feeding lionfish

[Tony]

I have just acquired a lionfish with a very good appetite it eats anything
however I am a little worried about how much and how often to feed it
it always seems to be hungry


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[Chris]

Depends on the size of the feeding and what it is eating. Please do not
feed him gold fish. Try buying sal****er mollies and even try growing
and breeding them yourself its easy. Most LFS will but your extras if
there is any.
Chris Carney
www.exotic-aquatics.com

Tony wrote:

> I have just acquired a lionfish with a very good appetite it eats anything
> however I am a little worried about how much and how often to feed it
> it always seems to be hungry
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[lafe_el]

First time I have to give credit to someone, great response. A thought why
feed a animal from the ocean a fresh water that slowly destroy it over a
period of time.

"Chris" > wrote in message
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> Depends on the size of the feeding and what it is eating. Please do not
> feed him gold fish. Try buying sal****er mollies and even try growing
> and breeding them yourself its easy. Most LFS will but your extras if
> there is any.
> Chris Carney
> www.exotic-aquatics.com
>
> Tony wrote:
>
> > I have just acquired a lionfish with a very good appetite it eats
anything
> > however I am a little worried about how much and how often to feed it
> > it always seems to be hungry
> >
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[John B]

I've been told to feed them ghost shrimp. I haven't seen and LFS carry them
around here..do you breed them like brine shrimp?

John


"lafe_el" > wrote in message
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> First time I have to give credit to someone, great response. A thought
why
> feed a animal from the ocean a fresh water that slowly destroy it over a
> period of time.
>
> "Chris" > wrote in message
> news:jlnKb.68257$I07.311021@attbi_s53...
> > Depends on the size of the feeding and what it is eating. Please do not
> > feed him gold fish. Try buying sal****er mollies and even try growing
> > and breeding them yourself its easy. Most LFS will but your extras if
> > there is any.
> > Chris Carney
> > www.exotic-aquatics.com
> >
> > Tony wrote:
> >
> > > I have just acquired a lionfish with a very good appetite it eats
> anything
> > > however I am a little worried about how much and how often to feed it
> > > it always seems to be hungry
> > >
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[Pszemol]

"John B" > wrote in message ...
> I've been told to feed them ghost shrimp. I haven't seen and LFS carry them
> around here..do you breed them like brine shrimp?

Ghost shrimps are sometimes called glass shrimp or common shore shrimp.
Scientific name is Palaemonetes vulgaris if I recall correctly.
You can order them live from many online stores located in Florida.
I have seen them for sure on the inventory list of www.aquaculturestore.com
The price runs from about 50 cents each to about 15 cents each
and depends on the quantity of shrimps ordered in one shipment.
In terms of rising them at home - you would have to research it
since I have never done it before. They are probably cheap enough
to inhibit attempts to mess with "home shrimp factory"...
Especialy if you do not have whole herd of lionfishes - you have
only one hungry mouth to feed.

Good luck!

[reefman MC]

You can also feed the ghost shrimp enhanced brine of some sort, and that
will increase the life expectancy of the lionfish.


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[Pszemol]

"reefman MC" > wrote in message ...
> You can also feed the ghost shrimp enhanced brine of some sort, and that
> will increase the life expectancy of the lionfish.

Here is brief info about rising the fry at home:
http://www.aquaculturestore.com/info/css.html