Display Fuges

[SlugSnorter]

Lets see those display fuges! or any interesting fuge for that matter.

 

[ManWithAClam]

Here’s my Fuge, bit a of a mess but it’s got some cool stuff in it,

 

[SlugSnorter]

Here’s my Fuge, bit a of a mess but it’s got some cool stuff in it,

is that a lil' frogfish?

 

[shrike]

Here’s my Fuge, bit a of a mess but it’s got some cool stuff in it,

How's your success been keeping a frogfish in your fuge?

I've always wanted to do this. What's the set up?

 

[ManWithAClam]

How's your success been keeping a frogfish in your fuge?

I've always wanted to do this. What's the set up?

Believe it or not i got him from Petco, he's been with me about 6 months. the tank is a 54 gallon with a 20 gallon long converted into a sump, there is no powerhead in the chaeto section and the frogfish is fed frozen bits of squid, clam and krill, he is a quite happy in there and he's a young one so it wasn't very hard to get him eating, he is never stressed or bothered by me when cleaning in there either, he will soon go to a 6 gallon NPS/macro tank when my puffer outgrows it. i think the biggest factor in getting frogfish to eat is making sure they are comfortable in their environment.

 

[shrike]

Believe it or not i got him from Petco, he's been with me about 6 months. the tank is a 54 gallon with a 20 gallon long converted into a sump, there is no powerhead in the chaeto section and the frogfish is fed frozen bits of squid, clam and krill, he is a quite happy in there and he's a young one so it wasn't very hard to get him eating, he is never stressed or bothered by me when cleaning in there either, he will soon go to a 6 gallon NPS/macro tank when my puffer outgrows it. i think the biggest factor in getting frogfish to eat is making sure they are comfortable in their environment.

6 gallon is really small for a frogfish, do you know the species? How big is the current fuge?

What did Petco charge you for him

 

[shrike]

6 gallon is really small for a frogfish, do you know the species? How big is the current fuge?

What did Petco charge you for him

And is that a nudibranch in there?

 

[SlugSnorter]

And is that a nudibranch in there?

Looks like an elephant snail: pretty sure its not a nudi.

 

[MoshJosh]

It's not for display. . . but I do have sexy shrimp in my fuge. . . need to get some males so I can try to breed them.

 

[ManWithAClam]

6 gallon is really small for a frogfish, do you know the species? How big is the current fuge?

What did Petco charge you for him

he was $40, and i'm pretty sure he's a painted frogfish, he's barely 1.5 inches long.

 

[ManWithAClam]

Looks like an elephant snail: pretty sure its not a nudi.

And is that a nudibranch in there?

it's an elephant snail or 'scutus' a type of limpet, one of my favorite inverts.

 

[shrike]

he was $40, and i'm pretty sure he's a painted frogfish, he's barely 1.5 inches long.

That's what I love about Petco. I've found gold there just because they really don't know what they have. Painted frogfish will get big though. Probably 8 inches down the road.

It's been one of my aspirations to keep an angler in my fuge, but I'm not running a dt big enough to justify a 10-20g fuge. I've been busy building custom sumps but I figured I'll build a 46 and eventually a 72 with a minimized skimmer chamber and maybe a separate ato so I can have a much larger fuge and potentially some area for fragging. I like the mechanics and customizations of modern sumps and would prefer to actually display them unlike an aio.

I was originally going to do a 40b with a 30l converted to a sump and then a 20h display fuge, but now I'm just considering a large sump feeding partially into a frag tank and mostly back into itself with some single species livestock. Right now I'm mostly interested in frogfish and toby puffers. Neither are entirely reef safe and I don't think I'd put them together.


Let me know how things go with the little guy

 

[ManWithAClam]

That's what I love about Petco. I've found gold there just because they really don't know what they have. Painted frogfish will get big though. Probably 8 inches down the road.

It's been one of my aspirations to keep an angler in my fuge, but I'm not running a dt big enough to justify a 10-20g fuge. I've been busy building custom sumps but I figured I'll build a 46 and eventually a 72 with a minimized skimmer chamber and maybe a separate ato so I can have a much larger fuge and potentially some area for fragging. I like the mechanics and customizations of modern sumps and would prefer to actually display them unlike an aio.

I was originally going to do a 40b with a 30l converted to a sump and then a 20h display fuge, but now I'm just considering a large sump feeding partially into a frag tank and mostly back into itself with some single species livestock. Right now I'm mostly interested in frogfish and toby puffers. Neither are entirely reef safe and I don't think I'd put them together.


Let me know how things go with the little guy

oh i know quite well how big these guys can get haha, i'll keep you updated.