Warty frogfish

JDJP · May 31, 2018

How would two similar sized wartskins do tigether?

jasonrusso · May 31, 2018

JDJP said:
How would two similar sized wartskins do tigether?

How big of a tank? 2 wartskin?

JDJP · May 31, 2018

24 gallon

JDJP · May 31, 2018

Guess its probably not a good idea, if one is slightly bigger it may try to eat the other

jasonrusso · May 31, 2018

JDJP said:
Guess its probably not a good idea, if one is slightly bigger it may try to eat the other

Exactly what I was typing. Even if they are the same size, one may try.

lion king · May 31, 2018

JDJP said:
How would two similar sized wartskins do tigether?

I wouldn't do it, they will cannibalize each other. I've seen it happen twice 1st hand with people trying to keep 2 together, no matter how hard you try to keep their growth rate similar. Anyone who has done it successfully chime in and say how long you kept them together.

1979fishgeek · May 31, 2018

I’ve seen it done, but I don’t know how longterm it is. Mine would not think twice of eating anything that moves and fits in his mouth. To high a risk for me.

eatbreakfast · Jun 1, 2018

There are documented cases of a frogfish eating another frogfish larger than itself. I don't think it will work longterm.

kalare · Jun 6, 2018

1979fishgeek said:
It’s really simply just a very old 200l tank I keep round the side of the house with low end brackish water, few chunks of live rock in the bottom and over run with algae and what ever falls in, bugs, leaves etc.

Edit: the feeder shrimp like cold water so it’s not heated.

Awesome, sounds simple enough. Do they breed for you?

GK3 · Jun 7, 2018

Anyone ever tried keeping on of these in a sump refugium? I want one, but he will eat all my other fish.

jasonrusso · Jun 7, 2018

GK3 said:
Anyone ever tried keeping on of these in a sump refugium? I want one, but he will eat all my other fish.

I would not get one then. Don't you want to see it?

Also, they go for more swims than people think.

1979fishgeek · Jun 9, 2018

kalare said:
Awesome, sounds simple enough. Do they breed for you?

Not that Ive noticed sadly.

cracker · Jun 9, 2018

Frogfish are very interesting animals. If I'm not mistaken ,these fish are evolving to one day leave the sea. A few 10 millions of years should do it.
Or are they just so well adapted to their home?

1979fishgeek · Jun 9, 2018

cracker said:
Frogfish are very interesting animals. If I'm not mistaken ,these fish are evolving to one day leave the sea. A few 10 millions of years should do it.
Or are they just so well adapted to their home?

Certainly have very arm like fins, Rhino looks like he body builds.
He even has cute little ‘hands’ so we better watch out for opposable thumbs! Lol

jasonrusso · Jun 9, 2018

You can see him walking here.

cracker said:
Frogfish are very interesting animals. If I'm not mistaken ,these fish are evolving to one day leave the sea. A few 10 millions of years should do it.
Or are they just so well adapted to their home?