Lion Fish Died

leftyblite

leftyblite

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My fuzzy dwarf lion died last night and I'm not sure why.
He ate fine around 2PM and then around 10PM I noticed him lying upside down on the bottom of the tank. I got him several months ago when he was just over an inch and he grew to around 6 inches. My water parameters are as follows....
amonia......0
nitrite.......0
nitrate......11
salinity....1.024
temp.......78
Any ideas?????
 
camfish

camfish

Active Member
They don't do well unless put in a well establised tank. So how long was your tank up before you introduced the lion? By the way, sorry about your loss.
 
mx#28

mx#28

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He grew from 1 inch to 6 in several months???!!! It's possible that he died from overeating. Lionfish need time between feedings now and then to digest their food fully. Otherwise, food that stays in the gut begins to rot the fish away from the inside out.
 
camfish

camfish

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Originally Posted by MX#28
http:///forum/post/2875988
He grew from 1 inch to 6 in several months???!!! It's possible that he died from overeating. Lionfish need time between feedings now and then to digest their food fully. Otherwise, food that stays in the gut begins to rot the fish away from the inside out.

Wow, I didn't even catch that.
 
leftyblite

leftyblite

Member
I fed him every 3rd day. Please tell me I didn't royally

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up by over feeding?????
I've tried to research on this site and other sites on how to care for my fish as they are a joy and learning experience to me and my family. As some people on this site have known I research and geniuanly try to make the right decisions and properly care for my fish. If I've messed up, I'm sorry and I'll just have to learn more before I try again.
 
kube

kube

Member
had mine for a few months now, i feed every two to three days, for the most part all frozen foods, he did eat a firegoby one day, he was so fat after that that he sat on my mag float for about two days with the fish tail sticking out his mouth tell he could digest it all, sorry to hear he died
 
mx#28

mx#28

Active Member
Originally Posted by leftyblite
http:///forum/post/2876080
I fed him every 3rd day. Please tell me I didn't royally

[hr]
up by over feeding?????
I've tried to research on this site and other sites on how to care for my fish as they are a joy and learning experience to me and my family. As some people on this site have known I research and geniuanly try to make the right decisions and properly care for my fish. If I've messed up, I'm sorry and I'll just have to learn more before I try again.
Well, feeding every 3rd day is actually quite appropriate. What and how much did you feed? Also, what size is the tank and what are the other inhabitants?
Very sorry for your loss, BTW. You obviously care.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Have you checked for stray voltage? Your tank conditions look perfectly appropriate for a lion. What did he eat?
 
leftyblite

leftyblite

Member
Originally Posted by MX#28
http:///forum/post/2876407
Well, feeding every 3rd day is actually quite appropriate. What and how much did you feed? Also, what size is the tank and what are the other inhabitants?
Very sorry for your loss, BTW. You obviously care.
I fed him a mix of silversides, shrimp, squid, and clams. i usually fed until I would notice a slight bulge in his belly. He was allways a begger though. The tank is 150G, and tankmates are snowflake eel, blue tang, and foxface.
 
mx#28

mx#28

Active Member
Originally Posted by leftyblite
http:///forum/post/2877072
I fed him a mix of silversides, shrimp, squid, and clams. i usually fed until I would notice a slight bulge in his belly. He was allways a begger though. The tank is 150G, and tankmates are snowflake eel, blue tang, and foxface.
Everything you say you've done is spot-on, but I still find it hard to believe that the fish grew that fast with the way you fed.
You didn't see any aggression from the other fish (ie the eel) did you?
 
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