possibly considering dwarf lionfish for my SPS tank

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I had a dwarf fuzzy that liked to nestle down in soft corals. I never had a problem with flow it would just find a place where it was happy.

[J.Lloy]

I had a fuzzy dwarf and I never saw him go after any hermits or snails, the only thing I don't think I would gamble with would be any shrimp, or small fish.
The flow was medium rate and mine did like to jump.

[mark]

old thread with a Lionfish link (here)

[Stab_Master_Arson]

I just bought a dwarf fuzzy for my tank. It won't eat...much. I think I might have to go to petcetera and by feeder fish or something to entice it. You should be warned. I knew that fuzzy's were picky, but I wasn't prepared for this much stubbornness. it pretty much leaves everything alone though (coral etc). It just perches itself on a rock and waits for something to float by, then it investigates. The long term effect it might have in the reef will remain to be seen but I know somebody that kept a dwarf in their reef for years and it was very pleasant and hardy.

[reefshark]

Originally Posted by Stab_Master_Arson

I just bought a dwarf fuzzy for my tank. It won't eat...much. I think I might have to go to petcetera and by feeder fish or something to entice it. You should be warned. I knew that fuzzy's were picky, but I wasn't prepared for this much stubbornness.

Try ghost shrimp(freshwater), shrimp are more the natural diet of fuzzies and please don't use goldfish what ever you do, the scales cant be digested and well eventually kill your lion. To feed the shrimp, just take a piece of fishing line and small sinker and put the sinker around an inch from the end of the line, then you can put the shrimp on the line (just shove it through the shell) and dangle the semi live shrimp in front of it. It should take the shrimp readily after a few days you can start offering frozen mysis and small krill.

[Stab_Master_Arson]

Originally Posted by reefshark

Try ghost shrimp(freshwater), shrimp are more the natural diet of fuzzies and please don't use goldfish what ever you do, the scales cant be digested and well eventually kill your lion. To feed the shrimp, just take a piece of fishing line and small sinker and put the sinker around an inch from the end of the line, then you can put the shrimp on the line (just shove it through the shell) and dangle the semi live shrimp in front of it. It should take the shrimp readily after a few days you can start offering frozen mysis and small krill.

thanks. DO you know where I can purchase ghost shrimp? After work today, I bought some guppies and it hunted and ate them like a pro. I will try that "fishing method" though. Quite genius.

[reefshark]

Originally Posted by Stab_Master_Arson

thanks. DO you know where I can purchase ghost shrimp? After work today, I bought some guppies and it hunted and ate them like a pro. I will try that "fishing method" though. Quite genius.

Theres the tricky part, it was hard finding a place that sold them pet zoo ( I think that was the name of the place beside price smart on Fraser hwy in Langley) sold them but they are now closed (Why such a nice place), and pet land in Langley also sold them sometimes to. other then that check with your local pet shop they might be able to order them in. It took about 2 dozen before my Dendrochirus zebra was fully on frozen food.

[corpusse]

unless you have them species specific tanks you DONT want to feed them fish. How can they tell feeders from friends?

I have one in my reef along with smallish fish. Right now he could not eat them eventually he might be able to but I want to make him not want to. Thus I feed him PE mysis and that is all he eats. I feed him in the morning a few times week before the lights are on. He will not eat during the day and is afraid of even the clowns when feeding time comes around.

Originally mine did not eat so I bought him 3 peppermints and he ate them. After that it was Mysis or bust so he learned it was food. Now just a few short weeks later he's fat grown quite a bit and is starting to become a bit more bold during the day. He perches and is visable but doesn't move around much. At night and in the morning he is swimming around. However unless he could swallow a fish in one bite I don't see him able to hunt and kill a small fast fish like a wrasse.

Here's a couple pics of mine note the mysis beside.