Aclimating process questions

SWaquariast · 05/15/2008, 04:49 PM

I'm wanting to get a frogfish. One of my freinds has one and is willing to sell me it for $40. It is about the size of a quarter around. He has had it for about a month and hes wanting to change his aquarium back to a reef.

He feeds it guppies and red dollies(fresh water), because it only eats live foods. A guy at my LFS said that this can eventually kill them because it screws up there digestive system. So I was wondering if you aclimate red dollies,guppies, or ghost shrimp to saltwater if that would eliminate the digestive thing.

Foods I've Looked into: Live mysid shrimp($100 from LFS), Saltwater feeder shrimp($29+$20 for SH from drfostersmith.com).

The aclimating thing would be the best if it will work and not harm the frogfish.

sqwaksqwak · 05/15/2008, 05:43 PM

i would try acclimating black mollies cause I've acclimated a few and had them survive and breed for about half a year

SWaquariast · 05/15/2008, 07:46 PM

You breed them in saltwater

05/15/2008, 04:49 PM	#1
SWaquariast Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 745	Aclimating process questions I'm wanting to get a frogfish. One of my freinds has one and is willing to sell me it for $40. It is about the size of a quarter around. He has had it for about a month and hes wanting to change his aquarium back to a reef. He feeds it guppies and red dollies(fresh water), because it only eats live foods. A guy at my LFS said that this can eventually kill them because it screws up there digestive system. So I was wondering if you aclimate red dollies,guppies, or ghost shrimp to saltwater if that would eliminate the digestive thing. Foods I've Looked into: Live mysid shrimp($100 from LFS), Saltwater feeder shrimp($29+$20 for SH from drfostersmith.com). The aclimating thing would be the best if it will work and not harm the frogfish. __________________ Mitch Current Tank Info: 20g Mixed reef aquarium.

05/15/2008, 05:43 PM	#2
sqwaksqwak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walnut,CA Posts: 133	i would try acclimating black mollies cause I've acclimated a few and had them survive and breed for about half a year __________________ Life is nothing but a huge fish tank. Current Tank Info: 50gal Mixed Tank

05/15/2008, 07:46 PM	#3
SWaquariast Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 745	You breed them in saltwater __________________ Mitch Current Tank Info: 20g Mixed reef aquarium.