[ninnybone]

i have had lion fish for about 6 months and has been doing well.then one day he quit swiming around and quit eating. has not eaten for about five days.checked water everything is good.i think he may have eaten my palm palm crab has been gone about same time. lfs said his friend had one die and when cut open to see he found emerld crab inside has anyone heard of this and is there anything i can do.

[RyanG]

What are your tank parameters?

[c-c]

Dear ninnybone,
I'm sorry to hear about your lionfish. That is so sad.
We have a 55 gal. salt tank with 3 fish, a lionfish, a spotted grouper, and a freckled hawk. They are all about 5 inches long and all eat the same food. Our lion fish is like a little puppy. Whenever we walk in the room and he is hungry, he comes up to the tank wall and just stares at us. He is so-o-o-o cute. I wonder too, if that crab wasn't the culprit. We too have 3 small crabs in our tank and I think I'm going to get rid of them. give them away or something. I would hate to see anything happen to the little guy. Did you replace him with a different fish?
Love those fishies
c-c

[e_baer]

did the crab have its anemones? Cuz, I know its common for them to lost the anemones during shipping.

[sailfin1]

We had a lion for about a year, then one day it would take food and then spit it out. I lost him before i could figure out what was wrong. I have heard from a few that they sometimes get a parasite and only aggressive treatment in a quarentine tank can bring them back. Its hard to know for sure. Best of luck to you.