Angler fish got his food stolen

jasonrusso · Mar 24, 2018

I like to buy saltwater grass shrimp to feed my predators to keep them (and me, lol) interested.

My angler needs practice, my lionfish does not.

Fast forward to 1:30 if you don't have a minute to spare.

reef lover · Mar 25, 2018

Ahh poor guy he was almost there...

jasonrusso · Mar 25, 2018

reef lover said:
Ahh poor guy he was almost there...

Trust me, he had ample opportunity, lol

Ravan · Mar 26, 2018

Nice video

FredsNJReef · Apr 4, 2018

hahaha oh man! He was stalking him so well too lol.

Absolutely LOVE anglers! Glad to see one on here! A long time favorite of mine!

DeniseAndy · Apr 4, 2018

Too funny. Love the stalking though. They are such cool fish. Your lion is beautiful too.

solitude127 · Apr 4, 2018

I'd love to have angler fish only tank. How long have you had him?

jasonrusso · Apr 4, 2018

DeniseAndy said:
Too funny. Love the stalking though. They are such cool fish. Your lion is beautiful too.

Thanks!

jasonrusso · Apr 4, 2018

solitude127 said:
I'd love to have angler fish only tank. How long have you had him?

This one I have had for about a year. I had 2 prior over the last 5 years. The first died from over feeding (my fault, big learning mistake), the second from velvet.

I don't think they are any harder than an eel. I DO have to target feed him with a stick (he eats frozen), but I have to target feed my eel as well.

The hardest part is trying to keep the other fish away when feeding, but if he doesn't eat today, he can eat tomorrow. They can go weeks without eating and I try to feed 2 times a week.

Carolinablur3 · Apr 8, 2018

Where do you buy your grass shrimp?

jasonrusso · Apr 9, 2018

Carolinablur3 said:
Where do you buy your grass shrimp?

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/369437/

Great vendor for live food

Daniel@R2R · Apr 9, 2018

Awesome vid! I feel bad for the little guy. LOL

jasonrusso · Apr 9, 2018

mdbannister said:
Awesome vid! I feel bad for the little guy. LOL

He's fine. Not the first or last time I am sure. Those shrimp are quick.

Forsaken77 · Apr 9, 2018

jasonrusso said:
Trust me, he had ample opportunity, lol

Have you tried some feeder fish, like guppies or goldfish. My angler would always lure my expensive saltwater fish to him with his bobber and swallow them. He ate a frigin grouper! Fish 2-3x's his size were hanging out of his mouth. I hate anglers because of that. They will eat everybody in the tank. It's like a giant mouth that just wants food, lol.

Fish will be tempted by his bobber more than shrimp. But a slow lionfish will become unexpectedly fast when there's live food around, especially fish he has to chase. Freshwater feeders can easily last 5-10 mins in saltwater and will be eaten before they die.

cracker · Apr 9, 2018

Too funny ! He blew it for sure ! Frogfish are such a cool animal somewhere between a fish & amphibian .

jasonrusso · Apr 9, 2018

Forsaken77 said:
Have you tried some feeder fish, like guppies or goldfish. My angler would always lure my expensive saltwater fish to him with his bobber and swallow them. He ate a frigin grouper! Fish 2-3x's his size were hanging out of his mouth. I hate anglers because of that. They will eat everybody in the tank. It's like a giant mouth that just wants food, lol.

Fish will be tempted by his bobber more than shrimp. But a slow lionfish will become unexpectedly fast when there's live food around, especially fish he has to chase. Freshwater feeders can easily last 5-10 mins in saltwater and will be eaten before they die.

He is doing fine. I don't like feeding freshwater stuff to marine fish, especially when there are marine options. My feeder source has saltwater feeders.

He is by far the smallest guy in the tank. I don't worry about him eating the others. My bicolor angel took a good look at the lure one time, THAT made me nervous.

Forsaken77 · Apr 10, 2018

jasonrusso said:
He is doing fine. I don't like feeding freshwater stuff to marine fish, especially when there are marine options. My feeder source has saltwater feeders.

He is by far the smallest guy in the tank. I don't worry about him eating the others. My bicolor angel took a good look at the lure one time, THAT made me nervous.

Oh, I thought you said you were feeding him glass shrimp, which are both fresh and salt. That's why I suggested it.

I know it's probably better to feed marine to marine, but I always had this theory that feeding freshwater feeders wouldn't be as prone to carrying compatible parasites, or just anything that can be brought into the tank. Less room to transfer disease that could potentially thrive.

But yeah, that lure is one of natures little devils. It just plays right to a fish's natural instinct to investigate movement as a food source, then.... BAM! Suddenly the rock fish moves like lightning. I know you love your anglers though, lol. Have you tried breeding them before?