What has your dwarf lionfish eaten?

ctrl+f · 03/30/2010, 05:26 PM

I've been going through the archives looking for info on dwarf lionfish, and I am seeing plenty of contradictory info.

So, if you have kept a dwarf lion, what has it snacked on? We'll assume shrimp are automatic lunch.

Here are some things posted in past threads:

They'll eat "whatever fits in their mouths", or "anything half their size or smaller."
Lots of people think a dwarf lion will eat a mandarin, but lots recommend dwarf angels as tankmates. They reach roughly the same maximum size, so this confuses me.
Lots of people say they've kept one with no trouble at all, but they don't say how big their other fish are or how long they've been together.

piscivorous · 03/30/2010, 05:38 PM

It has always been my impression from years of reading lionfish threads that they will basically eat any fish, shrimp, or crab that they can get their mouth around....and their mouths open pretty big...so probably half, maybe slightly more than half their size. I don't have any personal experience with them, but I've read a TON on them simply because I am in love with the volitans....but I will need a larger tank if I ever want to own one...and it will likely have to be a fish-only tank.

shifty51008 · 03/30/2010, 05:41 PM

i can't say much about dwarfs but my volitan lion ate my 4.5" perc. and the lion was only around 7" or so.

a.stebel · 03/30/2010, 06:19 PM

My Fuzzy Dwarf Lion ate 2 firefish and a secretive wrasse. All in a matter of 4 days. Now he is in the Fowlr tank.

thebkramer · 03/30/2010, 06:52 PM

He never ate any of his tankmates. My Fuzzy at first only ate feeder shrimp. I eventually got him to eat frozen brine, Ocean Nutrition Formula One, and silversides. BOY was it tough to get him to eat frozen!!!!!
I had to tie it to fishing line and shake it as if it were alive, it took almost 2 months to get him to bite! Every night, twice a night. I don't miss that! I do miss him stalking his prey though!!!! (an emerald crab took a chunk outta him one day and he passed)

Newreeflady · 03/31/2010, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a.stebel

My Fuzzy Dwarf Lion ate 2 firefish and a secretive wrasse. All in a matter of 4 days. Now he is in the Fowlr tank.

Hi, how large was the dwarf? How large was the wrasse?

thx,
-A

GilRoman74 · 03/31/2010, 07:08 AM

I haven't had any issues with my fuzzy dwarf, I feed him regularly with feeder fish atleat 2-3 a week. He's about 2.5-3" long. I've had him in mixed company for about a year now. Most of my fish are considered semi-aggressive so they wouldn't tolorate such shennanigans from him. Well so I hope

new2salt09 · 03/31/2010, 08:25 AM

they can go eather way my first FDL I would hand feed kril very cool fish never bothered his tank mates
the secound was a differint story would not eat krill atleast i never saw him eat it always picked out of the filter sock although he did eat a pair of fire fish
and any other live thing that he could fit in his mouth
i never did get a chance to try a feeder stick & krill with him
it seams that if you can get them to eat frozen food and keep them fat & happy they wont bother others

03/30/2010, 05:26 PM	#1
ctrl+f Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 174	What has your dwarf lionfish eaten? I've been going through the archives looking for info on dwarf lionfish, and I am seeing plenty of contradictory info. So, if you have kept a dwarf lion, what has it snacked on? We'll assume shrimp are automatic lunch. Here are some things posted in past threads: They'll eat "whatever fits in their mouths", or "anything half their size or smaller." Lots of people think a dwarf lion will eat a mandarin, but lots recommend dwarf angels as tankmates. They reach roughly the same maximum size, so this confuses me. Lots of people say they've kept one with no trouble at all, but they don't say how big their other fish are or how long they've been together.

03/30/2010, 05:38 PM	#2
piscivorous Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Groton, N.Y. Posts: 801	It has always been my impression from years of reading lionfish threads that they will basically eat any fish, shrimp, or crab that they can get their mouth around....and their mouths open pretty big...so probably half, maybe slightly more than half their size. I don't have any personal experience with them, but I've read a TON on them simply because I am in love with the volitans....but I will need a larger tank if I ever want to own one...and it will likely have to be a fish-only tank.

03/30/2010, 05:41 PM	#3
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	i can't say much about dwarfs but my volitan lion ate my 4.5" perc. and the lion was only around 7" or so.

03/30/2010, 06:19 PM	#4
a.stebel Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie Posts: 119	My Fuzzy Dwarf Lion ate 2 firefish and a secretive wrasse. All in a matter of 4 days. Now he is in the Fowlr tank.

03/30/2010, 06:52 PM	#5
thebkramer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 3,198	He never ate any of his tankmates. My Fuzzy at first only ate feeder shrimp. I eventually got him to eat frozen brine, Ocean Nutrition Formula One, and silversides. BOY was it tough to get him to eat frozen!!!!! I had to tie it to fishing line and shake it as if it were alive, it took almost 2 months to get him to bite! Every night, twice a night. I don't miss that! I do miss him stalking his prey though!!!! (an emerald crab took a chunk outta him one day and he passed)

03/31/2010, 07:08 AM	#7
GilRoman74 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 79	I haven't had any issues with my fuzzy dwarf, I feed him regularly with feeder fish atleat 2-3 a week. He's about 2.5-3" long. I've had him in mixed company for about a year now. Most of my fish are considered semi-aggressive so they wouldn't tolorate such shennanigans from him. Well so I hope

03/31/2010, 08:25 AM	#8
new2salt09 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: mt. morris mi Posts: 90	they can go eather way my first FDL I would hand feed kril very cool fish never bothered his tank mates the secound was a differint story would not eat krill atleast i never saw him eat it always picked out of the filter sock although he did eat a pair of fire fish and any other live thing that he could fit in his mouth i never did get a chance to try a feeder stick & krill with him it seams that if you can get them to eat frozen food and keep them fat & happy they wont bother others