Frog fish in with a bigger French Angle?

Gordonious · 06/17/2006, 01:53 PM

I have a juvenile angle that is over a year and a half old possibly much more.(Still mostly just juvenile colors, but starting to see itâ€™s fin outlines and fading) I could afford it only because itâ€™s pervious owner did not want it anymore since it had gotten in a fight in his tank and well lost one eye. I currently have him in a 20long with little LR and little of anything else in there with him.(this tank is connected to others in a larger system)

I was thinking of setting my 40gallon breeder and connecting this tank to the system. I really canâ€™t afford a whole reef or a full community. Iâ€™d rather have a cool species tank. I was thinking of getting a frog fish, but I was wondering if I could keep my angle in with a frog fish. I of course would get the smallest frog fish possible and introduce the angle to the tank so it could settle and know it is itâ€™s territory. Frog fish arenâ€™t aggressive at all are they? Just opportunistic feeders. I figure if my angle is twice the size and with the way it should continue to grow I shouldnâ€™t have a problem. But why experiment when someone else may have already done it.

Please give me your input.

clsanchez77 · 06/22/2006, 12:34 PM

I think you are going to need something much bigger than a 40g for a French Angel.

Sorry I do not know much about frogfish.

I would suggest try asking this question over in the Fish Only & Aggresive Tanks Thread.

Chris

Gordonious · 06/22/2006, 12:59 PM

I realize this but can't afford, nor fit, a larger tank currently. He'll be fine in a 40 for a while especially one with little LR and tankmates. He's happy as can be in the 20long currently. I was scared his current tank mates would pick on him when I moved him in there, ends up they are all scared of him/her.

clsanchez77 · 06/22/2006, 05:32 PM

Well, according to some online fish charts you are okay. I would go over to the other thread to make sure as I dont have experience with either.

06/17/2006, 01:53 PM	#1
Gordonious Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newark DE Posts: 3,393	Frog fish in with a bigger French Angle? I have a juvenile angle that is over a year and a half old possibly much more.(Still mostly just juvenile colors, but starting to see itâ€™s fin outlines and fading) I could afford it only because itâ€™s pervious owner did not want it anymore since it had gotten in a fight in his tank and well lost one eye. I currently have him in a 20long with little LR and little of anything else in there with him.(this tank is connected to others in a larger system) I was thinking of setting my 40gallon breeder and connecting this tank to the system. I really canâ€™t afford a whole reef or a full community. Iâ€™d rather have a cool species tank. I was thinking of getting a frog fish, but I was wondering if I could keep my angle in with a frog fish. I of course would get the smallest frog fish possible and introduce the angle to the tank so it could settle and know it is itâ€™s territory. Frog fish arenâ€™t aggressive at all are they? Just opportunistic feeders. I figure if my angle is twice the size and with the way it should continue to grow I shouldnâ€™t have a problem. But why experiment when someone else may have already done it. Please give me your input.

06/22/2006, 12:34 PM	#2
clsanchez77 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Metairie, La Posts: 822	I think you are going to need something much bigger than a 40g for a French Angel. Sorry I do not know much about frogfish. I would suggest try asking this question over in the Fish Only & Aggresive Tanks Thread. Chris

06/22/2006, 12:59 PM	#3
Gordonious Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newark DE Posts: 3,393	I realize this but can't afford, nor fit, a larger tank currently. He'll be fine in a 40 for a while especially one with little LR and tankmates. He's happy as can be in the 20long currently. I was scared his current tank mates would pick on him when I moved him in there, ends up they are all scared of him/her.

06/22/2006, 05:32 PM	#4
clsanchez77 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Metairie, La Posts: 822	Well, according to some online fish charts you are okay. I would go over to the other thread to make sure as I dont have experience with either.