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05/17/2018, 12:28 PM | #1 |
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Small angler in 10 gallon tank?
So what are your thoughts on keeping a angler (something that would stay small like a warty max 4”)
in a 10 gallon tank plumbed into a large display Being a fish that needs to be alone because it will eat or be eater by others |
05/17/2018, 01:38 PM | #2 |
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I think you will be okay in a tank that small if your able to do water changes frequently enough to maintain decent water quality provided the species you get stays inside of 6 inches max in size. But even at that size for a fish that sedate, its still kinda of tight quarters. Even for the two smaller varieties I would recommend something a bit bigger...once they start getting close to max size.
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Separate Water changes? If it’s plumbed into the main display and that gets its regular maintenance water changes included I mentioned a warty they get 4” max and even that can take years if you buy a small |
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05/17/2018, 06:36 PM | #4 |
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Then you should be golden
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05/17/2018, 07:01 PM | #5 |
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Thanks i appreciate your opinion
Did you ever have a angler im curios what a angler owner would say |
05/17/2018, 07:45 PM | #6 |
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I keep a small ( warty frogfish I was told) 1.5 inches long in a 10 gallon quarantine tank . I have only had it for 2 weeks and am feeding small mollies. He took one from the tweezers the other day. I hope to switch it to frozen silversides or krill in the near future. I use the small hang on filter and switched the bulbs to power compacts. Just do a gallon per week water changes. So far so good!
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05/17/2018, 10:20 PM | #7 |
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Very nice
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05/17/2018, 10:21 PM | #8 |
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They can do well in a 10 as long as it’s filtered or plumbed the way you have it . Easier in a smaller tank because they encounter their prey more often .The Florida guppy farms may have guppies that tolerate full SW . You can order in bulk and keep them outside in the warm months in a small pond systm . During winter they would have to be protected.
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05/17/2018, 10:25 PM | #9 |
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Thank for the tip i do want to wean it to frozen as soon as possible though
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05/20/2018, 02:17 AM | #10 |
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Weaning takes a while . I tried on small anglers without success . They become too weak if not fed enough . They will literally refuse to eat even if they are starving . Then no matter what you do they won’t eat . When I tried , I used small slivers of fish , shrimp on bamboo skewers and danced around them to no avail . Tried regular guppies and they would death spiral in the salt and not be available. Once the guppy is dead, the angler will never be enticed even if it floats by in the current. Some of the mail order bait suppliers in Florida also provide sailfin mollies raised in salt along with the SW killifish if you need something larger in size and bulk quantity . I never wanted to spend the money on pet store mollies at $3 ea for a one time meal . The breeding attempt of mollies is also slow, either slow growing to size or slow in production . I also had a really large angler that was so fearless and always hungry that anything that moved dead or alive was fair game , even my fingers when I would clean the tank. So my advice is not to rush the weaning .
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05/21/2018, 09:06 PM | #12 |
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Thank you i really appreciate all of you guys input
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