help w Lionfish

I have a common lionfish in my tank which is new and has not been eating
for about 4 days now.

In my previous tanks in the US I've had a similar setup and maanged to
get my Lion fish to eat within the first day of when it is in the tank.
Usually I get a very small fish (long white that I can get in a local
super market in Hong Kong). I put this on a long wooden satay stick and
wiggle the small fish in front of them and they usually learn to accept
this. This one now is about 3.5" in length.

He dont look stressed as he swims around quite happily. I cant find any
major deseases on it. So whats up with my one?

Spec: Approx 160gals, 110lbs of live rock, large sump underneath,
Skimmer, UV, two triggers, 1 clown and a puffer who are all eating and
doing fine.

THanks

Michael

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.


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Hmm I forgotten about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.

I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a different diet to what marine
fish are use to and thought it might give them other diseases. I also found it made my
other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.

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good luck trying to wean him in the tank with the others.

I have a 3.5" Volitan Lionfish now that was given to me a few months back. he refuses to eat anything that isn't live.

I even forced him to go a week at the time and he still doesn't eat anything that isn't live. I had to move him to a separate tank because my triggers will eat anything that hits the water before the lion had a chance. I'd even feed the Picasso until he bloated from eating so much and he'd still eat every single feeder or ghost shrimp I'd add to the tank.

if you can get ghost shrimp they are a better choice then feeder guppies or gold fish. the fat content of feeder fish cause liver disease in marine fish if feed to them on a regular basis.

you'd be better off to put the lion in it's own tank until you wean him.

kc

"Michael Lee" wrote in message ...
Hmm I forgotten about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.
I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a different diet to what marine fish are use to and thought it might give them other diseases. I also found it made my other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.
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nothing like server burps.

kc

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message ...
good luck trying to wean him in the tank with the others.

I have a 3.5" Volitan Lionfish now that was given to me a few months back. he refuses to eat anything that isn't live.

I even forced him to go a week at the time and he still doesn't eat anything that isn't live. I had to move him to a separate tank because my triggers will eat anything that hits the water before the lion had a chance. I'd even feed the Picasso until he bloated from eating so much and he'd still eat every single feeder or ghost shrimp I'd add to the tank.

if you can get ghost shrimp they are a better choice then feeder guppies or gold fish. the fat content of feeder fish cause liver disease in marine fish if feed to them on a regular basis.

you'd be better off to put the lion in it's own tank until you wean him.

kc

"Michael Lee" wrote in message ...
Hmm I forgotten about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.
I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a different diet to what marine fish are use to and thought it might give them other diseases. I also found it made my other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.
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Yeah errrr this is what keeps happening to me. I try and fool my Pacasso
trigger in a small temp container. He seems quit happy in there as long
as the food keeps coming.
This gave the live fish to swim and get teh Lion's fish attention.

So at least he ate a few. First time I've had a Lion fish not eat my
bait on a stick!!! Will just keep trying.

Many Thanks

Michael

Dragon Slayer wrote:

good luck trying to wean him in the tank with the others. I have a
3.5" Volitan Lionfish now that was given to me a few months back. he
refuses to eat anything that isn't live. I even forced him to go a
week at the time and he still doesn't eat anything that isn't live. I
had to move him to a separate tank because my triggers will eat
anything that hits the water before the lion had a chance. I'd even
feed the Picasso until he bloated from eating so much and he'd still
eat every single feeder or ghost shrimp I'd add to the tank. if you
can get ghost shrimp they are a better choice then feeder guppies or
gold fish. the fat content of feeder fish cause liver disease in
marine fish if feed to them on a regular basis. you'd be better off to
put the lion in it's own tank until you wean him. kc

"Michael Lee" wrote in message
I forgotten
about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.

I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a
different diet to what marine fish are use to and thought it
might give them other diseases. I also found it made my
other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the
deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead
items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or
small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try
giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and
keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think
ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.

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I've had some in the past I could not wean. these are the ones that try your patients and eventually get traded off. it gets quite expensive feeding a 15" Volitan.

kc

"Michael Lee" wrote in message ...
Yeah errrr this is what keeps happening to me. I try and fool my Pacasso trigger in a small temp container. He seems quit happy in there as long as the food keeps coming.
This gave the live fish to swim and get teh Lion's fish attention.
So at least he ate a few. First time I've had a Lion fish not eat my bait on a stick!!! Will just keep trying.

