1.0Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation bloghttps://blog.blueventures.org/en/Silvia Parmeggianihttps://blog.blueventures.org/en/author/silvia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3D9Zrztq6G"><a href="https://blog.blueventures.org/en/using-beast-create-beauty/">Using the beast to create some beauty: A photo diary</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.blueventures.org/en/using-beast-create-beauty/embed/#?secret=3D9Zrztq6G" width="600" height="338" title="“Using the beast to create some beauty: A photo diary” — Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation blog" data-secret="3D9Zrztq6G" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://bvblog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blog.blueventures.org/media/2014/07/P1000532.jpg16001201Lionfish are beautiful but because of their exotic looks they are prized specimens within the aquarium trade, and are exported all over the world. But just like their name certainly suggests, they are also aggressive predators and, as often happens, keeping beautiful animals in captivity can backfire.