Dwarf Zebra Lionfish
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Sorry I haven't replied until now- been really busy with work and finding ghost shrimp for this guy. He eats them like it's nothing.
I got a cool little feeder rod that is clear and will be trying the weaning again this week since he is nice and fat now. He is so tame!! I forgot he was in my tank and was giving my starfish some food and then I realized he was just sitting near my hand waiting for food. He is nuts! Luckily he just sat there waiting so I gave him a shrimp as a thanks for not stinging me treat! He is a very active little guy now!
I will be looking more into the waspfish in the next few months. I talked to my lfs and they can get me one when I am ready.
Thanks for all of the great advice!!!! Now I know why you have more than one of these amazing fish! Such a cool little dude!
I got a cool little feeder rod that is clear and will be trying the weaning again this week since he is nice and fat now. He is so tame!! I forgot he was in my tank and was giving my starfish some food and then I realized he was just sitting near my hand waiting for food. He is nuts! Luckily he just sat there waiting so I gave him a shrimp as a thanks for not stinging me treat! He is a very active little guy now!
I will be looking more into the waspfish in the next few months. I talked to my lfs and they can get me one when I am ready.
Thanks for all of the great advice!!!! Now I know why you have more than one of these amazing fish! Such a cool little dude!
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More than one is a slight understatement...LOL
The fish will never actually sting you, but you need to be careful, as lionfish do become quite tame and unafraid, so you might brush up against its spines or put your hand on them. It's important to know where your fish is when doing in-tank chores.
That being said, my first P. volitans was so tame, I could have lifted it out of the water by hand. We had a routine where I'd hand-feed it a treat, then it went about its business whie I worked in the tank. I've had two other volitans over the years that learned a tap on the tail meant go to the opposite side of the tank.
What can I say? These fish are simply fascinating...
The fish will never actually sting you, but you need to be careful, as lionfish do become quite tame and unafraid, so you might brush up against its spines or put your hand on them. It's important to know where your fish is when doing in-tank chores.
That being said, my first P. volitans was so tame, I could have lifted it out of the water by hand. We had a routine where I'd hand-feed it a treat, then it went about its business whie I worked in the tank. I've had two other volitans over the years that learned a tap on the tail meant go to the opposite side of the tank.
What can I say? These fish are simply fascinating...
kelly4687
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Gotcha- yea I have been watching him now when I have my hand in the tank. He is getting way tame 
I can't wait to show him off this weekend when I have out of state friends visiting!
So I tried every kind of way to get him to eat frozen anything....today I throw a frozen (defrosted obviously) shrimp in the net, since he has been gobbling up the ghost shrimp that come out of there and he follows the net anyway. I put the net in, swish it a big, and the frozen shrimp falls out. Well he gobbled that thing up just like a ghost shrimp and then looked at me and spit it out. He did this about 4 more times today. What a brat!!!!
I can't wait to show him off this weekend when I have out of state friends visiting! So I tried every kind of way to get him to eat frozen anything....today I throw a frozen (defrosted obviously) shrimp in the net, since he has been gobbling up the ghost shrimp that come out of there and he follows the net anyway. I put the net in, swish it a big, and the frozen shrimp falls out. Well he gobbled that thing up just like a ghost shrimp and then looked at me and spit it out. He did this about 4 more times today. What a brat!!!!
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When you say "frozen", I'm assuming you mean "thawed" (just making sure)?
Sometimes it takes a bit of time, but keep at it. One food our fish find irresistible is salmon. Most grocers sell 6 oz pieces of salmon, tuna, swordfish, etc for like $3 or $4, and we get whatever is on sale like that. We cut them into larger chunks and freeze them on a plate, then you can toss them into a baggie in the freezer and thaw them and cut them into bite size bits as you use them.
Sometimes it takes a bit of time, but keep at it. One food our fish find irresistible is salmon. Most grocers sell 6 oz pieces of salmon, tuna, swordfish, etc for like $3 or $4, and we get whatever is on sale like that. We cut them into larger chunks and freeze them on a plate, then you can toss them into a baggie in the freezer and thaw them and cut them into bite size bits as you use them.