The Frogfish Files - Page 43

bfraenza92 · 04/21/2018, 12:38 PM

Day four into eating the clown seems to be okay I’ll keep posted.. he took a fat crap and his belly looked less full after haha

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shrimpinator123 · 04/24/2018, 03:28 PM

You have some serious luck.

mndfreeze · 04/24/2018, 05:42 PM

lolol You guys have got to stop putting in other livestock in with your froggies. The only way you can do that is if the other fish is bigger then the frogfish, and even then the frogfish might still attempt it and just get it stuck in its mouth and die. Thats some expensive food your feeding them.

Froggies are such opportunistic feeders you have to just assume they will eat anything and everything you put in there with it or die trying.

bfraenza92 · 04/24/2018, 07:30 PM

The clown fish was considerably bigger than the frog lol no ornamental fish period can go with the frog
He is still alive btw gonna probably do a water change for him and feed him before lights off

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mndfreeze · 04/25/2018, 12:40 AM

Lol yeah, I meant like CONSIDERABLY larger. Like twice his size or bigger haha. I thought about getting one years ago but went with a mantis shrimp instead specifically because at least then I could have SOME other tank mates in there. haha.

SLURP

bfraenza92 · 04/26/2018, 01:22 AM

That’s dope tho I’d love to have a mantis

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mndfreeze · 04/26/2018, 01:38 AM

They are amazing animals and far more intelligent then people think they will be, especially for an invertebrate. Mine would come out of his hole and hang out on the side of the tank and watch TV with me when I was out there.

bfraenza92 · 04/28/2018, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mndfreeze

They are amazing animals and far more intelligent then people think they will be, especially for an invertebrate. Mine would come out of his hole and hang out on the side of the tank and watch TV with me when I was out there.

That is just amazing Mndfreeze man. I want an animal like that one day in the big boy tank

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bfraenza92 · 04/28/2018, 08:47 AM

Let’s play spot the frog lol

jambon222 · 05/06/2018, 06:02 PM

So I picked up some live brine shrimp today for a treat for some and to entice a new fish to eat. I popped a bunch in with the frogfish and he started on them like a champ. I did feed them some reef roids and phytoplankton before I did so. I never expected him to eat such small prey and quite pleased he did so. He is about 1.5 inches. Brine shrimp are not too nutritious but gut loading them can't be all bad. Am I using the correct food?

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bfraenza92 · 05/14/2018, 08:11 PM

I personally used gut loaded shrimp and would throw a blue chromi or damsel in for him to eat to give his diet some diversity
Moved him to frozen silver sides and krill and the occasional damsel if he won’t eat anything frozen for a few days
I feel that this is the best diet as it’s close to what they would be eating in the ocean and fresh water feeders don’t have all the nutritional values needed
Best of luck friend

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jambon222 · 05/15/2018, 03:50 AM

Heres a shot of my bad boy

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bfraenza92 · 05/20/2018, 12:18 PM

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bfraenza92 · 05/20/2018, 12:19 PM

Just an update on my mix reef with the frog fish

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solitude127 · 05/21/2018, 12:46 PM

is it eating prepared foods? I had a chance to buy one this weekend but I passed. It was only about 2" and the owner said it has been in the store for 3+ weeks which was a plus but I had to resist

bfraenza92 · 05/22/2018, 10:09 PM

He sometimes eats frozen silversides or krill but I mostly just give in and buy him a damsel

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bfraenza92 · 06/04/2018, 03:42 PM

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shrimpinator123 · 06/05/2018, 07:06 AM

Well, mine died.

moondoggy4 · 06/05/2018, 06:57 PM

Sorry to hear that your frogfish died.

shrimpinator123 · 06/11/2018, 09:57 PM

Trying another frogfish. Picked up the freckled angler that was on DD

bfraenza92 · 06/18/2018, 12:00 PM

Sorry bro my guy is still going strong it blows my mind because I only have a ten gallon and my parameters have been all over the place like my alkalinity and calcium I just can’t keep them at a constant and my nitrates are steady at 20 but he seems unaffected

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timnem70 · 06/18/2018, 01:26 PM

Likely, and from what I have seen not only in this Pic but through others, keep doing what you're doing. Fish are really resilient once acclimated and established. They can handle swings and you're corals look good so just keep working on it. In a system that small, frequent small water changes once or twice a week (like 2 gallons each time) and that should be all the dosing or anything youl'd have to do. See what your params are when your system appears it's best(coloration of corals and growth, happy fish) and try to emulate them. Chasing what works for others (we've all been a little guilty at this and not saying you do but it's difficult) won't necessarily work for you or me. Best reefing to you man and keep posting pics of that amazimg little guy ya got there. One of my favorites.

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bfraenza92 · 06/18/2018, 01:35 PM

Yeah all I’ve been doing is about a gallon a week and dosing alk and calcium been only dosing for about a month so I’m still trying to get a pattern down to keep things stable
I’m trying my best not to chase a number but I’m really tryin hard to keep my alk at just one number
I appreciate the input

It is a lot of fun to watch him eat live fish

*♂️

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bfraenza92 · 06/18/2018, 01:36 PM

Here’s a photo of the whore reef basically

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timnem70 · 06/18/2018, 01:47 PM

Yeah man. Doing good.

