Lionfish died suddenly

[Jeff CC]

My otherwise seemingly healthy Lionfish died suddenly this afternoon. He went from swimming happily about, to hiding in the rocks and dying in a matter of minutes. He had been eating well and showed no signs of stress. All other tank inhabitants, including a Derasa Clam and Soft Corals, are fine. Any theories?

 

[erickrebsbach]

A couple of months ago my dwarf started acting wierd Stopped eating and his tail basical wilted away no Idea but I took him to the LPS and they traded him in two days later I believe he was dead.Do what I did and cut your losses :idea: Good luck

 

[Anonymous]

What cha been feedin it?

 

[K9coral]

Did you do any water changes or have any of your critters disappeared, Ive seen a lionfish choke to death on a clown before.

 

[erickrebsbach]

I was feeding mine live guppies,He also got one of my clowns but mainly guppies then one day he wouldn't eat and it was all down hill from there

 

[Anonymous]

I've heard the main cuase of death for lionfish in captivity is live large skulled fish which may become lodged in their intestines causing blockage and death. That's why I train them to eat frozen mysis and other such frozen foods, or feed them live ghost shrimp until then.

 

[K9coral]

If you can get gulf shrimp (I dont know what the real name for them is, they just come from the Gulf of Mexico / Lake Pontchartrain) you can cut them into 3 to 5 pieces and my lion never had a problem eating that and my triggers loved it.

 

[JohnD]

Feeding guppies is not the best for a constant diet. Guppies are fresh water and do not have all of the Omega-3s and other components that SW fish have. Your Lion might have slowly starved to death.

My .02.

 

[Anonymous]

A couple of months ago my dwarf started acting wierd Stopped eating and his tail basical wilted away no Idea but I took him to the LPS and they traded him in two days later I believe he was dead.Do what I did and cut your losses :idea: Good luck

Did the LFS know the fish was sick?

 

[erickrebsbach]

I told them what was up but I got him from there so they just gave store credit

 

[silly34]

Guppies don' t really have all the nutrition that the lion/other fish require. And for those that feed krill or freeze dried food be sure to soak it real good. Like stated above this will cause a blockage and kill the fish if not hydrated.

B.

 

[Jeff CC]

Mine had been eating mostly Ghost Shrimp, but some Guppies as well.