How to feed a fuzzy dwarf lion

[JY13131]

So my lionfish would like to eat, and sometimes I see hear get a piece. But I am sure I am not feeding him proplerly as he is more the hunter type. They don't do so well chasing frozen food pieces around the tank. Am I supposed to turn off the flow? Use bigger pieces? If I feed him live, will he ever go back to frozen? THanks

[beach bum]

use a feeding stick with your food of choice on the end. silversides work well until they get used to the stick, if you dont use the whole silverside then use the head end - with the eyes, it helps.

feed the tank as normal, so the smell of food gets the fuzzy active. once he'she is out then wiggle the silverside in front of him. it should take very little time this way.

and once they are used to the feeding stick you can put practically anything onto it and they will eat, so that is nice.

good luck

[JY13131]

That sounds fun!!!!
The opposite of fishing

[JY13131]

so live food is a bad idea?

[Kimberfish]

I have a pair of tweezers about 18" long that I use and I kind of shake the krill(or whatever) and they will come after it. The feeding sticks work well too

[JennM]

Live food is a bad idea. Firstly, the live foods typically available are freshwater fish and ghost shrimp. IF your new fish refuses to eat after a week or two, these can be used to stimulate a feeding response, but weaning them over to frozen is your best bet.

I had a customer insist that his fish wouldn't eat prepared foods... I let him "starve" the fish for a week. I walked in with some freeze-dried krill, which isn't the most inviting - but as soon as it hit the water, he ate it without even looking to see what it was.

IF you need to use live, gut-load the feeders with something healthy - enriched brine (not plain brine... omega or spirulina enriched), Selcon, Zoe or Zoecon, vitamin c and such, and once the feeder eats that, feed immediately to the lion. That way the lion will absorb the good stuff and not just the empty calories from the feeder fish.

When an ambush predator like a lion is hungry - it is amazing how fast it can move to eat its share.

Jenn

[JY13131]

So far it is working well, the clarkii is being his "deliveryman". Since the lion stole his house, the clarkii still brings his food to the old place and as soon as the clarkii leaves, lion has his meal
Going to post pics of the new baby now