feedinga dwarf lion fish
- Thread starter fishinak
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I have no experiance with a dwarf but managed to get my Radiata eating frozen, i never fed him live food,
Firstly these are clever fish and once you feed them the quickly spot you as a source of food so a routine is key, i always feed in a certain spot in the tank at the same time on the same days.
Secondly size of the food is important you want a piece of food that will easily fit in its mouth but isn't too small. Try something like octopus first my lion loves it. Put a few small chunks in a net and leave it at the surface of the tank to get the smell going. Jiggle it about in the net so it looks alive, if the lion shows interest you can release a piecefrom the net and see if he grabs it if not scoop it up and try again. if no joy give up for the day and try again in a day or so.
Firstly these are clever fish and once you feed them the quickly spot you as a source of food so a routine is key, i always feed in a certain spot in the tank at the same time on the same days.
Secondly size of the food is important you want a piece of food that will easily fit in its mouth but isn't too small. Try something like octopus first my lion loves it. Put a few small chunks in a net and leave it at the surface of the tank to get the smell going. Jiggle it about in the net so it looks alive, if the lion shows interest you can release a piecefrom the net and see if he grabs it if not scoop it up and try again. if no joy give up for the day and try again in a day or so.
Spear a piece of shrimp, krill, silverside, etc. on a feeding stick (you could use a rigid straw, chopstick, or pretty much any long thin stick) and put it in the tank by the lion. Wiggle it around to make it looks like its alive.
The important thing is not to give up. If he doesn't eat now, try again in a few hours. If he still doesn't eat, try again tomorrow. He'll eat when he gets hungry enough. Lions are known to go a long time without eating.
Freddy :dive2:
The important thing is not to give up. If he doesn't eat now, try again in a few hours. If he still doesn't eat, try again tomorrow. He'll eat when he gets hungry enough. Lions are known to go a long time without eating.
Freddy :dive2:
Keep trying. 
Make sure the pieces of food are very small.
If nothing seems to work, you could feed him small SW feeder shrimp, and then try to wean him onto frozen food.
Make sure the pieces of food are very small.
If nothing seems to work, you could feed him small SW feeder shrimp, and then try to wean him onto frozen food.
I don't think freshwater gohst shrip is a good diet for a saltwater fish, there not made to eat them, it would be better to get him on frozen foods anyway, how much is it gonna cost you to give him an exclusive diet of gohst shrimp?