Lionfish color is off and didn’t come to eat

[duckdodgers]

For some reason my lionfish always knows when it is feeding time and today he didn’t come to eat or not really moving much he’s dark in color as well

 

[lion king]

How long have you had him and what do you feed him? How often do you feed him and how long has it been since he has eaten?

A much darker color can be a defensive/aggressive indicator, is anyone in the tank bothering him?

 

[duckdodgers]

He eats an assortment of meaty food shrimp oysters scallops and the only other fish i have in there is a tang and they been in there together for a year . Only thing i can think of is the urchin night of messed with him

 

[lion king]

Lions do actually do better being fed a couple times a week vs daily, every other day at most. Skipping a meal here or there is no big deal and I wouldn't get overly concerned unless it turned into a couple of weeks.

I got a better sight of your pic, and that's the classic color of being p'd off. The urchin was probably in his spot and he got stuck.

 

[duckdodgers]

Ok thanks i just got worried he looks better today