Anglerfish experience

[Mr.First]

Wow, thats nice Bob, but on my computer it fish looks Black, they call that a Red ??
Yes , I will get an Anglerfish, the Wart skin kind.
Damm Angles eat all my corals.....
Give the $ the Mr. Total Aquariums........

 

[NIGHTCRAWLER]

nice black angler. i had one last month 3'' long like that. keyword- had. he was eating great, eating my clowns. for some reason though he just keeled over. it shocked me too surprise, he was doing so good.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Having owned an angler in the past I can tell you this. They are eating machines, and will eat anything that will fit into their mouth.

They will sit on and irritate corals.

They do best in a species only tank.

Best diet for them is a few damsels a week and frequent water changes are a must.

 

[Mr.First]

ARE THEY HARD TO CATCH IF i NEED TO GET HIM OUT ? sEEMS LIKE IT WOULD NOT BE TOO HARD

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

They are extremely easy to catch. However, they cannot be brought out of the water so bagging needs to be done underwater.

 

[TOTAL AQUARIUMS]

be very careful with handling and bagging them, like Chief said. They are like a little bag of mush and they can't support their own mass out of water. As for catching them they run about as fast as a ruphied prom queen.

 

[Mr.First]

Good Advice , I Did Not Know All That. Good Description Mr Total

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

They can also "Gulp" air and not be able to expel it if they come out of the water and that in turn will kill it.

 

[TOTAL AQUARIUMS]

that too

 

[Mr.First]

Anyone Know Who's Got Any In Stock ?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

They are very easy to get, most vendors here can get them. Post a WTB thread so nobody gets into trouble for offering one to you in the wrong forum.

On a similar note I can't wait to find a small nano cheap to set up another Angler tank. They are great fish with great personality.

 

[Mr.First]

I have a sweet 14 gallon cube that I just took down gathering dust. The only problem is it comes with a sweet 20 inch (4) t5s that I would like to try to re-coup some $ on. If you are interested I will hook you up.

 

[Bob 1000]

I got mines from NY Aquatics.. I've seen that rare one with the red and white pattern twice there... It was in a tank next to my reef also connected in the dark I think that's why it turned almost black..

 

[strendo]

I have 3 of them right now, 2 in a species only tank. Really cool fish but can be a pita to feed. I had one in my sps system but it was too hard to feed him so I put him in my frag tank. You need easy access for the feeding prong if he's hiding.

 

[DevIouS]

- Wartskin -

 

[Mr.First]

You mean they don't come to the food at all. You have to make sure that you get it right in their face ?

 

[Domboski]

I got mines from NY Aquatics.. I've seen that rare one with the red and white pattern twice there... It was in a tank next to my reef also connected in the dark I think that's why it turned almost black..

That red and white one is not rare as proclaimed in that thread

 

[Killerdrgn]

On a similar note I can't wait to find a small nano cheap to set up another Angler tank. They are great fish with great personality.

Speaking of which what is the minimum sized tank for these guys? Even at full grown?

 

[Domboski]

Speaking of which what is the minimum sized tank for these guys? Even at full grown?

Depends on the species. There is a Deli (yes a deli) in NJ that has an angler in a tank that would barely fit inside a 24 gallon aquapod because it is so big. They have had the fish for years. It looks like a huge rock. Pretty cool fish.

 

[Killerdrgn]

Depends on the species. There is a Deli (yes a deli) in NJ that has an angler in a tank that would barely fit inside a 24 gallon aquapod because it is so big. They have had the fish for years. It looks like a huge rock. Pretty cool fish.

Where is this deli? hehehe Let me get a pastrami on Rye, aaannnddd let me get a slice of that angler.