great! thanks for the posts guys!

tim: i remember that volitan, he was a beauty! i remember watching u feed him once too, way too cool!i do have one other question. i have been reading alot recently concerning freshwater feeder fish and the health of lionfish. evidently there is a different type of iodine in fw fish that is poisonous with time to sw fish??? have any of yall had any problems with this and/or should i look into sw feeders(do they sell these?)

thanks again guys, steve

ps after readin yalls responses im pretty much now leaning towards just frozen foods. wheening completely over to a dry food would be a pretty big change and i wouldnt want to stress the little guy out.

pss ive been trying to read up as much as possible on these little guys but i still havent been able to find whether they are compatible(sp?) with their own kind??? do yall know if they are able to be kept in the same tank with one another and if so how much room do they need?