Marvin my Frogfish :)
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From everything I've heard, mollies, guppies, and ghost shrimp are fine, other freshwater fish are probably a bad idea; it's also generally suggested to avoid krill.
Some good threads for feeding advice/info:
Frog fish ownership
A couple of things I'm hoping the r2r community can help me answer... 1. A reputable source for buying frogfish online 2. The most ideal water parameters or unique things I should be doing for my frogfish tank (Temp lighting MG etc) 3. Feeding amount, diet variation and supplementing 4. Can...
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So you want a frog fish; I call them anglers
I've kept a few, my first going back 25 years. These are very difficult fish to keep and I am still very frustrated as to the success in keeping these guys long term. I do have some information I would like to share for those interested. Be forewarned, they are not for everyone and do take...
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Quality of food for predators
These statistics are even reported by the hobbyist magazines you are all familiar with, how predators in the aquarium have a dismal lifespan. Here are some of the numbers I've read; moray eels 2-4 years, volitan lions 3-5 years, dwarf lions 1-2 years, anglers 1-2 years, various scorps and others...
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more FOOD for thought
Nutrition, maybe even more important than water quality, or at least equal to. I always give the disclaimer, that I am not an expert, because like myself, I expect everyone to do their own research. Oops, I forgot those were the 4 most dangerous words, "do your own research". I have over 3...
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Lion King's dead food recommendations
I'm a health nut if you haven't noticed, this also translates to my pets. Today I will cover some of the dead foods I feed and why, with some nutritional info that I recall off the top of my head. This is by no means all the foods you can feed, these are just the ones I include in my feedings...
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As mentioned in the food for thought thread, it’s generally not recommended to use live feeders from saltwater due to disease concerns (yes, a proper QT would theoretically remove that issue, but -given how much predators eat - maintaining a proper live feed supply using QT would be incredibly difficult; you’d be better off QT’ing some broodstock and then breeding them to use the young as feeders - see the thread linked below). So, overall, it’s just easier to feed mollies and guppies (they’re also easier to breed, even - from what I’ve heard - in saltwater).
Breeding Clownfish?
I just got a 16 year old ultra established tank from a buddy who retired from the hobby. I wanted to breed some kind of shrimp but read they are difficult to breed in captivity. I am trying to create a sustainable live food source for my sharks and from what I've read Clownfish are the easiest...
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