Anglers/frogfish
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For starters, The Frogfish Files here on RC is a great source of firsthand info.
Zubi's Frogfish site is another great online resource.
Grimreefers has a forum devoted to frogfish but it's not too popular.
Finally, Scott Michael's Reef Fishes Vol 1 has a whole section devoted to frogfish.
As for LFS, Reefhotspot on the westside gets them in regularly. They are hit or miss at other LFS and be prepared to pay a pretty penny for the more popular, colorful varieties like maculatus (Warty Frogfish).
Zubi's Frogfish site is another great online resource.
Grimreefers has a forum devoted to frogfish but it's not too popular.
Finally, Scott Michael's Reef Fishes Vol 1 has a whole section devoted to frogfish.
As for LFS, Reefhotspot on the westside gets them in regularly. They are hit or miss at other LFS and be prepared to pay a pretty penny for the more popular, colorful varieties like maculatus (Warty Frogfish).
I have a bright yellow painted frogfish which I've had for a year now. He literally started off the size of a nickel and would eat frozen mysis shrimp that floated by. I keep him in a custom open-topped nano tank 11 x 11 x 11, w/ a hydor seltz pump on a closed loop, 1" of live sand and about 2lbs of live rock. Pretty much just biological filtration w/ the rock & sand.
I change a few cups of water every month or so (add water from my main aquarium). I feed him one or two damsels every 1-3 weeks. He is about 2.5" now and real chubby. The only other tank inhabitants are a small domino damsel that for some reason he hasn't ate. He eats all the damsels I throw in there, however chooses to ignore the small domino, maybe they're buddies or something. There's also a 2" grey crab, w/ thick claws that I had found hitchhiked in. Pretty easy fish to keep as long as you can aquirre a healthy one. Those links that Texsun provided are great sources of additional info. Good luck!
Here's a pic of him in a holding tank couple months after I got him.
Here's a pic of my old frogfish during acclimation. Note the rubber band around his arm.
I change a few cups of water every month or so (add water from my main aquarium). I feed him one or two damsels every 1-3 weeks. He is about 2.5" now and real chubby. The only other tank inhabitants are a small domino damsel that for some reason he hasn't ate. He eats all the damsels I throw in there, however chooses to ignore the small domino, maybe they're buddies or something. There's also a 2" grey crab, w/ thick claws that I had found hitchhiked in. Pretty easy fish to keep as long as you can aquirre a healthy one. Those links that Texsun provided are great sources of additional info. Good luck!
Here's a pic of him in a holding tank couple months after I got him.
Here's a pic of my old frogfish during acclimation. Note the rubber band around his arm.
I'm not sure if it's an angler or a frogfish since I'm new to the whole saltwater thing but it's 1 of those 2. The fish is in the small display over the LR bin where all the inverts are.
Also if you look for anything specific ask for John there and let him know what you are looking for. He is the guy that buys live stock from the whole sellers every Monday.
Also if you look for anything specific ask for John there and let him know what you are looking for. He is the guy that buys live stock from the whole sellers every Monday.
ScotchMaster
In Memoriam
Ive seen them at tongs in fountain valley
I'm a bit of a frogfish addict, so here's what I've seen in the past week:
Reefhotspot has a med sized brownish commerson as well as a huge (11") bright yellow commerson.
Tong's had a tuberosus as of last weekend. Not a species I recommend for a beginner.
Jeff's in Gardena had a a couple of large yellow commersons as well as a sanguineus that they've had for at least a month.
Aquatic Fantasy in Redondo had a yellow warty that they've marked down a couple of times (still $150 or something like that).
Like I said, generally the brighter the more $$$ so be prepared. Flip side is that they tend to take a little longer to sell so you'll eventually come across some with patience.
I'll have to check out the one at the Aquarium next time I'm on the westside for a meeting to see if it's worthy of the collection.
Reefhotspot has a med sized brownish commerson as well as a huge (11") bright yellow commerson.
Tong's had a tuberosus as of last weekend. Not a species I recommend for a beginner.
Jeff's in Gardena had a a couple of large yellow commersons as well as a sanguineus that they've had for at least a month.
Aquatic Fantasy in Redondo had a yellow warty that they've marked down a couple of times (still $150 or something like that).
Like I said, generally the brighter the more $$$ so be prepared. Flip side is that they tend to take a little longer to sell so you'll eventually come across some with patience.
I'll have to check out the one at the Aquarium next time I'm on the westside for a meeting to see if it's worthy of the collection.
NanoLurker
Member
texsun,
medusa on pico has some in as well. why don't you pop on in and see if there still there and let me know what species they are :lol: i was gonna pick up a couple of them but won't do it unless i can get an i.d. on them so i know their needs.
medusa on pico has some in as well. why don't you pop on in and see if there still there and let me know what species they are :lol: i was gonna pick up a couple of them but won't do it unless i can get an i.d. on them so i know their needs.
NanoLurker
Member
i HOPE they're still there. i was there july 29 or 30 and they had three or four in. i really wanted to bring them home but was going out of town for 5 days and didn't want to overwhelm the fish sitter
i'm not too good at id'ing fish but i can usually pick out a frogfish
i'm not too good at id'ing fish but i can usually pick out a frogfish
