new pics of angler

[bigdscobra]

Hope you like them, Reef69 has been wanting me to post these for awhile. ;)

[bigdscobra]

one more

[mkengr45]

thats an awesome fish man. I want one now.

Randy

[abe77901]

awesome pics....cool fish......

[LoneStar]

thats a cool looking crab :w00t

[Reef69]

Nice warty!!..Remember Dan, just monitor the feedings and keep the water parameters up, and he will be just fine.. :shades

[Shark_Bait]

**** didn't know that they were that cool.... Ok whose got a tank for sale?

[dwdenny]

What is all in taking care of an angler. That is one cool looking fish.

[Reef69]

Huh? :blink

[bigdscobra]

Taking care isn't that bad.

Never taking them out of the water use a cup to put them into the tank full of water. Cause they swallow air like a puffer.

Dont over feed them because the food digest slowly, I feed about 3 ghost shrimp 3 times aweek.

Keep the parameters normal and they should be fine. If you keep one to a tank that it is easier to monitor their feeding. They are also reef safe so if you want to have softies or sps in the tank that is fine too. If you have crabs or snails make sure to have lager ones in the tank to so he wont eat them.

It really isnt hard to take care of them, It is well worth the time and effort you put into taking care of them just like everything else in this hobby.

Reef69 if you want to throw a few more pointers in on taking care of the Anglers since you have more experince.

Thanks
Dan

[dwdenny]

Huh? :blink

yeah I was all over the place this morning Reef69. Worded that really bad now that I have gone back and re-read my post.

Thanks for the input Bigdscobra. I was thinking of making my breeder 45g into a reef tank but now after see that guy I think i will do so research. I know that hey are reef safe but what lighting do you have on yours. I was thinking maybe VHO's or possibly T5 not sure though.
What about LR I was originally looking at putting 35lbs but not sure now. I will search tonight for tank setups to see what I might have to do.

[bigdscobra]

I have about about 15lbs of live rock in his tank but his tank is connected to the 29g reef tank and the fuge that I have for the extra filteration. Check out the members gallery to see what I am talking about. Just added VHOs to my set up and currently have a dual 65w pc on his tank with only one light on. I only have softies in his tank currently. And once I get the new MH bulb for my 29g reef than I will have a 175w MH plus the VHOs over the angler tank. Also decide on what type of angler you want because some get the size of a football or bigger. The one I have stays around 3.5 to 4 inches.

Here is a good website http://www.starfish.ch/frogfish/Genus.html

Dan

[dwdenny]

Yeah I as researching last night. There was one that was called a white collared Angler that was cool. Here is a link that I found yesterday. http://www.solodvds.com/saltwater_index.asp?Name=White+Collar+Angler&link= Anglers&ID=21

It is good to know that the light wont bother them. I was thinking of maybe going with a 1X150w with 2X96w dual actinic PC fixture from Current USA Outer Orbit series. I think that would work just fine for LPS and softies as well.

[Reef69]

The one in the link is the same one Dan has, A. Maculatus, or warty angler. The thing about buying online is you usually dont get what you see in the picture, they send something else. I would suggest you get it from a LFS. Light is not an issue, they usually hide most of the time, in a visible spot of course. They are most active at night. Maculatus are supposed to be the "crown jewels" of angler, but ive found it otherwise. I like the colors on the one i have SO much better than ANY other angler ive ever seen before. Its just a matter of choosing what you want., dont go with A. commersoni, they get HUGE ( football size)..If you have any questions or anything, please let me know..

[dwdenny]

yeah I will not buy online I will more then likely drive to San Antonio to get one when I am ready or may have to order one from a LFS here to get what I want. I do like the colors yours has as well. Wife does not like the idea of only one fish in the tank but oh well as she says it is my tank so she says until it comes down to stocking it of course.lol

[Reef69]

Well, with an angler in there, your fish selection will have to be limited..only bigger, predatory fish like lions, or triggers..no clowns and gobies and small reef fish..

[dwdenny]

oh yeah I know that they would become somewhat expensive feeder fish. And at 45g He would probably be the only fish anyway. I guess I might be able to put a lion in there but really not that sure. I may make a 20g for the office and keep it there time will tell. Thanks for the information.

[bigdscobra]

If you are looking to get one at a LFS send Louis a PM first he can check what colors he can get for the differnt types of Anglers. It took awhile to get my yellow one in but the red and white they seem to have all the time.

[TexasTodd]

Huh, Scuba Steveo told me he feeds his Wrasses! :cry

Man Dan, you sure found a killer one. How much if you don't mind? And, how long is it?

TT

[bigdscobra]

The warts only get to be around 3.5in long but I think this one is closer to 4in. They range in price $75-$120 for the Yellow ones which I believe are the most expensive.

[Reef69]

Actually white Macs are more expensive than yellow ones.. Yellows being the common maculatus. Theres a bunch of different colors. Pink, black and red bumps, orange..etc..

[Reef69]

Heres a couple of pictures of my trisignatus.. I think its wall paper quality..LOL..Enjoy!

[hammondegge]

those guys are Kewl! i want to know more.... is yours in a 9g reef69? would they be happy in a 75 with triggers, puffer, etc... can you keep more than one in a tank? do they only eat live food?

[Reef69]

Hey Hammon, welcome aboard!! ;) ( I should start STAK..South Texas Angler Keepers)..LOL

Yes, mine lives comfortably on a 9 gal. tank..He lives with a electric blue hermit crab, a hawaiian zebra hermit crab, 1 turbo snail, various bumblebee snails and a gorgonia he loves to perch on. Any angler would love to be on a 75 gal. tank (with bigger fish ofcourse) An agressive reef like yours would be perfect (unless you have cleaner shrimp or any shrimp for that matter, he'd eat them all). I would not recommend keeping more than 1 per tank, unless they are a mated pair.

[bigdscobra]

mated pair now that sounds good. But how can you tell if you have a guy or a girl??

I found it harder to get ahold of the yellow one than the white it seemed like everytime Louis checked thats all they had was the white which were actually 10 bucks cheeper, I guess cause they had them in stock more often.

Oh yeah nice pics!!! :pics

[bigdscobra]

I wonder if you could get two colors to mate also cause I like the green one too. :skeezy

[Reef69]

Well, pretty much the only way you could have 2 in the same tank is by getting 2 anglers of the same size, and same species. I would not recommend mixing species if you are a newbie. Ive known of people that have succesfully mixed species and had long term results. As far as mating goes, they do mate in captivity, but the survival ratio after fertilization is 0%. There has been cases where both anglers die of no apparent reason after the eggs are laid and fertilization occurs. There is no way to tell male from female, although, in the wild the female is bigger than the male.