BIG Problem

[joe4117]

Hi I cant get my lion fish to eat. ive tried making the silver sides as live as you can make them but he ignores them. its been four days. I know hes hungry cause he ate a small damsel i had in there the first day and since then he wont eat. what do i do besides payinig 5.99 for a small damsel?
Please help!!

 

[geridoc]

Depending on the fish's size, you should buy a couple of feeder goldfish or guppies and feed him those - but only as a temporary measure. As he gets used to eating in your tank, he will eventually take silversides from a feeding stick. Do not give in to temptation and keep feeding him guppies or goldfish -freshwater fish are not healthy for lions. Evenutally, your fish will eat a wide variety of foods, it just takes time, so be patient (good advice for everything in this hobby).

 

[sepulatian]

Don't feed him freshwater fish. If you need to feed him live foods for now go with ghost shrimp.

 

[scotts]

You should proably check out the aggressive fish forum and/or ask the question there. Just trying to help, can you tell I have NO idea what to do?