Many Thanks

Michael

Dragon Slayer wrote:

good luck trying to wean him in the tank with the others. I have a 3.5" Volitan Lionfish now that was given to me a few months back. he refuses to eat anything that isn't live. I even forced him to go a week at the time and he still doesn't eat anything that isn't live. I had to move him to a separate tank because my triggers will eat anything that hits the water before the lion had a chance. I'd even feed the Picasso until he bloated from eating so much and he'd still eat every single feeder or ghost shrimp I'd add to the tank. if you can get ghost shrimp they are a better choice then feeder guppies or gold fish. the fat content of feeder fish cause liver disease in marine fish if feed to them on a regular basis. you'd be better off to put the lion in it's own tank until you wean him. kc
"Michael Lee" wrote in message I forgotten about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.
I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a different diet to what marine fish are use to and thought it might give them other diseases. I also found it made my other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.
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good luck trying to wean him in the tank with the others.

I have a 3.5" Volitan Lionfish now that was given to me a few months back. he refuses to eat anything that isn't live.

I even forced him to go a week at the time and he still doesn't eat anything that isn't live. I had to move him to a separate tank because my triggers will eat anything that hits the water before the lion had a chance. I'd even feed the Picasso until he bloated from eating so much and he'd still eat every single feeder or ghost shrimp I'd add to the tank.

if you can get ghost shrimp they are a better choice then feeder guppies or gold fish. the fat content of feeder fish cause liver disease in marine fish if feed to them on a regular basis.

you'd be better off to put the lion in it's own tank until you wean him.

kc

"Michael Lee" wrote in message ...
Hmm I forgotten about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.
I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a different diet to what marine fish are use to and thought it might give them other diseases. I also found it made my other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.
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good luck trying to wean him in the tank with the others.

I have a 3.5" Volitan Lionfish now that was given to me a few months back. he refuses to eat anything that isn't live.

I even forced him to go a week at the time and he still doesn't eat anything that isn't live. I had to move him to a separate tank because my triggers will eat anything that hits the water before the lion had a chance. I'd even feed the Picasso until he bloated from eating so much and he'd still eat every single feeder or ghost shrimp I'd add to the tank.

if you can get ghost shrimp they are a better choice then feeder guppies or gold fish. the fat content of feeder fish cause liver disease in marine fish if feed to them on a regular basis.

you'd be better off to put the lion in it's own tank until you wean him.

kc

"Michael Lee" wrote in message ...
Hmm I forgotten about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.
I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a different diet to what marine fish are use to and thought it might give them other diseases. I also found it made my other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.
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good luck trying to wean him in the tank with the others.

I have a 3.5" Volitan Lionfish now that was given to me a few months back. he refuses to eat anything that isn't live.

I even forced him to go a week at the time and he still doesn't eat anything that isn't live. I had to move him to a separate tank because my triggers will eat anything that hits the water before the lion had a chance. I'd even feed the Picasso until he bloated from eating so much and he'd still eat every single feeder or ghost shrimp I'd add to the tank.

if you can get ghost shrimp they are a better choice then feeder guppies or gold fish. the fat content of feeder fish cause liver disease in marine fish if feed to them on a regular basis.

you'd be better off to put the lion in it's own tank until you wean him.

kc

"Michael Lee" wrote in message ...
Hmm I forgotten about live feeders! ok will try some live ones.
I never use to like using live feeders since they might be a different diet to what marine fish are use to and thought it might give them other diseases. I also found it made my other fish get real agressive.

I'll do this like you said and then slowly move on to the deadfish.


Thanks

Michael




reefman MC wrote:

So my understanding is you,ve only tried feeding him dead items. I would
see about getting something live for him like guppies or small
goldfish. If he takes the live fish then each day try giving him the
dead fish if he doesn't take it give him the live one, and keep trying
this every day until he takes the dead one. I think ultimately he'll
take the dead fish. Lion fish are always hungry.
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