porkypuffer
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MY LIONFISH APPEARED TO SHEAD HIS/HER SLIM COAT. LOSS OF APPETITE. WATER TESTS FINE. ANY THOUGHTS OR SUGGESTIONS?
LIONFISH
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mr . salty
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Tese fish are hard to acclimate to a new tank. also hard to get a new one to eat. Keep a close eye on him. wish I could help more.STEVE
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wrassefan
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Can you give more details? What led upto this event? Is this a new addition or an old existing fish? What else is in there? I've had lions before and never seen them "shed a slime coat".
porkypuffer
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55gal tank with a foxface, porcupine puffer, picasso trigger and the lionfish. i've hade the lionfish for about 3 months. he was eating well.
porkypuffer
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MINE WAS EATING SIVERSIDES, FROOZEN SHRIMP ( THAWED ) FORMULA ONE CUBES AND FORMULA TWO CUBE. HASN'T EATEN IN FOUR DAYS. ALSO JUST NOTICED AN ICK BREAK OUT. REMOVED THE LIVE ROCK AND LOWERING THE SALINITY. DAMN!
porkypuffer
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THE COPPER TREATMENT IS TOO HARD ON THE FISH. THE BEST TREATMENT I'VE FOUND IS HYPOSALINITY. IT KILLS THE ICK, THE FISH RESPOND VERY QUICKLY AND IT'S FREE.
porkypuffer
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JUST GOT HOME FROM WORK TO FIND THAT THE ONLY THING LEFT OF THE FINS ON MY LIONFISH ARE THE POISONOUS SPINES. CAN ICK DO THAT? AND WILL THEY GROW BACK? ANY HELP IS APPRICIATED.