Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish!

[Eklikewhoa]

Took some pictures and wanted to share them...

 

[billsreef]

Looks good :thumbsup:

 

[mborn]

Nice!

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Thanks guys

 

[JustinReef]

Is he eating yet?

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Why wouldn't she be?

She will eat frozen mysis but I have a tank full of sargassum shrimp that I collected from the gulf for her to eat.

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Anyone care to share pictures of theirs?

I am building a custom tank for mine which should be pretty awesome when done. Right now I have two females together and they love small peppermint shrimp!

Suppose to have a male coming soon.

 

[JustinReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12707502#post12707502 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Eklikewhoa
Why wouldn't she be?

She will eat frozen mysis but I have a tank full of sargassum shrimp that I collected from the gulf for her to eat.

Because all lions have a reputation for being picky eaters. Some or most will only eat live foods. I think the dwarfs are much easier to get eating frozen though.

I will try to take some pics of my Dwarf. Its a Fu Manchu Lion though, not a fuzzy.

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Well I don't bother with the frozens for my little dwarfs.

I have a tank with about 150 peppermint shrimp that I have collected in the gulf(about an hour away) and they love it! I also like watching them "hunt" their food and I can also control what the peps eat. Peppermints are more game then the sargassum's and easier to transport home too.

 

[Ranzan]

makes me miss mine thanks for making me have to get one again

 

[Pufferpunk]

I loved how gracefully mine would swim--until he jumped...

 

[PiXieCath]

Wow! Nice little baby! Here's a pic of mine...I've owned a dwarf zebra in the past...here's a pic.

 

[fhazie]

Hey everyone,

Great looking fish everyone. Not to hijack the thread but I was wondering if there is any reason a fuzzy dwarf lionfish would stop eating? I've had him for about 2, maybe 3 years now and in the last 2 weeks he has stopped eating. Anyone have any ideas why this would happen.

 

[Eklikewhoa]

What are you feeding? If it's prepared foods then it might be getting tired of it but without more info it's hard to tell.

PiXiCath - that's an awesome looking dwarf! I went to the LFS today cause they were suppose to get in another dwarf fuzzy but it turned out to be a dwarf zebra....it was very nice looking! Almost took it home too but didn't.

 

[andrewkw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13264856#post13264856 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Eklikewhoa
Anyone care to share pictures of theirs?

I am building a custom tank for mine which should be pretty awesome when done. Right now I have two females together and they love small peppermint shrimp!

Suppose to have a male coming soon.

Here's mine, they are great fish. I keep mine in my reef with no issues. Got it real small and other then a few peppermint shrimp to get him going has never ate live food and never ate fish. I have to target feed him as he's too afraid to eat with the rest of my fish.

 

[Eklikewhoa]

She's awesome!