Black Volatin Lionfish feeding

[spider2928]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[FMarini]

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/2002-11/fm/feature/index.php)

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

 

[imsrizzuti]

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....