I have been trying to get my dwarf zebra lion to eat frozen foods (silversides, shrimp and scallops) for a few weeks but he will not touch anything that is not alive. Anyone have any tips for getting one to eat?
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Who is that aimed at?It would be nice to see pics of your 6-7" fuzzies eating a dead only diet, ones that you have had on a dead only diet for years.
Who is that aimed at?
Who said i kept it on dead fish? I explained what and how i got it to eat dead fish, It ate live and dead fish.It would be great if those offering advice could give some documentation how they achieved success
Who said i kept it on dead fish? I explained what and how i got it to eat dead fish, It ate live and dead fish.
It is something for the op to try, it may or may not work for him, nobody said its the only way, but its the way that worked for me, but it might work for him also.
I have kept lion fish and a number 0f predatory fish for over 20 years.
I planned on feeding him multiple things frozen and live but if frozen isnt healthy I will just stick with gutloaded shrimp and damsels. Thanks everyone for the advice!
What would you recommend for live foods other than ghost shrimp?A combo diet would be the best, that way you're never stuck if you can't get live for some reason, and it does save you some money. Live offers nutritional value that dead can't and the stimulation of the hunt, I think apathy may lead to some's early demise; so at least a weekly feeding of live is beneficial. I would be careful feeding salt water fish, disease is so rampant you will put him at high risk for disease and parasites. Any salt water fish really should be treated for internal parasites and qt'd to assure free of disease.
What would you recommend for live foods other than ghost shrimp?