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Aww, bless :wub: . I can't beat that- unless I got a dorehensis :shifty: But that's not as cute as this lil guy... Bah. Time to get friendly with either a deep sea diver or a crazed marine biologist who could hook me up with something better...

Have you seen this page? http://www.starfish.ch/frogfish/species-ar...s-striatus.html I love the yellow colour variation, although you can't see the shagginess :(
 
Tank is 18x15x15 with a 14x12x12 sump. Currently has a skimmer that is for a system at least twice the size going on it to help keep the water stay a bit cleaner.

It may need a larger tank depending on the full size it attains.
 
Aww, bless :wub: . I can't beat that- unless I got a dorehensis :shifty: But that's not as cute as this lil guy... Bah. Time to get friendly with either a deep sea diver or a crazed marine biologist who could hook me up with something better...

Have you seen this page? http://www.starfish.ch/frogfish/species-ar...s-striatus.html I love the yellow colour variation, although you can't see the shagginess :(
I have seen that page, though you have to be carefu about "colour versions" and "colour variants" as frogfish have ana mazing ability to change colour.

Scott W. Michael (author of the Reef Fishes series of books) noted that a specimin he obtained that was black with orange spots changed within a month to an orange specimin with black spots. Many aquarists have bought brightly coloured frogs only to have them turn a dull colour when brought home and placed in an aqurium lacking in colour.
 
Absolutley amazing- How much did you say he cost?
How big does the tank need to be?
And are they hard to maintain?
James
 
Simply the most stunning and interesting fish i have ever seen!

(beats those clows ;) )

Love it!!! Thanks for showing Andy
 
Fish cost £35. Max wild size I have seen reported is 8". Full adult needs 30 gallons according to Reef Fishes Volume I by Scott W. Michael. The tank it is currently in is around 20 gallons with an 8 gallon sump. If he starts looking cramped I will give a larger tank.

There are a number of frogfish that only get to 4" max and as such a 20 gallon is fine for life.

Frogs have a reputation for dieing suddenly. Most common believed causes are either hte ingestion of air (making them just float at the surface) or overfeeding leading to either liver problems or food rotting in the gut. An adult needs to be fed at most twice a week and a lot of experienced keeperes will only feed once every 5 days.
 
Wow, beautiful fish. :wub: Where are they from? I've never seen one before.
A. striatus are seen in the following areas according to Fishbase:


Eastern Atlantic: off the African coast, from Senegal to Southwest Africa, with a single record from St. Helena.

Western Atlantic: off the coast of New Jersey (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and throughout the island groups of the Caribbean to the southernmost coast of Brazil.

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the East African coast to the Society and Hawaiian islands, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Zealand
 
Wot an ugly bugger :lol: :lol:

Throw a guppy in, that will keep him happy :lol:

:good:
No guppies, though I occasionally wonder about bettas... :shifty: Would be cool to watch him lure

Shame the blighters would cause a fatty build up on the liver. SW shrimp only for this guy until I have him eating dead.

you can however convert mollies to saltwater and then use those as feeders. but silversides, shripm, krill, and squid are better
 
But what a waste of saltwater, using it to breed mollies. If I had room for a tank to breed mollies, I would have another frogfish.
true haha. but i figure once you start to have more sw predators it could save you a lot of money.
 
But what a waste of saltwater, using it to breed mollies. If I had room for a tank to breed mollies, I would have another frogfish.
true haha. but i figure once you start to have more sw predators it could save you a lot of money.
The cost of housing and raising them would far outweigh what I pay for fish and inverts from the cockle and fishing sheds down in Leigh.
 
i got the same water testing kit as u 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