ibanez Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Currently i got 3 frogs, threw in 70 chromis into the tank for them to free feed. So far only seen one of the frogfish caught the chromis. Not sure if the other 2 good at fishing not. Quote ReefTank: 48"x 24"x 24" Lightings: Maxspect Razor 120w x 2Skimmer: Skimz Kone SK1 Chiller: Hailea 1/4 hp w/ Aquabee 3000 Wave Maker: Tunze 6065 x 2 Return Pump: Eheim 1262 Uv: Coralife 9 watt Uv w/ Eheim compact 1000FowlrTank: 36"x 21"x 16"Lightings: Beamswork Ultrabright Led x 2Skimmer: Skimz SM161Wave Maker: Maxijet 1200Return Pump: Eheim Compact 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synanceia Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 If you have more than 1 froggy in your tank, you should drop one shrimp each time into the tank to make sure that they have equal feeding opportunities. I use chopsticks* to guide the shrimp# to each froggy, and actually count how many they eat. If your froggies are hungry@ enough, they will learn to congregate at the front of the tank when you approach. *Get three pairs of unused disposable chopsticks (un-separated). Tie them together using rubber bands so that they form a long stable 'food-stick'. #Gut load the FW shrimps (also called ghost shrimps) before you feed. I normally feed my shrimps once in 2 days with normal fish food. You can feed the shrimps anything, from spirulina to shreds of fish purchased from wet markets. Before you drop the shrimp in, use your nails to nip the area before the tail so that it is slightly broken - this will make the shrimp less 'jumpy' and unable to swim fast. This will also enable you to use the 'food-stick' above to usher it to where the frogfish is. The 'food-stick' is also useful to push other more aggressive frogfishes away when they approach, so that the shrimp is eaten by the frogfish you intend to feed. If you have to 'force' your frogfish to eat - i.e. using the foodstick to make the shrimp move back and forth in front of the froggy - that means it is not interested to feed anymore and you should stop. Most times, your froggies will just eat and eat, and it is you who should stop dropping the shrimps in. @I feed my froggies either once or twice a week. In this way, you can tell if they are keen to feed (this means that they are healthy) or not (a frogfish refusing to eat after 4 to 7 days of hunger is likely to go up lorry). Notes on colour change: some black ones may become less black and turn into grey/blackish brown. The red and orange froggies change colours - they may become less bright, and commonly change into yellow/brownish yellow. The warty froggies are more resistant to colour change, but can still happen, especially the black warties. Notes on bullying: some froggies can be aggressive and will display and flare up their fins and puff up their bodies to other froggies (no matter whatever species of froggies). It is better to isolate it because it will bully the other party to death. If your froggies are happy, you may get pairing up and egg rafts. I do not like my froggies to lay eggs, because they can become very eager to lay more eggs, and die in the process (I speculate that they are expending too muh energy in mating and not eating enough to replenish. If you get an egg raft every 5 days, then it is better to separate the female from the male and let her recuperate before she goes up lorry). My two cents and HO. I currently have 6 froggies in 3 tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 yo bro where do you get your chromis? and how much? how do you keep them alive? i started with 12 and end up with 2 in my reef tank i gut load the ghost shrimp with Formula Two Pellet trying the net feeding method but if the froggy miss, will have to use the chopstick to guide the shrimps to the froggy mouth quite fun but sometimes tiring as my sump has space constraint i feed once every 2 days thanks for the tips Synanceia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanez Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 If you have more than 1 froggy in your tank, you should drop one shrimp each time into the tank to make sure that they have equal feeding opportunities. I use chopsticks* to guide the shrimp# to each froggy, and actually count how many they eat. If your froggies are hungry@ enough, they will learn to congregate at the front of the tank when you approach. *Get three pairs of unused disposable chopsticks (un-separated). Tie them together using rubber bands so that they form a long stable 'food-stick'. #Gut load the FW shrimps (also called ghost shrimps) before you feed. I normally feed my shrimps once in 2 days with normal fish food. You can feed the shrimps anything, from spirulina to shreds of fish purchased from wet markets. Before you drop the shrimp in, use your nails to nip the area before the tail so that it is slightly broken - this will make the shrimp less 'jumpy' and unable to swim fast. This will also enable you to use the 'food-stick' above to usher it to where the frogfish is. The 'food-stick' is also useful to push other more aggressive frogfishes away when they approach, so that the shrimp is eaten by the frogfish you intend to feed. If you have to 'force' your frogfish to eat - i.e. using the foodstick to make the shrimp move back and forth in front of the froggy - that means it is not interested to feed anymore and you should stop. Most times, your froggies will just eat and eat, and it is you who should stop dropping the shrimps in. @I feed my froggies either once or twice a week. In this way, you can tell if they are keen to feed (this means that they are healthy) or not (a frogfish refusing to eat after 4 to 7 days of hunger is likely to go up lorry). Notes on colour change: some black ones may become less black and turn into grey/blackish brown. The red and orange froggies change colours - they may become less bright, and commonly change into yellow/brownish yellow. The warty froggies are more resistant to colour change, but can still happen, especially the black warties. Notes on bullying: some froggies can be aggressive and will display and flare up their fins and puff