Putting an Angler into a reef?

[foxyb]

nice score hell do great in the frag tank

 

[ZoaFan08]

nice score hell do great in the frag tank

Frag tank right now is bare except for him, I have a few zoas but that's it. The tank is 24x24x12, should that be big enough to house him forever?

 

[GrouperGenius]

That is a sweet looking frog...nice find.:bigsmile:

 

[ZoaFan08]

That is a sweet looking frog...nice find.:bigsmile:

Yea I was like wow when I saw him. The weird part is I got him at a FRAG show! The guy had him in his frag tank and I was like I have to have that guy.

 

[Bolanos]

did you by any chance get the angler at the coral farmers market in Ontario?

 

[ZoaFan08]

did you by any chance get the angler at the coral farmers market in Ontario?

Sure did.

 

[Frogfish]

As you can see from my name I love these fish.

They very commonly will eat things 2-3 times their size. If they do, they most likely will die from having something that big in their belly, it will decompose before it is digested.

I also have tried to keep these in captivity, with no success. Granted it was early in my hobby experience. But I also found a forum years ago with a thread dedicated to keeping anglers. No one in this 15+ page forum had successfully kept one more more than 1 year.

I wish you the best of luck with this fish, but want to warn everyone that they are not easy fish to keep and may best be enjoyed in the wild.

 

[starfish]

They can eat fish much,much larger than themselves, I also new somebody that his ate a foxface to no detriment to the angler. I saw the pic it was unbelievable. Species only tank they are happier and you can control their diet better that way. They are just a big mouth and stomach LOL