coralcrazy Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Hi guys, I am new to the lionfish deal, just got a fuzzy dwarf lion.. I need tips on how to take care of this little guy, i have a 20 gallon tank with proper filtration. I heard that the haredest part is getting the little sucker on frozen food, any tips? Link to comment
coralcrazy Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Oh, yea one more think, i also need a list of tankmates that won't get eaten by this little guy.. Thanks Link to comment
hickncali Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Tankmates: corals wont be a problem or other inverts. Fish basicly what doesnt fit in his big mouth. Link to comment
Saltwater Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Your 20G will eventually be to small for your lion, IMO I would just put corals in with this lion (they produce quite a bit of waste and get 7 inches). You could try using a feeder stick with Silversides or Krill on it. I have one that ate from the feeder stick right away and one that shyed from it, I just dropped a small silverside in the tank near the fuzzy and it ate once it was established. Link to comment
coralcrazy Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Thanks, guys for your advise.. I really am thankful Link to comment
jenniebutterfly Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 my lion does not produce a lot of waste, he eats abot every 3 days. look for the thread does anyone have any lions, i described how i got mine off of live food. Link to comment
Saltwater Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 If the lion is young it should eat a small chunk daily but as adults they really only need fed every 2-3 days. But a young lion does need it's food and it is good to soak the foods in selcon/zoe. I was thinking of this more (tank mate) check in to a leaf scorpionfish/Taenianotus triacanthus they can go in a 10g and feed the same as the fuzzy with a max size of 4" & they can usually be grouped. They come in Yellow, Black, Brown, red and they are cool to have. I did have one for a few years and it was eating frozen, they shed their skin and its not common but they can have problems through the shedding. I lost mine through a shed and it was to bad it was yellow. I looked but no longer have pics of it, here is one of my new fuzzies though and it is a Male. Link to comment
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