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Jordan55 - very sorry to hear about your loss. It sounded like you may not have had the angler long. It isn't characteristic for most anglers to do a lot of swimming around. They are ambush predators and their only defense is their cryptic nature and ability to blend w/ their environment. From what I've seen so far, lots of swimming seems to be related to stress over internal ailments or the situation and it has been a sign of impending doom.
Rampuppy - those are some gorgeous frogfish! I hope whomever is willing to spend the $125 realizes that these fish will change their coloring to blend with their environment. Unless the person that purchases them finds a way to provide an environment with the same bright colors, it isn't likely they will keep exactly those colors. Fuggly started out red, went black, red/orange, bright yellow and is currently attempting green (to match Chaetomorpha) in response to the various tanks he's been in and/or items in those tanks. They are also capable of developing spots that look like sponge pores, patches that resemble coralline and a variety of protuberances and bumps.
Cheri
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