Lionfish... pregnant... or.. fat...

[MichaelsLilGray]

Just as said.. is it just that fat? i mean.. i know i feed it well.. but jez lol..

 

[Innovator]

What are you feeding and how often?

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

Ghost shrimp, and the occasional minnow... around 5 threwout the whole day lol.. he is 7" long.. they are close to 1/2 inch.

 

[Innovator]

Stop feeding minnows and get the animal trained onto prepared foods. Are feeding every day?

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

planning on it.. only had him for 5 days now.. and im not one to starve it into eating frozen..

 

[Innovator]

If it eats ghost shrimp just gut-load them and feed out instead. I would feed 2-3 times/week (do not satiate).

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

im not following the gut-load portion lol

 

[Innovator]

There isn't much to ghost shrimp so you want to gut-load them by feeding them nutritious foods, thus acting as a delivery method of getting more nutrition to the lionfish. Basically, you are loading the gut of your ghost shrimp with food and then feeding out.

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

ok gotcha =D sorry i wasnt really thinking about that at the moment lol. id feed him silversides.. but im not really fond of the fats in them =/

 

[Innovator]

Silversides are not bad as long as other foods are incorporated into the overall diet, which also helps to stimulate appetite. I consider silversides one of the staples.

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

ive just read.. and heard so many different things its unbelievable lol. some say goldfish are fine, i think there not. others say silversides are ok.. some dont.. its just redonkulous how many different people have ideas for how to raise and feed these guys lol