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My new lion fish finally ate a few goldfish over a few days. Gave it one then next day gave it another. It loves them and I know not good for them Still won't take any other food. I noticed that this lion fish has a fat belly. Protruding out on both sides. If it was a koi, I would say it might...

Hi all, I have read that link several times. Good article. He will not take anything other than the gold fish. I will try to give it a silver side. I know gold fish isn't good for them. I will try the silver side on a string. It seemed interested in it but didn't take it. Used the stick method...

It finally ate a gold fish, I know now good for them. I can't find ghost shrimp. Did get some frozen silver side. Hopefully it will start soon eating those. Thanks for your help

Oh forgot to mention, he doesn't hang around any ph or returns.

Nope no one picking on him. I tried a small gold fish. When the puffer comes to try to grab it the lion goes after him. As if to say it's mine. They all seem to stay off by themselves. The puffer is afraid of the lion so it won't go pick on him or her. The lion is more active now, moving off...

LOL guess some of the guys here would love me to feed their girl friends to the fish lol. Other fish, niger trigger, puffer, clown and damsel. They each have their own side of the tank. They do swim by the lion. He shows no interest in any of them. Just not hungy I guess thanks for any info

hi it is a volitan. Not even interested in the gold fish. Figured I would use the gf for a day or two. Put it down by it's face, and no way. The other fish loved the gf. Guess he isn't hungry yet. Gotta be a male fish, so stubborn

Well went to the store, to try n get ghost shrimp. They do not carry it. I can buy frozen silverside, but then again that is frozen food. So I know gold fish are not good for the lion. The store said just use it to make him eat something. Well after two going into tank, the other fish love them...

Hi my lion fish has been in the tank for 4 days now. He still will not take anything from the feeding stick we use. I tried guppies (which I found out is not good for them even though the store sold them to me for him). Tried dried krill on the stick. Also tried brine shrimp floating around the...

Thank you all for your response. I knew not to rinse too much off, but forgot to turn the filter off, so that dirty water did go into the tank. I did forget to rinse in salt water. Which is a bummer. I know there is still good stuff in the filter. I will do another water change in a week. Don't...

Great idea. One question well 2 actually. Where did you find the egg crate and why do you need the 2 2-tube 4' utility fixtures 6 " facing forward. So u used 2 (two 2-tube 4 foot) How would that fit if you are only putting that 3" from back of tank. I am confused of course. I figured when I find...

I was wondering what I can make one out of a refugium. I assume it is a holding tank that one puts in live plants that are sw appropriate plants. Can one make one easily// You pump water in and then out of the refugium. I did this with my koi pond. The water flowed out over a spillway down into...

Hi, thanks for info. I have read and researched about lion fish, Got a volitan, think it is called black. Just put into tank yesterday. Did the trickle and soaked before I put in the isolation tank for his trickle. They say he is medium, I had asked for a small one, his body is 3-4". All the...

My ifs sold me guppies as feeder fish, I gather that isn't good for my lion. Of course, he was just put in the tank yesterday. Why don't the supplier to the ifs tell the store what the fish have been eating, in my case what has the lion fish ate. I guess it won't kill the lion to put the few...

Can the macro algae be put in the fish tank, or do I have to put it somewhere else, like in my filter system?? Need to control my nitrates

thank you very much. Will get a diff test kit

Thanks for answering. Oops used fresh water. Will remember next time. What an error right. Not using strips. Using API. The testing could be off. So what about another water change. Wait a few days or a week?? I use to raise koi and had a fresh water aquarium. This tank is about a year old...

I assume my nitrates spiked because I forgot to turn filter off and the tank all messed up. Right? It went up to red before I finished shaking the tube. I only rinsed the filters off, didn't wash them thoroughly because in fresh water and in raising Koi, you remove the natural bacteria. I assume...