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LionFish says...... Avoid live foods. They are bad in nutrition and if you feed too much live food they can die. Well, try to get the lion to eat by using a feeder stick. Get a small clear tube or string and tie a piece of food to it and move it around to make it look alive. After awhile you...

LionFish says...... Thank God, I was actually quite worried that it would die on you. Way to go, man. Keep up the good work.

LionFish says...... Well, I do know what you're talking about since I have had at least one freshwater tank for the last 27 years. Yes, I can beat a filter tough fish tank. Try having a 10 inch Red Devil, a 5 inch Jack Dempsy, a 5 inch Texas Blue and 4 four inch African Cichlids in a 55 gallon...

LionFish says....... Contrary to some people's beliefs they are one, if not, the hardiest fish in the whole marine hobby. They are very disease resistant and they have a good appetite to keep them from starving. Although, you should always ask your fish store manager if they have trained their...

LionFish says...... First off, welcome to the board. Well I found a couple of small problems with your setup here. Number 1 probelm is the tank size. Too small for all those fish. Get a Dwarf Lion instead of a Volitan and it will be fine. Volitans generally grow to be too big for a 75 gallon and...

LionFish says..... Well, Volitans rarely exceed more than 12 inches in captivity and most stay around 10 inches their whole life. Ya know, its called spontaneous buying when you just go out and see a fish and don't think of the lives of the other ones. It is actually one of the most killing...

LionFish says..... Well, the thing I would check first would be, like goldfish said, the temperature. What do you keep it at? They prefer between 77 degrees and 82 degrees although, I keep mine at 78. Have you had any new additions to the tank recently? Anything at all? My lions did that when...

LionFish says..... I have never seen a Tusk starve itself but it may happen but I sure would hate to hear it after I advised you to get it. I would feel like I told you bad advice. My only other suggestion is to call all your fish stores near you and ask them what they feed their Harlequin...

LionFish says....... Well, I see you are new here and I would like to welcome you to the board. Next, filter systems, lets see here. I will tell you what I have in my 125 gallon aggressive tank. I currently have a Protien skimmer, a wet/dry system, and a UV sterilizer. These all keep the tank...

LionFish says..... Yeah, a week is good time for him to start eating. Man, I can't figure this out though. Mine ate within 2 days and was active about 3 hours after I got him but of course I got him from my LFS. Just keep trying to feed him and I'm sure he will come around.

LionFish says...... Your algea is quite common but is not a welcome site in many peoples tanks. It is a diatom algea called Cyanobacteria. Nothing harmful to the fish but it spreads like wildfire and can make your tank look like crap. Cut back on lighting time. If you leave highpower lighting on...

LionFish says...... Well, this is a rather tough call because you haven't mentioned what triggers will go with it. It would do fine with most triggers but if the triggers will be either an Undulated or Queen I would say no. But if it any of the others it should be fine. These are big fish that...

LionFish says..... 27 years in freshwater as I have had at least one freshwater tank since I was 2 years old. Still have 2 running right now too. I've been in saltwater for 7 years but they have all been fish only/aggressive tanks. I started my first reef tank about a year ago and have loved it...

LionFish says..... My guess would be the Niger as it is a trigger and as much as people want to say that they are so docile they are still aggressive and it is in their nature to be aggressive. The eel could have done it be I doubt it. If you say the Niger can be pushy I would watch the Niger...

LionFish says..... Whoa what the heck is going on with that Tusk of yours? Mine never had any problems like this. Do keep the lights off for sure. Man, I can't think of any reason that it would just dart like that except the fact that something had to startle it. Did you come up to the tank to...

LionFish says..... What kind of algea are you referring to? Is it like a velvet sheet on the rocks or are you referring it to Calerpa algea which looks like plants? With that info I can help agood deal because I have dealt with it in the past.

LionFish says..... They commonly burrow in the night and stay out during the daylight. It is sttill new so it is still adjusting to the new home. It will become rather tame soon and will come out more and will comonly come out of its cave to see you. Not to much to worry about yet as it is so...

LionFish says..... What was your LFS giving him before you bought him? I usually get whatever they were feeding the fish and start my fish out on that. And slowly after I start using shrimp and then squid, and then silversides and after that krill. Aw crap, you got it through the mail didn't...

LionFish says...... Well, lets see here. 55 gallon. Well, my initial response is to get a snowflake eel in a 55 gallon. While the others need larger tanks beside the chainlink eel. Avoid a reef environment in less you plan to not get any inverts as eels enjoy them for snacks. You can put them in...

LionFish says..... Dlight, did you recieve the email I sent you? Check your mail and see if it got there. My email has been acting funky lately and seems to be causing me problems because I can't respond to any of my mail. If not I would be happy to answer your questions here. Sorry for the...