my new angler

reefD · 12/25/2008, 04:57 PM

got this little guy a few months ago...hes a clown wartskin angler. smaller than a baseball.

reefD · 12/25/2008, 04:58 PM

does reef central still have the frogfish files thread? cant find it

pugbreath13 · 12/25/2008, 07:17 PM

i bumped it for you, always wanted one

Ed Reef · 12/25/2008, 09:50 PM

Great little fish - he will change colors around his environment so if you have more red rocks in there, you will see his colors starting to change

Moonstream · 12/25/2008, 11:10 PM

cool lookin little guy. have always wanted one, but never had an extra tank.

reefD · 12/25/2008, 11:51 PM

that pic is from my phone. got way better picks that i will upload tonight. anyways yes they do change colors drastically. this ain't my first dance with frogfish/anglers. got another one four or five years ago. his name is shaggy! its a shaggy angler. here's some pics of him from a while ago. hes grown about 20% bigger . ill post new pics of him too.

reefD · 12/25/2008, 11:52 PM

reefD · 12/25/2008, 11:54 PM

reefD · 12/25/2008, 11:55 PM

reefD · 12/25/2008, 11:59 PM

this guy swims a lot at night. during the Day he takes regular "runs" around the tank. but at night hes swimming constantly. my wart skin angler (aka randell floyd) does'nt swim as much. he does take some "runs" during the day and at night but maybe 5 or 6 times verses seeing "shaggy" swimming all the time at night.

reefD · 12/26/2008, 12:07 AM

this pic was taken a few hours after lights went off. i flicked the actinics to take a pic. he immediatly began "fishing" with his lure when he saw me. he knows the hand that feeds him. lol. anyways you cant get a clear idea of his color with just actinics on but if u look around his head you can see his lure dislpayed.

reefD · 12/26/2008, 12:09 AM

i will post a video of him eating first thing tommarow! it happens that i feed once a week and friday is only a day early. fun to see!

reefD · 12/26/2008, 11:01 AM

getting that vidoe ready of my wart skin clown angler eating a silver side. will post today.

herpboyben · 12/26/2008, 01:57 PM

nice fish

reefD · 12/28/2008, 12:54 AM

bump ...im working on the video...having issues with it

rjarnold · 12/28/2008, 01:00 AM

Not sure if that's a warty, but your video should help

reefD · 12/28/2008, 01:02 AM

i have a pic of 2 different anglers ... the last pici is the wart skin i hope

rjarnold · 12/28/2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally posted by reefD
i have a pic of 2 different anglers ... the last pici is the wart skin i hope

I see the A. hispidus, but the other looks more like an A. pictus from that angle, but it's impossible to say for sure without further detail. Many places sell A. pictus as A. maculatus.

reefD · 12/28/2008, 01:10 AM

ok ....understood. let me get this vidoe straight this way we can all identify him. thanks

12/25/2008, 04:57 PM	#1
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	my new angler got this little guy a few months ago...hes a clown wartskin angler. smaller than a baseball. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/25/2008, 04:58 PM	#2
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	does reef central still have the frogfish files thread? cant find it __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/25/2008, 09:50 PM	#4
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Great little fish - he will change colors around his environment so if you have more red rocks in there, you will see his colors starting to change __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

12/25/2008, 11:51 PM	#6
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	that pic is from my phone. got way better picks that i will upload tonight. anyways yes they do change colors drastically. this ain't my first dance with frogfish/anglers. got another one four or five years ago. his name is shaggy! its a shaggy angler. here's some pics of him from a while ago. hes grown about 20% bigger . ill post new pics of him too. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/25/2008, 11:52 PM	#7
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	__________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/25/2008, 07:17 PM	#3
pugbreath13 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The former United States Posts: 466	i bumped it for you, always wanted one

12/25/2008, 11:10 PM	#5
Moonstream Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,581	cool lookin little guy. have always wanted one, but never had an extra tank.

12/25/2008, 11:54 PM	#8
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	__________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/25/2008, 11:55 PM	#9
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	__________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/25/2008, 11:59 PM	#10
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	this guy swims a lot at night. during the Day he takes regular "runs" around the tank. but at night hes swimming constantly. my wart skin angler (aka randell floyd) does'nt swim as much. he does take some "runs" during the day and at night but maybe 5 or 6 times verses seeing "shaggy" swimming all the time at night. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/26/2008, 12:07 AM	#11
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	this pic was taken a few hours after lights went off. i flicked the actinics to take a pic. he immediatly began "fishing" with his lure when he saw me. he knows the hand that feeds him. lol. anyways you cant get a clear idea of his color with just actinics on but if u look around his head you can see his lure dislpayed. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/26/2008, 12:09 AM	#12
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	i will post a video of him eating first thing tommarow! it happens that i feed once a week and friday is only a day early. fun to see! __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/26/2008, 11:01 AM	#13
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	getting that vidoe ready of my wart skin clown angler eating a silver side. will post today. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/26/2008, 01:57 PM	#14
herpboyben Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mooresville, NC Posts: 329	nice fish __________________ Will work for frags PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 30g frag tank, 45 hex reef, 180g reef in the works

12/28/2008, 12:54 AM	#15
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	bump ...im working on the video...having issues with it __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/28/2008, 01:00 AM	#16
rjarnold Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 129	Not sure if that's a warty, but your video should help __________________ Graduate student studying the phylogenetics of Antennariidae.

12/28/2008, 01:02 AM	#17
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	i have a pic of 2 different anglers ... the last pici is the wart skin i hope __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/28/2008, 01:10 AM	#19
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	ok ....understood. let me get this vidoe straight this way we can all identify him. thanks __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol