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fishymissy

fishymissy

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Have you checked your water parameters? Have you done a water change?
What have you been feeding him?
What kind of lionfish?
How big is the tank?
Any tankmates?
 
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I Check My Water Every Two Weeks
I Do Regular Water Changes 10 To 20 Percent
I Fead Him Silversides And Shrimp
55 Gallons
Tank Mates Are A Snowflake And A Purple Tang
 
fishymissy

fishymissy

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Have you noticed anything unusual about the fish? Like, heavy breathing, mouth unable to close, darkening of color, clamped fins, excessive hiding (for a lionfish that is!), any spots, excessive slime?
Are any of your tests reading high?
Although you are rightly concerned about his lack of eating, they can go quite some time without food.....so don't panic! :)
 
skirk

skirk

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Not that this is the case but I had one dislocate his jaw. I guess it can happen when they snap out at food. Anyways, I put post on the community board here for weeks and it never resolved. I even went as far as picking him/her up with my hand (in a glove) and manually trying to put it back in place with my fingers. Nothing worked and it went on for 6weeks. Even then it wasn't showing any distress from not eating. So you've got plenty of time. You could barely tell the jaw was messed up. But the upper mouth part that snaps out was drooped down slightly lower then my other lions. Eventually I put him in my friends tank (trying the new house thing with him) and he was eaten up in about 2 minutes by his tesselata (honeycomb) eel. The lion was about 8"long and the eel about 4ft long. I wouldn't have put him in if I knew that was going to happen.
Not that this is your fishes problem, just letting you know 1. It can happen. 2. You've got plenty of time. Good luck
P.S. I think it's better that the lion is darker vs being pale and losing color.
 
clowntrigger2k

clowntrigger2k

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I HAV A BLACK LION WHICH DID THE SAME HE WENT ON A FOOD STRIKE BUT GIVE HIM TIME HE WILL EAT AGAIN , I WAS TOLD IT IS GOOD TO FEED THEM ALITTLE NOT A ALOT BECAUSE THEY BECOME LAZY , JUST GIVE HIM TIME HE,LL EAT GAIAN ,WHAT DO YOU FEED HIM ?
 
fishymissy

fishymissy

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Take a sample of your water to your LFS and have them double check it. Test kits have been known to be wrong.
Have you recently removed or repositioned a powerhead? I'm thinking you could possibly have a lower oxygen content.
Has the lions breathing changed in any way?
 
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Have Made No Changes What So Ever!!!
When I Got Home Tonight I Looked At The Poor Guy
And I See Where Is Fins(Hope That Is What Their
Called)Were White&Like A Purple Color,On The
Very Tips. They Used To Be Like The Rest Of The
Fin,A Deep Red&A Burnt Browm. OK I"AM NOT GOOD AT
COLORS,But The Tips Are Different.
 
fishymissy

fishymissy

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Okay, this is what I would do. I can't say for sure that any of this will help, but it sure can't hurt. Do a water change, then do another one 2 days later. Make sure that at least one powerhead is aimed near the surface to provide agitation. Turn your lighting off for a few days (if possible......if you can't because of corals, then darken one side underneath the lights. You can use a dark plastic or wood, anything that is not flammable, NO PAPER). Watch him closely for any signs of white spots, like grains of salt, or a white powdery dusting on him, or a change of breathing. Do not attempt to feed him right now. Don't panic.
Good luck......
 
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At Night When I Turn The Light Off,If I Point A
Flashlight At The Floor I Can See Him Out And
About. The Other Morning When I First Turned On
The Light I Got A Good Look At Him No White
Spots Or Anything Wierd Other Than What I Already
Mentioned.
 
fishymissy

fishymissy

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One thing I forgot to say....add some carbon to your filter (if you already have some in there,then go ahead and change it).
 
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Hey! Guess what?? HE ATE!! (1 ghost shrimp for sure---more in tank). Maybe not the best thing,I dont know, but after almost 14 days, they might taste pretty good. Thanks to everybody that replied. I might seem a little old fashioned, but I think it's neat when people help each other, not even knowing each other. So Thanks to all, but especially one. THANKS, FISHYMISSY.
 
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