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I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped me out with my lionfish starving himself back in April. He went almost 2 wks wo eating and barley ever swimmed around. Sometimes he would lay at the bottom of the tank on his side barley breathing. I never would have thought it was because...

I will try that tomorrow thanks

Yes, tried garlic my whole house smells like garlic. I think my lion is part vamp and garlic scares him. I will get a feeding stick tomorrow but he watches everything I do and knows the difference between live and not live food. At this point I will try everything even buying $.25 Shrimp.

He is eating the shrimp ok but will not even look at the silver sides. He still is not moving around too much. If the shrimp crawls right in front of him he will eat it but he will not go out of his way to get the shrimp. These shrimp are not cheap and do not stay in the feeder buckets I used...

He is swimming around a little more but still not eating. He is breathing slow, but not sitting at the bottom of the tank or hanging upside down at the filer. He tried to eat one ghost shrimp but got a mouthful of rocks-I did not see him spit out the rocks right away like he usually does. Any...

Originally Posted by sepulatian Do some water changes to reduce the nitrates. FW goldfish are very bad to feed your lion. It causes fatty liver disease which can kill him. Get him eating silver sides. You may have to use a feeding stick. Wiggle the silver side in front of him. You may have to...

He gets 2 small goldfish a day alomst everyday . Nirates are usuall ytaht high and nitire show white which is 0 ppm according to my teat kit. I have always had a little high nitrate and very low/safe level nitrite. A few weeks ago the lion ate a XL lawnmower blenny and had a very large tummy...

I have a 110gallon tank and last week my v. lionfish stopped eating and lays at the bottom of the tank. I did a water change and added an extra power head in increase water movement. The tank has been set up over a year. A blue damsel, chocolate chip starish and 2 snails live with the lion...