. Good deal.
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Yeah, I was surprised too. Other than the jumping, it's a great fish.
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I'd consider giving him to somebody with a bigger tank, he needs a sand bottom, but that's it.
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Cool, it may be a Bighead sea robin. I would not trust it with any reef fish or inverts when it gets a little larger.
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Crustman wrote:Cool, it may be a Bighead sea robin. I would not trust it with any reef fish or inverts when it gets a little larger.
Yup, he's got "ambush predator" written all over his spiny lizard head. :D
100 gal mixed reef, 30 gal sump, 4x54w T5, 2x150w HQI, OctoX 200 skimmer, Kalk top-off, rocky mixed reef.
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