up their bodies to other froggies (no matter whatever species of froggies). It is better to isolate it because it will bully the other party to death. If your froggies are happy, you may get pairing up and egg rafts. I do not like my froggies to lay eggs, because they can become very eager to lay more eggs, and die in the process (I speculate that they are expending too muh energy in mating and not eating enough to replenish. If you get an egg raft every 5 days, then it is better to separate the female from the male and let her recuperate before she goes up lorry). My two cents and HO. I currently have 6 froggies in 3 tanks. Bro, thanks for the advice. Maybe i will try the ghost shrimps, any idea how long they can last? yo bro where do you get your chromis? and how much? how do you keep them alive? i started with 12 and end up with 2 in my reef tank i gut load the ghost shrimp with Formula Two Pellet trying the net feeding method but if the froggy miss, will have to use the chopstick to guide the shrimps to the froggy mouth quite fun but sometimes tiring as my sump has space constraint i feed once every 2 days thanks for the tips Synanceia I bought all my chromis from iwarna and ah-beng. Standard $1.00 each, cant imagine spending so much on chromis. Quote ReefTank: 48"x 24"x 24" Lightings: Maxspect Razor 120w x 2Skimmer: Skimz Kone SK1 Chiller: Hailea 1/4 hp w/ Aquabee 3000 Wave Maker: Tunze 6065 x 2 Return Pump: Eheim 1262 Uv: Coralife 9 watt Uv w/ Eheim compact 1000FowlrTank: 36"x 21"x 16"Lightings: Beamswork Ultrabright Led x 2Skimmer: Skimz SM161Wave Maker: Maxijet 1200Return Pump: Eheim Compact 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 wah $1 per piece, super expensive meal lol you can consider LCK2-1 SW feeder, $2 per pack kept my ghost shrimp in a salt bucket 1/2 filled with water use a bubble filter with biohome as filtration everyday 1-2 casualty a $1 can last at least 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted May 24, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 24, 2010 MH @ west coast sell 1 pc of froggie feed MP dun need headache. Confirm plus tested n proven haha. Cute pc. Interested can go there have a look. Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 black color? size? henry power thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanez Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 bro, did u finally get ur frogfish? this thurs farm again? Quote ReefTank: 48"x 24"x 24" Lightings: Maxspect Razor 120w x 2Skimmer: Skimz Kone SK1 Chiller: Hailea 1/4 hp w/ Aquabee 3000 Wave Maker: Tunze 6065 x 2 Return Pump: Eheim 1262 Uv: Coralife 9 watt Uv w/ Eheim compact 1000FowlrTank: 36"x 21"x 16"Lightings: Beamswork Ultrabright Led x 2Skimmer: Skimz SM161Wave Maker: Maxijet 1200Return Pump: Eheim Compact 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted May 24, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 24, 2010 black color? size? henry power thanks Nope. Off white n abit red. Looks like coral. Size about 3'' Freaking sianz when left alone but freaking alert when feeding haha. Cute wan I would say. Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted May 24, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 24, 2010 bro, did u finally get ur frogfish? this thurs farm again? No leh. That day went. Was a weekend. Saw 2 but leg hand not fast enough let people catch 1st Liao. Thursday again!!! Sign. But.... Onz la. Put time put place lol Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 manage to capture a video of my froggy preying shrimpy sorry for the lousy quality as i use my N73 to record http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6USk1aKa4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 24, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted June 24, 2010 manage to capture a video of my froggy preying shrimpy sorry for the lousy quality as i use my N73 to record http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6USk1aKa4 omgness! it looks so cute! like a human!! LOOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 holy...like a human...i hope you are not insulting her owner just kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 24, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted June 24, 2010 holy...like a human...i hope you are not insulting her owner just kidding haha!! no lah. i mean the face. looks like a human face. the eye and mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 manage to capture another video, this time i slow 8x http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Hw71LHTEI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted July 27, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted July 27, 2010 manage to capture another video, this time i slow 8x http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Hw71LHTEI nice nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshalllee Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 hey guys... have a question... can frogfish stay with eels, porcupine puffer n bamboo shark? interested in getting one for my tank. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshalllee Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 hey guys... have a question... can frogfish stay with eels, porcupine puffer n bamboo shark? interested in getting one for my tank. =) any laojiaos can help me out here? thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted September 16, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 16, 2010 any laojiaos can help me out here? thanks alot. shouldn't be a problem. As long as the other fish can't fit into it's mouth will do. Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member mUAr_cHEe Posted November 7, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted November 7, 2010 Btw,wats the max size a frogfish can grow? at the old old old e-aquarist place... i saw one that is football size. yes. talking about soccer ball. Quote *translated from Hokkien* "If say no bang wall, this idiot will never ripen" - Mr Quah Siew Kow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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