lion wont eat anything

izzie · 02/25/2007, 03:08 PM

My dwarf lion will not eat anything. Tried feeder, guppies and ghost shrimp. He stocked the guppie all over but would not eat him. Why is this. Is the guppie to big. Was thinking of putting the lion in a 5g tank for feeding time. Would this cause more stress then anything. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Izzie

izzie · 02/25/2007, 05:37 PM

bump

SgJsg35 · 02/25/2007, 07:38 PM

I think it would cause more stress than it would be helpful. Have you tryed soaking any frozen food in garlic?

Sam Pirozzolo · 02/25/2007, 08:14 PM

How long have you had him? Has he eaten before? Are the other fish happy and eating. Are any fish missing-- I had a lion that ate farily big fish and couldn't eat for days.

izzie · 02/25/2007, 11:28 PM

just got it yesterday. Im missing a ghost shrimp i think. The LFS said he was eating frozen food on a stick. I have never seen him eat however. Kinda getting worried.
Izzie

FutureInterest · 02/25/2007, 11:34 PM

Fish can go a week or so without food without too much worry. He's just probably to insecure with his new environment to eat. Just be patient... once he feels secure he'll be eating like a pig. The hard part is getting them to eat frozen foods... so try feeding him frozen food on a stick as they did at the LFS.

IPowderBlueTang · 02/26/2007, 01:16 AM

I would have ask the LFS to feed the lion before purchasing the lion making sure the fish was eating.
I'm sure the lion is stress also from the move from the LFS to your tank! Give the lion sometime and it might start eating!

ccorpse27 · 02/26/2007, 01:22 AM

Give it time. Don't feed it for a week or two. Then feed it. Worked for my rhom piranha.

Mr31415 · 02/26/2007, 01:32 AM

Lionfish are similar to eels - they do not usually feed like other fish. Once or twice a week they'll eat a large meal then sit on it...

Sam Pirozzolo · 02/26/2007, 07:16 AM

All good advice. As a rule you should request that your LFS feed the fish before you but it. If they tell you it just ate, I would come back later. If they refuse to feed - go elsewhere.
Lions are natural predators for shrimp. He might be too full at the moment!? Give him time and DON'T sterss him out.

FMarini · 02/26/2007, 07:35 AM

have you read this-
lionfish info sheet
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/

nosferatu51 · 02/26/2007, 01:27 PM

My dwarf fuzzy occasionally plays Ghandi and goes on starvation strikes. Just keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't get too skinny. My general rule of thumb is that if it's been 2 weeks then you can start to worry, but anything under that and he may just be being a brat. Mine usually only gets a meal (albeit all he can eat) about once a week, so a day or 2 without eating is no big deal.

02/25/2007, 03:08 PM	#1
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	lion wont eat anything My dwarf lion will not eat anything. Tried feeder, guppies and ghost shrimp. He stocked the guppie all over but would not eat him. Why is this. Is the guppie to big. Was thinking of putting the lion in a 5g tank for feeding time. Would this cause more stress then anything. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks. Izzie

02/25/2007, 07:38 PM	#3
SgJsg35 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Steeler Country Posts: 218	I think it would cause more stress than it would be helpful. Have you tryed soaking any frozen food in garlic? __________________ hadooun haqil khairun min sadiqin jaahil Current Tank Info: 50 gal.(50-60lbs LR) Eibl's Angelfish,Sixline Wrasse,Lunare Wrasse,Orchid Dottyback,Blacktail Dascyllus,Neon Goby,Banded Coral Shrimp,Emerald Crab,a few Snails & Hermits

02/25/2007, 08:14 PM	#4
Sam Pirozzolo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Staten Island N.Y. Posts: 101	How long have you had him? Has he eaten before? Are the other fish happy and eating. Are any fish missing-- I had a lion that ate farily big fish and couldn't eat for days. __________________ Forever a newbie Success is measured in years not months Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef

02/26/2007, 07:16 AM	#10
Sam Pirozzolo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Staten Island N.Y. Posts: 101	All good advice. As a rule you should request that your LFS feed the fish before you but it. If they tell you it just ate, I would come back later. If they refuse to feed - go elsewhere. Lions are natural predators for shrimp. He might be too full at the moment!? Give him time and DON'T sterss him out. __________________ Forever a newbie Success is measured in years not months Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef

02/26/2007, 07:35 AM	#11
FMarini 10 & Over Club Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 5,260	have you read this- lionfish info sheet http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/ __________________ Fish die belly-up and float to the surface: its their way of falling- Andre Gide

02/25/2007, 05:37 PM	#2
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	bump

02/25/2007, 11:28 PM	#5
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	just got it yesterday. Im missing a ghost shrimp i think. The LFS said he was eating frozen food on a stick. I have never seen him eat however. Kinda getting worried. Izzie

02/25/2007, 11:34 PM	#6
FutureInterest Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 68	Fish can go a week or so without food without too much worry. He's just probably to insecure with his new environment to eat. Just be patient... once he feels secure he'll be eating like a pig. The hard part is getting them to eat frozen foods... so try feeding him frozen food on a stick as they did at the LFS.

02/26/2007, 01:16 AM	#7
IPowderBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Canada Posts: 769	I would have ask the LFS to feed the lion before purchasing the lion making sure the fish was eating. I'm sure the lion is stress also from the move from the LFS to your tank! Give the lion sometime and it might start eating!

02/26/2007, 01:22 AM	#8
ccorpse27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central Virginia Posts: 379	Give it time. Don't feed it for a week or two. Then feed it. Worked for my rhom piranha.

02/26/2007, 01:32 AM	#9
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	Lionfish are similar to eels - they do not usually feed like other fish. Once or twice a week they'll eat a large meal then sit on it...

02/26/2007, 01:27 PM	#12
nosferatu51 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 362	My dwarf fuzzy occasionally plays Ghandi and goes on starvation strikes. Just keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't get too skinny. My general rule of thumb is that if it's been 2 weeks then you can start to worry, but anything under that and he may just be being a brat. Mine usually only gets a meal (albeit all he can eat) about once a week, so a day or 2 without eating is no big deal.