Ghost shrimp, guppies, and mollies are the go to feeders in the hobby, and from what I’ve heard they work great for Lions. Freshwater Ghost Shrimp works just fine.
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Thanks!Ghost shrimp, guppies, and mollies are the go to feeders in the hobby, and from what I’ve heard they work great for Lions. Freshwater Ghost Shrimp works just fine.
Some great nutrition threads for predators:
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Nutrition, maybe even more important than water quality, or at least equal to. I always give the disclaimer, that I am not an expert, because like myself, I expect everyone to do their own research. Oops, I forgot those were the 4 most dangerous words, "do your own research". I have over 3...WHY feed live to the Scorpaenidae
Anyone that have read my threads or post, know that I am a staunce advocate for feeding live food to many species of lions, scorps, and anglers. In this installment let's examine how I came to this adamant position. Be aware that this hobby is never absolute and there are always exceptions. This...Quality of food for predators
These statistics are even reported by the hobbyist magazines you are all familiar with, how predators in the aquarium have a dismal lifespan. Here are some of the numbers I've read; moray eels 2-4 years, volitan lions 3-5 years, dwarf lions 1-2 years, anglers 1-2 years, various scorps and others...
I bought my dwarf zebra lionfish almost two years ago. I had read somewhere that freshwater feeders were ok for temporary but long term feeding should be with sw feeders. I set up a 30 g. and bought sw grass/ghost shrimp, about 250 at a time and keep them. I also have several other sw tanks and thru some in each of those tanks (very good little cleaners). I would scoop up two or three of the larger ones in a net and feed the lionfish. I tried all kinds of approaches to get it to eat frozen (thawed) krill, but never had any luck. About 8 months after I bought my lionfish, I was having problems trying to restock my supply of sw ghost shrimp. I was also having issues finding feeder fw fish. At feeding one day, I caught a live shrimp and before I released it into the dzl tank, I noticed that he was following the movement of the net. He seemed to associate the net with food. I thawed some krill, added one larger one to the net and moved the net and krill around in front of the dzl. He followed it intently. I let the krill go, and as it floated by him, he scarfed it up. I now feed him chunks of raw shrimp and krill soaked overnight in Selcon.
