The 6 Gallon Frogfish Tank

ManWithAClam · May 16, 2023

Introduction:
This is my 6 gallon Fluval Edge, it used to house a tiny Manilensis puffer but he has outgrown it and now lives in a larger tank. Next I will be putting my Painted Frogfish (Antennarius Pictus) in here along with soft corals, Macroalgae and NPS corals.

I’m hoping to have the frogfish in here next weekend and will be adding stuff from another tank every day, you may be thinking this tank is too small for a frogfish, and it definitely is for an adult, but right now he is quite small, and has been living in my sump for about 6 months, here he is next to my thumb:

I will keep everyone updated on how things are going, the most important part about this is avoiding stress on the fish during the move as these fish usually don’t acclimate to a new environment very well.

livinlifeinBKK · May 16, 2023

He's a cute little guy! I've got a Pico 2.5 gallon with a Greissenger Goby and honestly I think it's the perfect size for him!

ManWithAClam · May 16, 2023

livinlifeinBKK said:
He's a cute little guy! I've got a Pico 2.5 gallon with a Greissenger Goby and honestly I think it's the perfect size for him!

Those are so cool, I have a black barred circus goby and he has quite the personality, trying to be find him a mate.

livinlifeinBKK · May 16, 2023

ManWithAClam said:
Those are so cool, I have a black barred circus goby and he has quite the personality, trying to be find him a mate.

I absolutely love him! He puts on a show once in a while fanning his fins and it's really cool to watch! I'd love to try breeding them!!

Gumbies R Us · May 17, 2023

Nice little tank!!

Lebowski_ · May 17, 2023

Are there any captive bred Frogfish?

Cool little tank OP

livinlifeinBKK · May 17, 2023

Lebowski_ said:
Are there any captive bred Frogfish?

Cool little tank OP

I think so...they require the same diet i believe though so why not just go for a wild one?

ISpeakForTheSeas · May 17, 2023

Lebowski_ said:
Are there any captive bred Frogfish?

Cool little tank OP

There are captive-bred frogfish, but not from the genus Antennarius. Long story short, frogfish have two different reproduction methods: spawning and brooding. Brooding species (like the marble-mouth frogfish) are easier to raise and have been captive-bred (in Germany), but - to my knowledge - of the spawning species only Antennarius pictus (the painted frogfish) has been reared in captivity before (and it was larvicultured, not aquacultured - meaning the eggs were collected already spawned and fertilized from the wild).

Unless I’m mistaken, it was only reared one time, and it was noted that it was difficult to raise the larvae through flexion:

Painted Frogfish Culture - Fish Culture Research

Frogfish larvae were raised on ciliates, copepods, rotifers and artemia. The larval duration was 80 days. First record of frogfish larval culture.

www.frankbaensch.com

Lebowski_ · May 17, 2023

ISpeakForTheSeas said:
There are captive-bred frogfish, but not from the genus Antennarius. Long story short, frogfish have two different reproduction methods: spawning and brooding. Brooding species (like the marble-mouth frogfish) are easier to raise and have been captive-bred (in Germany), but - to my knowledge - of the spawning species only Antennarius pictus (the painted frogfish) has been reared in captivity before (and it was larvicultured, not aquacultured - meaning the eggs were collected already spawned and fertilized from the wild).

Unless I’m mistaken, it was only reared one time, and it was noted that it was difficult to raise the larvae through flexion:

Painted Frogfish Culture - Fish Culture Research

Frogfish larvae were raised on ciliates, copepods, rotifers and artemia. The larval duration was 80 days. First record of frogfish larval culture.

www.frankbaensch.com

Very cool, thank you!

Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Marble-Mouthed Frogfish - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch) - Frogfish / Anglerfisch: Identification key, behavior, range, habitat, photos / Bestimmungsschlüssel, Merkmale, Verhalten, Vorkommen, Verbreitung, Fotos

Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Marble-Mouthed Frogfish - Marmor-Maul Anglerfisch) - Frogfish / Anglerfisch: Identification key, behavior, range, habitat, photos / Bestimmungsschlüssel, Merkmale, Verhalten, Vorkommen, Verbreitung, Fotos. With illustrations - mit Illustrationen

www.frogfish.ch

ManWithAClam · May 17, 2023

Today I added some gracilaria from my refugium as well as a Scutus Antipodes. (Also from my refugium) added some Kenya tree frags the mother colony dropped recently too, I might get a few things from seahorsesavvy to make him feel at home,

ManWithAClam · May 20, 2023

Added some Macroalgae and a yellow filter feeding cucumber today

ManWithAClam · May 26, 2023

Acclimating the frogfish today! Made sure he has a full belly in case he doesn’t accept food for a while,

ManWithAClam · May 27, 2023

Today he seems to be doing well, he has been hiding in the gracilaria throughout the night and isn’t showing any signs of stress

clownfish81 · May 27, 2023

ManWithAClam said:
Introduction:
This is my 6 gallon Fluval Edge, it used to house a tiny Manilensis puffer but he has outgrown it and now lives in a larger tank. Next I will be putting my Painted Frogfish (Antennarius Pictus) in here along with soft corals, Macroalgae and NPS corals.
View attachment 3152324I’m hoping to have the frogfish in here next weekend and will be adding stuff from another tank every day, you may be thinking this tank is too small for a frogfish, and it definitely is for an adult, but right now he is quite small, and has been living in my sump for about 6 months, here he is next to my thumb:View attachment 3152333I will keep everyone updated on how things are going, the most important part about this is avoiding stress on the fish during the move as these fish usually don’t acclimate to a new environment very well.

Nice tank

So cute yet funky looking