Maybe I should have asked for advice earlier but this has been going on for some time. I've had him just under a year. He is in a 90 gallon by himself. Nitrates are high but not toxic (close to 100ppm but I am lowering). Temp, salinity are both normal. Other then ammonia which I don't have a test kit for I don't think any other parameters would cause this. Since he is the only fish and I remove uneaten food ammonia is very unlikely to be an issue.
He's doubled in size at least since I got him and he would eat very much with gusto. Maybe for the last month or so he has reluctantly ate. ie he'd eat 1-3 pieces of shrimp a week when before he'd eat 1-3 shrimps a couple of times a week.
For the past 2 weeks he has not eaten at all. Unfortunately 95% of his diet is uncooked shrimp. He would occasionally eat scallops but got turned off those a while ago so I've just been feeding him shrimp with a couple of feedings of mysis shrimp. The mysis are messy though. I would loves to feeds LRS chunky but with no reef shops nearby paying $50 for dry ice shipments is not ideal.
Today I soaked the shrimp in garlic and still no effect. I did try some fish in the past and he did not touch that. If there was a reef shop near I'd get a chromis or something but since that is not an option I plan on dripping a couple of mollies to try and stimulate him. He's never had issues eating from tweezers in the past though.
He doesn't look too thin, his eyes are clear and he's still active as far as a lion fish gets. His top fins are not up as frequently but they do still go up sometimes when he's swimming. I can take some pics later but he more or less looks normal.
Other than mollies and maybe some fresh salmon anything else I should try? - keeping in mind seafood selection for me sucks here, never mind him. Most options are fresh water / frozen.
He's doubled in size at least since I got him and he would eat very much with gusto. Maybe for the last month or so he has reluctantly ate. ie he'd eat 1-3 pieces of shrimp a week when before he'd eat 1-3 shrimps a couple of times a week.
For the past 2 weeks he has not eaten at all. Unfortunately 95% of his diet is uncooked shrimp. He would occasionally eat scallops but got turned off those a while ago so I've just been feeding him shrimp with a couple of feedings of mysis shrimp. The mysis are messy though. I would loves to feeds LRS chunky but with no reef shops nearby paying $50 for dry ice shipments is not ideal.
Today I soaked the shrimp in garlic and still no effect. I did try some fish in the past and he did not touch that. If there was a reef shop near I'd get a chromis or something but since that is not an option I plan on dripping a couple of mollies to try and stimulate him. He's never had issues eating from tweezers in the past though.
He doesn't look too thin, his eyes are clear and he's still active as far as a lion fish gets. His top fins are not up as frequently but they do still go up sometimes when he's swimming. I can take some pics later but he more or less looks normal.
Other than mollies and maybe some fresh salmon anything else I should try? - keeping in mind seafood selection for me sucks here, never mind him. Most options are fresh water / frozen.