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Old 05-29-2018, 02:15 PM
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How many people got into these type of lionfish, almost done my 75gal reef tank, i've got few small fish, but hoping if i can get it to eat frozen meal that i'll try to prepare as high protein as i can, that it will be not hunting much for fish at night time, looking for more input on this if im making a good decision,
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Old 05-29-2018, 06:19 PM
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You can't stop them from hunting. They are opportunistic predators and will gladly eat a fish, even if they've been fed recently. That said, they won't tackle fish they can't straight up swallow, so if your small fish are too large, they will remain unmolested.
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Don't do it man. Fish are pigs, as Albert has posted. It'll finish what you feed it and then continue hunting/gulping down your small, expensive fish.

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Old 06-04-2018, 01:07 PM
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small fish aint a problem i think my small fish are couple of years old now and starting to die, so only thing i'll small is my clowns and mandarins, reste will be tang and foxfoace, so pretty undecided what to do, i keep reading and reading and i just love the f**ker,
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Old 06-04-2018, 03:43 PM
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small fish aint a problem i think my small fish are couple of years old now and starting to die, so only thing i'll small is my clowns and mandarins, reste will be tang and foxfoace, so pretty undecided what to do, i keep reading and reading and i just love the f**ker,
Just get one. They're awesome. Here's a pair in a reef I maintain:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZXRdQ7D...d=x9035fotud8x

Another pair in another reef I set up:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBOVKxEi...d=ncdkjknanog0
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From what I know, lionfish prefer to hunt and eat life foods. But it is possible to train them to eat frozen or prepared foods so no worries! They’re also technically reef safe…but not guaranteed as they might hunt any fishes, shrimps, or crabs that are small.
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