Frogfish

Josh K · #1 01/31/2006, 04:21 PM

Just received a wartskinned frogfish this morning and after aclimating and putting it in its tank it coughed up a 3.5"clown tang.

Too bad it wasnt still alive. Wish I could afford too feed it that well.

Josh K · #2 01/31/2006, 04:54 PM

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SW1TCH · #3 01/31/2006, 04:58 PM

Cool looking fish where did you get him from lfs or online.?

Metriod___Hunter · #4 01/31/2006, 05:09 PM

WOW! Thats a nice wartskin! Thats amazing how he ate that tang, just proves to everyone that frogfish can eat a fish twice their size.

Fignewton · #5 01/31/2006, 05:15 PM

Very cool!

Josh K · #6 01/31/2006, 05:35 PM

Ordered him online, J&L aquatics Vancouver B.C. great guys to deal with.

3rotorFD · #7 01/31/2006, 06:01 PM

is that a watchman goby in your AV? same tank w/the angler? kiss him goodbye

My angler ate my watchman

Josh K · #8 01/31/2006, 06:38 PM

No the frog fish is in a different tank srry to hear about your watchman.

Mad Scientist · #9 01/31/2006, 06:43 PM

That's wild - thanks for sharing

vthondaboi · #10 01/31/2006, 07:42 PM

wow he looks a lot like mine, but mine is a bit whiter rather than the yellowish color

could you explain more about the clown tang? mine sucked in a hermit crab one day, not sure if it ended up swallowing it or not

Petstorejunkie · #11 01/31/2006, 08:37 PM

awesome story! just goes to show you that no matter what you WANT to believe (you crazy eel people) perdatory fish eat other animals! sorry for the rant, but i do think that is an awesome story

Josh K · #12 01/31/2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by vthondaboi

could you explain more about the clown tang? mine sucked in a hermit crab one day, not sure if it ended up swallowing it or not

After aclimating the frog fish I put him in his tank and carried on adding some of the other fish that arrived with my order into other tanks. About half an hour later I went to check on him to see how he was doing and noticed a pile of hermit crabs on some random fish lying on the sand. I then removed the fish a noticed it was a clown tang that must have been lunch at the fish store for him(ooooppps) before he left. As to why he didnt eat it completely I dont know(I would probably do the same on an airplane after a meal that size) I'll try feeding him again in a day or so. Thanks for all the replies, thought it was kind of a neat story. Ill keep an eye on mine to see if he goes after any of the crabs, I hope not they are his only tankmates.

dkk08 · #13 02/01/2006, 10:55 AM

cool colored warty!