Awesome Video
Ya I'm going to have LR but I was told to have a aquaclear for extra movement and to put stuff in it if needed/wanted and I'm thinking of making it into a refugium.
So basically I have the tank+equipment (is a skimmer necessary when doing weekly or bi-weekly water changes?) and before I waste anymore of your time I see you can get them to eat frozen food, is this the type you buy at your lfs or at the grocery store or both? And yes I can keep a reef tank, I wasn't planning on any other fish and you say no inverts, so no hermit snails or anything for cleanup? Thanks just want to make sure I can provide the right environment before wasting much of your time, though I'm serious of getting one. hmmm sianeds maybe you should get one now too, my tank isn't costing too much yet
p.s. did you ever see the picture of the giant frogfish I got for you, I finally got one and didn't know if you saw it and whether you cared to or not?
I am unsure on hermits. On the one hand I would be surprised to see the frog take something carrying defence such as a shell, but having seen Frog Man try and eat the water change hose and also try and eat the entire feeding stick when it was 6 times longer than him, I would not be surprised to see them try.
Snails do seem to be left alone, though rather than a clean up crew one could go for a design to prevent the necessity. I plan on taking out most, if not all, of the substrate in the new frog's tank to rpevent anything getting caught in the tank there and to aid in keeping nutrient levels low.
If you kept a small frog and did water changes at least 10% a week, but prefereably 2 lots of 10% per week then you should be ok. I always aim for 10% per week whether I am skimming or not.
I buy my frozen from either a supermarket or fish sheds. Wherever is cheapest. LFS will almost always double the price.
I think I saw the pics, though they weren't too clear.
Ok...I'm definately getting one!
That is beyond cool. And I love the grumpy little faces! I had no idea that they actually move their lure. That's awesome!
If my lfs ever gets one in, is their anything special you need to look for (or watch out for) besides the basics? Any online places you recommend for purchasing one?
Would gut loaded ghost shrimp be ok as a live food, until it starts to eat frozen? Or does it have to have some SW feeder fish?
Is it possible to keep pairs together safely? I noticed liveaquaria had a pair for sale at one point.
Andy, how dare you force us to get frogfish!
Oh...and what's spratt?
Be careful on the species they get in. Telling the different species apart can be difficult at the best of times, let alone when someone does not really know a lot about the fish.
Only thing to try and get is one that is already feeding frozen, then most of your work is already done. Gut loaded shrimp would be fine to start with, my frogs have always loved chasing them:
Antennarius hispidus eating shrimp
It is possible to keep a pair together but there are two risks:
1) That the larger of the two (usually the female) will decide to eat the smaller;
2) That they may become aggressive to each other.
One way to try and introduce more than one frog to a tank is to divide it with eggcrate down the middle so the frogs can see each other. If they react aggressively to each other then it's best to get seperate tanks or leave the egg crate there. If they are fine then remove the eggcrate.
I believe spratts (
Sprattus sprattus) are another name for whitebait.
I started on spratt with him and he soon took anything off the stick. Remember to be patient when training frogs for frozen. in the wild they can go weeks, if not months, without feeding.
