finally got a fuzzy dwarf lionfish!

[kev.1979]

have been wanting one for a while and got one sunday! He is about 4 inches long and i put him with a valentini puffer and a lemonpeel angel. So far so good but I don't know how often I should feed him. He wouldn't eat the first 3 days so the lfs sold me some cheap little fresh water feeder fish and he gobbled them right up today. I read that you should not feed them fresh water food for a long period of time because of liver problems so what does everyone else feed and how often? thanks!

 

[pleasants9]

i feed mine saltwater feeder shrimp, fresh clams/mussels/oysters from publix, mysis shrimp, krill, and silversides.

 

[sepulatian]

They will even eat formula foods for your other fish in time. Congratulations on the new fuzzy! They are awesome fish. Variety is key.

 

[rcreations]

Mine eats pretty much everything now, including formula 1. But his favorite is raw shrimp and krill. But I also feed silversides and squid.

 

[olga21]

3 ghost shrimp once every 4-7 days. I brake a bamboo skewer in half and use a splinter as a handle to pierce the ghost shrimp. Do this for about a month. Once the lion reconizes the skewer as food you can try putting krill on the end. If he hasnt feed in a week he should go for the krill.

 

[pleasants9]

olga, you feed your lion every 4-7 days?

 

[jtrzerocool]

i feed mine about every 3-4 days...i feed him frozen silversides and frozen krill...every once in a while i'll pick him up a live peppermint shrimp...post a pic of yours...here is mine...

 

[cranberry]

Doooood.... pic needed!