Lionfish stopped eating

[guri]

My lion had an ick 4 days ago I put him in a sick tank he stopped eating no more ick returned him in main tank yesterday he is not eating anymore. He ignores the food (silverside or krill) What can I do? Any ideas. Thanks

 

[Deanos]

How did you treat the ich in the sick tank?

 

[jrobbins]

it is probably just stressed from the tank moves and is on a little feeding strike. also though, 4 days is kind of a short amount of time to medicate.

 

[guri]

How did you treat the ich in the sick tank?

with super ick cure for three days .fish tank was 10 g small but did't have more i cant see any white spots on th body ge is active and behaves as usual
water parameters are good just checked only thing is he ignores food

 

[dacaptain78]

Hi guri,

How old/big is your lionfish, and what kind of lionfish do you have?

Proper ick treatment usually takes weeks not a few days so your lionfish may still be infected. Keep an eye on him to make sure the ick does not come back.

I would soak the krill and silversides in garlic to see if it entices your fish to eat. You can also try some other types of seafood. My lionfish loves uncooked fresh or frozen shrimp I buy from the supermarket. Your lionfish may also like fresh clams, scallops, or squid.

 

[Dre]

Lion fish are very hardy,it must be something very wrong.They sometimes shead their skin on their own to rid themself of parasites.Did you rectify the problem before you returned it back in the tank?Anyway try live food with caution.

 

[guri]

Lion fish are very hardy,it must be something very wrong.They sometimes shead their skin on their own to rid themself of parasites.Did you rectify the problem before you returned it back in the tank?Anyway try live food with caution.

hunger strike is over

 

[Dre]

hunger strike is over

Thank god!

 

[Domboski]

Super Ick Cure works great but the fish usually don't eat during and shortly after treatment.

Glad he is back to normal