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Newly acquired specimens will usually begin to eat live fare. Once they have started to eat, they can be trained to consume non-live foods. Offer foods that are similar to what they would eat in their natural habitat. This would include fish and crustaceans such as silversides, uncooked prawns, krill, shrimp, crab (although expensive) and fish fillets of marine origin. They need some iodine in their diet which is provided by shrimp, crab, or uncooked prawns.
Avoid using Freshwater Fish such as goldfish as a mainstay in their diet. This food is nutritionally deficient for lionfish. An improper diet causes fatty-liver degeneration and overfeeding can cause the fish to become impacted. You can kill a lionfish with kindness by overfeeding them. Do not feed your fish until their stomach is bulging as if it would burst. This is very unhealthy for the fish and you are certainly not doing them any favors. Their natural instinct is to eat at every opportunity. I know how they can beg to be fed, but they don't seem to know when to stop for their own good. Feed your lion two or three of times a week. You can feed small juveniles a little more often using smaller amounts.
Training a lionfish to accept new food requires some patience. Don't expect to be successful on the first attempt with each new food. Try putting some new food on the end of an acrylic rod and move it in front of the fish to get its attention. You can also drop food into the water right in front of them. Once the fish is trained, they will eat it as it drifts through the water. Most lionfish will not eat food off the bottom of the aquarium.
Once your fish is eating non-live foods on a regular basis then you can avoid using live foods altogether. Using live foods seems to cause some specimens to become more aggressive and overly excited. They can break their jaw on objects in the aquarium while striking at live prey. I have seen this happen with several fish so please err on the side of safety. Accidents like this may be avoided by dimming the lighting at feeding time. Lionfish in the wild do most of their feeding during the dawn and dusk hours. Their vision may be better when the lighting is less intense.
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What eats lionfish?
Humans, grouper, and large fish eat lionfish.
Is a lionfish a fish?
Aside from instances of larger lionfish individuals engaging in cannibalism on smaller individuals, adult lionfish have few identified natural predators. This is likely due to the effectiveness of their venomous spines. Moray eels (family Muraenidae), bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii) and large groupers, like the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) and Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus), have been observed preying on lionfish. It remains unknown, however, as to how commonly these predators prey on lionfish. Sharks are also believed to be capable of preying on lionfish with no ill-effects from its spines.
How do lions get energy?
They eat food , and lots of it, when ever they get a good kill..
How much does a pike eat a day?
10gms piar a day
What is a young Lionfish called?
Young lionfish, like all other fish, are called fry. There is no other name for the lionfish, young or old.
Can a lionfish eat a dead gar?
A lionfish can eat any dead fish that is good for its size. If you drop a dead gar in a lionfish's tank, it will eat it.
What eats lionfish?
Humans, grouper, and large fish eat lionfish.
Who eats the lionfish?
japense people eat lionfish and a fish called the grouper.
What can Jamaica do about the lionfish?
dont eat it
Does a lionfish eat gazelle fish?
Yes!
What kinds of food does a lionfish eat?
they eat any fish they can catch.
What happens if you put a lionfish and a gar together?
The gar may attack the lionfish, and the gar will get infected by poison and die. The lionfish may eat the dead gar as a snack.
What do scorpianfish eat?
lionfish,ells,octupus, enything really
Are lionfish a threat to humans?
Yes. A lionfish has poisonous spines and a poisonous body to protect itself. If a piranha and a lionfish met, the piranha will attack the lionfish, but the lionfish would sting it, and kill the piranha and eat it.
Do angelfish eat lionfish?
nope other way around
how much can u eat in a day?
I can eat 500kcal in a day!
Could a piranha kill a lionfish?
No. The lionfish has poisonous body and a lionfish is bigger.
