Any advice?

[stephenxbog]

Got a lionfish a month or so ago. He’s been eating the last couple of weeks in the display tank. The past couple of days he hasn’t eaten anything. I have him on a live only diet. And he’s ignored everything I’ve tossed in there the last 2 going on 3 days.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

@littlefoxx @Slocke

 

[i cant think]

Got a lionfish a month or so ago. He’s been eating the last couple of weeks in the display tank. The past couple of days he hasn’t eaten anything. I have him on a live only diet. And he’s ignored everything I’ve tossed in there the last 2 going on 3 days.

How often do you feed him? Lionfish can go days without requiring feedings (and it’s often recommended to have a gap of a day or two between feedings, especially on larger specimens).

This is my juvenile fu Manchu and in order to prevent overfeeding, I feed him every 2-3 days.

 

[Slocke]

Got a lionfish a month or so ago. He’s been eating the last couple of weeks in the display tank. The past couple of days he hasn’t eaten anything. I have him on a live only diet. And he’s ignored everything I’ve tossed in there the last 2 going on 3 days.

I agree with @i cant think . Predatory fish don't need to eat every day. Juveniles need every 2-3 days, and adults can go a week. If it doesn't eat for over a week, then you may want to worry.

 

[stephenxbog]

Got a lionfish a month or so ago. He’s been eating the last couple of weeks in the display tank. The past couple of days he hasn’t eaten anything. I have him on a live only diet. And he’s ignored everything I’ve tossed in there the last 2 going on 3 days.

How often do you feed him? Lionfish can go days without requiring feedings (and it’s often recommended to have a gap of a day or two between feedings, especially on larger specimens).

This is my juvenile fu Manchu and in order to prevent overfeeding, I feed him every 2-3 days.

I’ve been feeding him every day just one or 2 small minnows.

 

[Slocke]

I’ve been feeding him every day just one or 2 small minnows.

No, minnows are high in thiaminase . Feed mollies and guppies. Thiaminase will cause a vitamin B deficiency and death.

 

[i cant think]

I’ve been feeding him every day just one or 2 small minnows.

minnows are a bad food option as slocke has said - also what species of lion are we talking about?

If it’s a Volitans or larger species you may find the minnows are now too small for him anyway and possibly a waste of energy to hunt due to the lack of nutrients they’ll give.

 

[stephenxbog]

I’ve been feeding him every day just one or 2 small minnows.

minnows are a bad food option - also what species of lion are we talking about?

If it’s a Volitans or larger species you may find the minnows are now too small for him anyway and possibly a waste of energy to hunt due to the lack of nutrients they’ll give.

Dwarf zebra

 

[stephenxbog]

I’ve been feeding him every day just one or 2 small minnows.

minnows are a bad food option as slocke has said - also what species of lion are we talking about?

If it’s a Volitans or larger species you may find the minnows are now too small for him anyway and possibly a waste of energy to hunt due to the lack of nutrients they’ll give.

Even rosy reds?

 

[i cant think]

Dwarf zebra

IME through working in the trade, these guys size up on prey quite quickly for their size. Definitely try out something larger, whether river shrimp (this is what I usually start lions on due to the variability in size we can source over here) or mollies/guppies.

Even rosy reds?

Yes, all minnows are high in Thiaminase.

 

[littlefoxx]

I suggest trying to get it on frozen, more variety. Better food too. As mentioned, they dont eat daily