Frogfish!!?

Kizzy911 · 12/03/2015, 04:17 AM

Thinking of setting up a 20-40 gal tank and making it into a FOWLR then once its all set and ready, i can make it a zoa tank.

MY plan:
get a 20-40 gal tank, equipment is just gonna be a normal HOB filter or an air stone with a sponge filter. I have a small powerhead that i can use, and a heater.

my fish stock if i have a 20gal is just a frog fish.
Leaning more towards a 40 gallon, a frog fish, an eel? (need suggestions), and a dwarf lion fish, maybe a valentini puffer.

Let me hear thoughts and advices.
rights and wrongs.
thanks

Joke · 12/03/2015, 04:51 AM

Imo i would just stick to keeping the frogfish by its self. What type are u thinking of getting?

ginpang · 12/03/2015, 08:14 AM

Maybe A
canthigasther puffer + dwarf lion fish in a 40
Or
2 dwarf frogfish ( $$$$) in a 40 ; the affordable ones always the one that get 8"-12" so a 40 is too small even for one.

Or again a smallish eel by itself in a 40 but again it not very nice for the animal ... It's like someone living in a dorm room forever

If you get 100 gal+ you can probably get a larger eel with a little frogfish or
A combo of eel + lion fish + puffer.

You can find videos on YouTube of frogfish eating a lionfish therefore could spell disaster.

Plus think of how much it's going to cost to feed....a year's supply of feeder ghost shrimp, mollies, goldfish, silversides and whatever else you think of feeding them is probably equal to the price of a bigger tank.

Kizzy911 · 12/03/2015, 04:28 PM

Well i was thinking just a regular 40breeder, 1 dwarf lionfish or 2. OR 1 dwarf lionfish and 1 small frogfish. Was gonna make it into a semi frag/zoa tank. What do you guys think?

Kizzy911 · 12/03/2015, 04:34 PM

Or i can just spoik one dwarf lion lol

Dkuhlmann · 12/03/2015, 06:38 PM

Kizzy you must have a ton of money to be able to setup all of the tanks you are talking about an plus all of the water changes you'll be doing will have to buy a pallet load of salt mix. WOW you're going to have a full time job just maintaining them. And I can't imagine how much you will have to spend in fish.

Mikefallen13 · 12/03/2015, 08:49 PM

I see a few potential stocking issues. Puffers cannot be housed with lions, as the puffer will pick at the lions fins which usually results in the death of the lion. Also, Frogfish must also be housed alone as they will consume pretty much anything that fits in their very large mouths, including lionfish.

Kizzy911 · 12/03/2015, 08:54 PM

Yeah well this hobby consists of those.

12/03/2015, 04:17 AM	#1
Kizzy911 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Seattle Posts: 202	Frogfish!!? Thinking of setting up a 20-40 gal tank and making it into a FOWLR then once its all set and ready, i can make it a zoa tank. MY plan: get a 20-40 gal tank, equipment is just gonna be a normal HOB filter or an air stone with a sponge filter. I have a small powerhead that i can use, and a heater. my fish stock if i have a 20gal is just a frog fish. Leaning more towards a 40 gallon, a frog fish, an eel? (need suggestions), and a dwarf lion fish, maybe a valentini puffer. Let me hear thoughts and advices. rights and wrongs. thanks

12/03/2015, 08:14 AM	#3
ginpang Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 612	Frogfish!!? Maybe A canthigasther puffer + dwarf lion fish in a 40 Or 2 dwarf frogfish ( $$$$) in a 40 ; the affordable ones always the one that get 8"-12" so a 40 is too small even for one. Or again a smallish eel by itself in a 40 but again it not very nice for the animal ... It's like someone living in a dorm room forever If you get 100 gal+ you can probably get a larger eel with a little frogfish or A combo of eel + lion fish + puffer. You can find videos on YouTube of frogfish eating a lionfish therefore could spell disaster. Plus think of how much it's going to cost to feed....a year's supply of feeder ghost shrimp, mollies, goldfish, silversides and whatever else you think of feeding them is probably equal to the price of a bigger tank. Last edited by ginpang; 12/03/2015 at 08:27 AM.

12/03/2015, 06:38 PM	#6
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Kizzy you must have a ton of money to be able to setup all of the tanks you are talking about an plus all of the water changes you'll be doing will have to buy a pallet load of salt mix. WOW you're going to have a full time job just maintaining them. And I can't imagine how much you will have to spend in fish. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

12/03/2015, 08:49 PM	#7
Mikefallen13 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 150	I see a few potential stocking issues. Puffers cannot be housed with lions, as the puffer will pick at the lions fins which usually results in the death of the lion. Also, Frogfish must also be housed alone as they will consume pretty much anything that fits in their very large mouths, including lionfish. __________________ Thank you! Michael Fallen Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Gorgonian/Softie Reef, 14 Gallon BioCube

12/03/2015, 04:51 AM	#2
Joke Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 446	Imo i would just stick to keeping the frogfish by its self. What type are u thinking of getting?

12/03/2015, 04:28 PM	#4
Kizzy911 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Seattle Posts: 202	Well i was thinking just a regular 40breeder, 1 dwarf lionfish or 2. OR 1 dwarf lionfish and 1 small frogfish. Was gonna make it into a semi frag/zoa tank. What do you guys think?

12/03/2015, 04:34 PM	#5
Kizzy911 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Seattle Posts: 202	Or i can just spoik one dwarf lion lol

12/03/2015, 08:54 PM	#8
Kizzy911 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Seattle Posts: 202	Yeah well this hobby consists of those.