Somebody dropped a Gummy Bear in my tank!!! (or actually, Frogfish advice needed!)

[Trigger Man]

Nice, I saw a orange and white one at Golds a while back, probably a inch and a bit. For feedings they would feed it small live minnows. They would hook the tail and let the minnow swim infront of it's mouth.

[VFX]

My Long Nose Butterfly obviously has a taste for tangerine/mango flavoured gummy bears

Keeps sticking his beak in the LR where the Frogfish hides and nipping at him.

I might set up a tank especially for the gummy bear.

What's the smallest sized tank I could get away with?

10g? 15g? 20g? bigger?

Meanwhile, I'm still trying to entice the little dude with silverside but he's still not interested.

Maybe he'll feel more up to eating once there's no Long Nose bugging him.

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[Delphinus]

A butterfly of all things

I don't see why a smaller tank like a 10g or 20g couldn't work for the time being. I think the max size of these guys are around 10-15cm, so eventually he'd probably need to move on up, but if your guy is only 1" it seems to me he'd fit fine in a nano for the time being. (It will be easier to target feed him in a nano too...)

[Myka]

I think Frogfish are fascinating! Sorry I can't help you with feeding it, but I'm interested to see if it changes colors at all. I would really like a brightly colored one, but would be disappointed if it turned into a drab color.

[VFX]

Machete - Thanks for the link.

It certainly looks like a painted frogfish.

Most of the stuff I found also points to this.

I did however, find a pic of a Warty that looks like it too.

So I guess I'll have to wait until he's a bit bigger to see for sure.



Tony - I've moved him out of the QT tank so he wont be hassled by the Butterfly. I've put him in a 10g for now. Hopefully I can find a more permanent home for him to grow.

Myka - I'm crossing my fingers that he morphs into something a little less drab than brown. Maybe if I can give him a home with lots of bright pink coralline covered rocks & colourful sponges or corals he'll morph into those colours instead.

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[LeeR]

my first frogfish went from brown to a army green... it ended up being a bit to big for my tank though. it was a painted frogfish.

[VFX]

Originally Posted by MacheteAvenue

my first frogfish went from brown to a army green... it ended up being a bit to big for my tank though. it was a painted frogfish.

How big did it get?

How long before my 1" froggy becomes too big for a 10g (assuming he is a painted)?

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[Myka]

Originally Posted by VFX

Myka - I'm crossing my fingers that he morphs into something a little less drab than brown. Maybe if I can give him a home with lots of bright pink coralline covered rocks & colourful sponges or corals he'll morph into those colours instead.

Ya, that would be so disappointing to watch it go from that brilliant red color to drab grey or brown!! Is he eating yet? Have you tried raw shrimp? Maybe even larger Mysis shrimp?

[Rippin]

I really like frogfishes and the fact that they can "walk" across the ocean terrain. I'm definitley considering one once the new tank is set up. I'm not much of a fish guy (prefer corals), but I'd bend for one of these.

I am also concerned about its eating habits (would prefer to know that it's accepting dead food before I bought it) and the change of colourization over time in captivity.

Best of luck with your new frogfish. It's a beaut.

[LeeR]

it depends on what type he is.

http://www.frogfish.ch/frogfish.html

looks like a Painted frogfish to me.. but you will probably have more to look at then just one picture.