Help !!(lionfish)

joe4117

joe4117

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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!!
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sharkboy13

sharkboy13

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live ghost shrimp as said, have u tried soaking the silversides in garlic? and remember to gutload the shrimp
 
toughguy80

toughguy80

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Also do everything in a routine. Get the lion use to one thing happening then another so it knows it's feeding time. Like shark said, use ghost shrimp for a week or 2. Then try mixing it up. Use a ghost shrimp, then try to sneak a silverside in. Over time they will switch over to frozen food. I had a fuzzy dwarf which is nutoriously hard to get to eat frozen. It took about a month but I got him eating frozen.
 
joe4117

joe4117

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were can i get ghost shrimp, Thow i dont think hes too fond of shrimp since i have a small camel,cleaner,and 2 coral banded shrimp and he pays no attion to them.... Garlic ill try that but once the silver side falls to the ground he pays no attion to it.
its like he laughs at me as he watches them fall to the ground and turns his back Like two words i cant say here....
 
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triggcity

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Try live feeders to get him started, they switch to something else. The feeders will entice him, being that they'll swim for a bit, then they'll slow down and be eaten. It will give your lion a sense of predatory eating and boost his ego. Once his mane is nice and fluffy, he'll eat like a champ. I've seen this done before, but what does "old Triggcity know."
 
joe4117

joe4117

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its a violation lion about 5 inches. well i tried rosy reds and he eat one out five that died. does Any one know or do u know anybody that know how can purchase live saltwater minnows or shiners???????
 
v-lioness

v-lioness

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Well some can be stubborn but most of the time they come around pretty quick.
Do you have a feeder stick, is this what you are using with the silversides?
Does it seem to prefer smaller chunks? Is is possible the silversides you tried were to big.
Kaye
 
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