help with my fuzzy dwarf lionfish....

[beachboy_ss]

Ive had a fuzzy dwarf for 3 to 4 weeks now. At first when i feed he would come out and start eating away. For the past few days he wants nothing to do with the food. I dont know whats wrong. My water is good my huma huma is eating and no signs of stress form what I can see on either fish. He dose move around at night so I dont know if he is eating leftovers or what. Thanks for the help.

 

[LisaD]

your trigger may be outcompeting him for food, or stressing him. try isolating him from the trigger and offering live ghost shrimp.

 

[JustinReef]

I find with my Fuzzy and other I have kept in the past, that if they are even slightly stressed, they will stop eating. After longer in the tank they get better but a month is not very long.

I know that mine will stop eating if his tankmates take any interest in his food. I spot feed him and often times my Burrfish will come over to investigate the food hes getting, I get the Burrfish to leave but its usually too late, he will not eat anymore that day.

 

[Richieboy]

try feeding at night...my fuzzy dwarf liked to eat at night sometimes...

 

[jelwyoming]

I am doing the same as Richieboy, feeding my fuzzy lion when the other fish are sleeping, either morning or evening. I have had him for three weeks now. I started with live shrimp, now he is readily taking silversides from a stick...much more aggressively when the others are quite.

 

[prime311]

Thats pretty common problem when putting Lions with aggressive eaters like Triggers. As others said, try to feed him away from the other fish either by separating them or getting the Lion while the others sleep. Lions have also been known to fast for days at a time. Ghost shrimp is your best bet as a food to get them to eat.