i let my lion fish starve and my gobie is missing .. ok now what?

[nywaters]

some of the replys said to let the lion fish starve a few days so he can get used to frozen food but when i came home yesterday my gobies fin was sticking out his mouth .... and the lion fish is small about the same size as the gobie (diamond back gobie) about 4 inches ... now my lion fish looks like he's 8 months pregnant lol
what other agrresive fish can i get for an agressive tank ,,, at this rate his meal is expensive
thank you guys a lesson well learned lol

 

[marc42fe]

Hey my lion is the same way. I dont think he'll get hungry for frozen till he catches ALL other tank mates. The first time I saw him open his mouth I almost went into shock, it has to be at least 5 times the size of his body, like a snakes mouth.

 

[rane]

LMAO...sorry to hear about that NYWATERS..but thats what i did with my lion ..well he started to eat the first day...if your close to NJ I recommed going to Absolutley Fish its the best LFS i have seen iin the area they are located in Clifton NJ all my fish i have gotten from there after my big lose after buying fish at Petland discounts that sell fish with ick on them..this place has incredible tanks always clean a bit pricy but its worth it...never had a problem with fish not eating

 

[beth]

If it fits in his mouth, the lion will eat it, starved or not.

 

[killyah]

very true!!!!!!

 

[fshhub]

exactly, sorry to hear about the loss, but as beth had noted those are the facts with lions

 

[porcupine puffer]

my lion fish ate both of my damsels. (the only small fish in the tank) so now i just stick feed him fish.

 

[deuce biggalow]

Lions will eat anything that they can fit into their mouths. I had a large lion it probably ate about 300 dollars worth of fish. My good friend had a small lion, he wanted to get rid of it becuase it was eating everything in his tank. We put it in my tank and guess what,,, my lion ate him..