Fuzzy Dwarf lion stopped eating

zeen13

New Member
Hi, I have a 6" fuzzy dwarf lion and a 11" snowflake eel in a 45 gal tank. Typically my Fuzzy Dwarf eats like a fat kid at Golden Corral. I never had any problems feeding him (he ate frozen food the day after i put him in the tank). He would even do this thing where he spits water at me till i feed him. However, two weeks ago his attitude changed. He sits around a lot more, and doesn't greet me at feeding time. He hides from the tongs, but he will chase down floating food if it catches his eye. But any food he tries to eat he just spits out immediately. I thought it might be he was bored with his normal foods (shrimp, scallops, calamari, and whitefish) so i got some salmon at the supermarket. He ate some of that on monday, after not eating for a week, but has since been disinterested in food. I did a water change last weekend, thinking that might have something to do with it, but my water is perfect and he still wont eat. Does anyone have an idea why my fuzzy quit eating? What should I try?
 

al&burke

Active Member
Hi, I have a bunch of scorps myself. Tongs can turn a pred off frozen if by chance he gets a bad bite off of them. What I use is an acrylic rob with 50 lb line taped on the business end. This is softer on their mouths and make a good presentation of the frozen foods. The line is about 3 inches long, acrylic rod 3/16 to 1/4 inch diameter. Good on you for feeding frozen food. Good luck let us know how you make out.
 

zeen13

New Member
I looked into the molting and I think that might be what's going on. How long does it usually take them to molt?
 

zeen13

New Member
ok, I'm pretty sure he's molting as I just found a section of film at the bottom of the tank. Thanks so much for the help guys.
 

al&burke

Active Member
Usually I find they are out of sorts for 5 days or so, how big is your lion. Give the feeding rod a shot as well.
 
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