JoeVandal49
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There has been a frogfish in at the local Petco for a couple months. It came in as a "colored angler". I have no idea what kind it is and this site just confused me more... lol.
http://www.frogfish.ch/species-arten...h-species.html
Anyways, he had been in the petco for several months( aquatics manager said no one ever even noticed her) and i have been wanting one as the only inhabitant for my 55 g display refugium, and since this one has been eating well and i thought he was a great looking fish, i snagged it. He is about 3 inches currently, and a moss color, with what i am calling "Lichen" spots and little tassles.
Great fish.
So i have been tirelessly looking at these photos etc.
Looking at the anglers mostly(not sure if this is the best way to ID) i have narrowed down what i beleive to be my likely options based on the angler and other similar body characteristics.
These are the two that i feel most closely match the fish i have.
-Antennatus dorehensis
-Antennatus nummifer
What are the odds one of these is what i have(commonly collected? etc)?
Are their any additional species that i should be looking at with similar characteristics and angler?
I will try to get someone over to the house to take a good photo ASAP. I cant seem to get any photos that would be worth posting.
http://www.frogfish.ch/species-arten...h-species.html
Anyways, he had been in the petco for several months( aquatics manager said no one ever even noticed her) and i have been wanting one as the only inhabitant for my 55 g display refugium, and since this one has been eating well and i thought he was a great looking fish, i snagged it. He is about 3 inches currently, and a moss color, with what i am calling "Lichen" spots and little tassles.
Great fish.
So i have been tirelessly looking at these photos etc.
Looking at the anglers mostly(not sure if this is the best way to ID) i have narrowed down what i beleive to be my likely options based on the angler and other similar body characteristics.
These are the two that i feel most closely match the fish i have.
-Antennatus dorehensis
-Antennatus nummifer
What are the odds one of these is what i have(commonly collected? etc)?
Are their any additional species that i should be looking at with similar characteristics and angler?
I will try to get someone over to the house to take a good photo ASAP. I cant seem to get any photos that would be worth posting.