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04/28/2018, 08:47 AM	#1059
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05/21/2018, 12:46 PM	#1065
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04/21/2018, 12:38 PM	#1051
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	Day four into eating the clown seems to be okay I’ll keep posted.. he took a fat crap and his belly looked less full after haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/24/2018, 03:28 PM	#1052
shrimpinator123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Posts: 189	You have some serious luck.

04/24/2018, 05:42 PM	#1053
mndfreeze Invert Sexy Time! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 2,255	lolol You guys have got to stop putting in other livestock in with your froggies. The only way you can do that is if the other fish is bigger then the frogfish, and even then the frogfish might still attempt it and just get it stuck in its mouth and die. Thats some expensive food your feeding them. Froggies are such opportunistic feeders you have to just assume they will eat anything and everything you put in there with it or die trying.

04/24/2018, 07:30 PM	#1054
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	The clown fish was considerably bigger than the frog lol no ornamental fish period can go with the frog He is still alive btw gonna probably do a water change for him and feed him before lights off Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/25/2018, 12:40 AM	#1055
mndfreeze Invert Sexy Time! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 2,255	Lol yeah, I meant like CONSIDERABLY larger. Like twice his size or bigger haha. I thought about getting one years ago but went with a mantis shrimp instead specifically because at least then I could have SOME other tank mates in there. haha. SLURP

04/26/2018, 01:22 AM	#1056
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	That’s dope tho I’d love to have a mantis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/26/2018, 01:38 AM	#1057
mndfreeze Invert Sexy Time! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 2,255	They are amazing animals and far more intelligent then people think they will be, especially for an invertebrate. Mine would come out of his hole and hang out on the side of the tank and watch TV with me when I was out there.

05/06/2018, 06:02 PM	#1060
jambon222 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 34	So I picked up some live brine shrimp today for a treat for some and to entice a new fish to eat. I popped a bunch in with the frogfish and he started on them like a champ. I did feed them some reef roids and phytoplankton before I did so. I never expected him to eat such small prey and quite pleased he did so. He is about 1.5 inches. Brine shrimp are not too nutritious but gut loading them can't be all bad. Am I using the correct food? Sent from my SM-A520W using Tapatalk

05/14/2018, 08:11 PM	#1061
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	I personally used gut loaded shrimp and would throw a blue chromi or damsel in for him to eat to give his diet some diversity Moved him to frozen silver sides and krill and the occasional damsel if he won’t eat anything frozen for a few days I feel that this is the best diet as it’s close to what they would be eating in the ocean and fresh water feeders don’t have all the nutritional values needed Best of luck friend Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/15/2018, 03:50 AM	#1062
jambon222 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 34	Heres a shot of my bad boy Sent from my SM-A520W using Tapatalk

05/20/2018, 12:18 PM	#1063
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/20/2018, 12:19 PM	#1064
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	Just an update on my mix reef with the frog fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/22/2018, 10:09 PM	#1066
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	He sometimes eats frozen silversides or krill but I mostly just give in and buy him a damsel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/04/2018, 03:42 PM	#1067
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/05/2018, 07:06 AM	#1068
shrimpinator123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Posts: 189	Well, mine died.

06/05/2018, 06:57 PM	#1069
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Sorry to hear that your frogfish died.

06/11/2018, 09:57 PM	#1070
shrimpinator123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Posts: 189	Trying another frogfish. Picked up the freckled angler that was on DD

06/18/2018, 12:00 PM	#1071
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	Sorry bro my guy is still going strong it blows my mind because I only have a ten gallon and my parameters have been all over the place like my alkalinity and calcium I just can’t keep them at a constant and my nitrates are steady at 20 but he seems unaffected Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/18/2018, 01:26 PM	#1072
timnem70 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 462	Likely, and from what I have seen not only in this Pic but through others, keep doing what you're doing. Fish are really resilient once acclimated and established. They can handle swings and you're corals look good so just keep working on it. In a system that small, frequent small water changes once or twice a week (like 2 gallons each time) and that should be all the dosing or anything youl'd have to do. See what your params are when your system appears it's best(coloration of corals and growth, happy fish) and try to emulate them. Chasing what works for others (we've all been a little guilty at this and not saying you do but it's difficult) won't necessarily work for you or me. Best reefing to you man and keep posting pics of that amazimg little guy ya got there. One of my favorites. Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk

06/18/2018, 01:35 PM	#1073
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	Yeah all I’ve been doing is about a gallon a week and dosing alk and calcium been only dosing for about a month so I’m still trying to get a pattern down to keep things stable I’m trying my best not to chase a number but I’m really tryin hard to keep my alk at just one number I appreciate the input It is a lot of fun to watch him eat live fish *♂️ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/18/2018, 01:36 PM	#1074
bfraenza92 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 92	Here’s a photo of the whore reef basically Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/18/2018, 01:47 PM	#1075
timnem70 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 462	Yeah man. Doing good. Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk