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11-26-2009, 09:24 PM
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Was he eating? Sometimes it is hard to get them to eat frozen food ie: mysis, krill, silversides etc.
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11-26-2009, 09:59 PM
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I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. I have a question for you though, and I mean no disrespect when I ask this, but; Why did you put a lion fish in a tank with so many small fish? Even a dwarf could/would make nice meals out of clowns, damsels and gobies. If your lion fish was still alive, and around for any length of time, it would have eventaully decimated your fish population.
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11-27-2009, 01:18 AM
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Sorry for your loss.
Also a nudibranch has a zero chance of living in your tank. You also seem to be adding more than one fish at a time. Unless you have a very large tank you are heading to problems. My I suggest that you get some books like Robert Fenner's Conscientious Aquarist and read up at www.wetwebmedia.com Also plan what you might be interested in and ask here for advice before you buy.
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11-27-2009, 03:09 AM
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I had a lion fish 20 years ago I had to feed him live fish gold fish worked good he would not anything that was not alive. This is because they are wild cought fish it is hard to get them to change over they will literaly starve them selves to death before changing over to frozen food if they are the least bit unhappy where they are. I did get mine to eat some frozen but it took a long time and he still would not only eat frozen so i still had to give him some live fish to eat. I will not have a nouther one. They are a very nice fish and I do know a couple of people that have them and they are doing every well.
Bill
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11-27-2009, 04:23 AM
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Sorry about yours dwarf. I have had mine for about a year and a half now and he has been a model citizen(allthough I wish he would eat my yellow tail damsel at times). If you do try another I have found that mine is much maore active and aggresive feeder just aftewr the light shut down for the night. He also loves garlic. When he is not feeding he mostly finds a nice comfy place to hang out and watch life pass him by.
You may just have been unlucky and got one that would not feed. If you buy another ask to see it feed on frozen food before you get it. Your LFS should be happy to do this for you and if not find a new store to spend your money in.
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