Black Volatin Lionfish feeding

spider2928 · #1 11/05/2007, 07:04 PM

Is it ok to feed a volatin lionfish live ghost shrimp? I just purchased mine from the LFS today and they told me thats what hes eating and to start trying to switch him over to frozen krill. Also, when I put him in my tank i noticed one of his fins is bent or broken(didnt notice that at the lfs, might have happened in transit). Will it heal?

pumbus · #2 11/05/2007, 08:24 PM

ghost shrimp are fine,100X better then freshwater feeders,not sure on the fin though.may just heal in the position it's in

pinkie · #3 11/05/2007, 08:25 PM

You can feed them ghost shrimp, but it really isn't a good diet for them. You should try to get him switched onto frozen foods intended for saltwater fish asap. The fin will heal, it happens on occasion.

spider2928 · #4 11/06/2007, 01:08 PM

What is the best method to switch them over to frozen food?

FMarini · #5 11/06/2007, 03:15 PM

As for weaning your lion over...
you might want to try the technique I wrote about in the lionfish info sheet
(http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php)

it seems to work well for me and switching over many lions and a few scorpions

imsrizzuti · #6 11/06/2007, 10:13 PM

Beware of feeding krill only and over feading; I unfortunately did not know and now my lion hasn't eaten in over 2 weeks and I read an article on here that says it may have a blockage and I don't think he's going to make it....