lion fish

[(619)jake]

im new to fish tanks have a 30g w/jalli a18 and fluval 205 i have 2 tomato clowns and a lion fish 2'' ive had the lion for 3 days and he wont eat!!can anyone help me?

[DaChrisDude]

Lionfish can be pretty fickle eaters...

What all have you tried to feed it?

Try a variety of different meats to see what will finally tempt it to each: Krill, mysis, clam, squid...

I don't know ig garlic as a food stimulant works on lions or not.... anyone else know?

If it refuses to eat you might have to resort to small live goldfish / shrimp....

[(619)jake]

i tried given him sallys silversides and omega one shrimp,i tried to give him 1/4 of an inch peace but he just looks at it! i got him from vets pets and they told me he will eat non live food, i guess im gunna half to go get some gold fish then or something

[iVgOnMaD]

try ghost shrimp and black mollies, that should get him to eat

[(619)jake]

will do thanx!!

[(619)jake]

is it normal for the lion to hide under my purple anemone?

[DaChrisDude]

black mollies?



Lionfish are hiders/perchers. They like to hang out in caves and such -often upside down....

[(619)jake]

so its normal..cool

[GrantMBrady]

feed him live fish only for a little while then try feeding small pieces of krill . . that seems to work usually also using a feeding stick and feeding krill/silversides will make him more likely to eat it because he thinks its alive.

[iVgOnMaD]

black mollies?



Lionfish are hiders/perchers. They like to hang out in caves and such -often upside down....

I feed mine baby mollies, better than guppies cuz they dont die in a day or two

You can get a clear feeding stick @ Pet Kingdom

[(619)jake]

so just let the live food go in the tank or try to hold the for him?

[iVgOnMaD]

let it go, when he starts eating constantly try to get him to switch to frozen and use a feeding stick to move the food around so he thinks its alive

[(619)jake]

i got him some live ghost shrimp and he still wont eat;(

[iVgOnMaD]

wait till the lights are off, they are most active at night.

[(619)jake]

ya ,i hope he eats