anglerfish
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A lion and an Angler could live together as long as they are the same size and are both always well fed. Also the tank would have to be at least a 75 gallon.
The angler is sometimes a hard fish to switch to frozen foods and usually requires live feedings which can begin to add up and be a pain in the neck. If you can find one that is allready eating prepared foods then go for it.
The angler is sometimes a hard fish to switch to frozen foods and usually requires live feedings which can begin to add up and be a pain in the neck. If you can find one that is allready eating prepared foods then go for it.
I havn't kept striated or sargassam angler. I did however keep a bright yellow wart skin angler. They truly are amazing fish to keep, but be wary, as I have seen anglers take prey larger than themselves. I could only ever convince my angler fish to take live food, but it was worth it! really cool fish. Three things to be carefull of. One is overfeeding, as this can kill them quickly. Another is fungus, as it can be hard to spot on anglers till too late. The third is the heat. They really cant seem to take water above 30 degrees (C). But otherwie they are a kick ass fish and I would recommend them to anyone. One other thing, if you get one that only eats live food, keep it in a small-ish area (if the angler is small, a breeder trap will do), as they wont take food till its pretty much touching their nose (usually).
If you do keep an angler with another fish they must be atleast twice the size of the angler to be safe. Use caution however, because is an angler is picked on the do not defend themselves well. My giant frogfish ate a peperment srimp that was 2 1/2 times his size.
Well having a fish bigger than the frog fish would be good as long as it's not a lion. The lion fish eats the same way the frog fish does so the best bet to keep thouse two together is to have them both the same size and feed them well.
Ive had a 4 inch hispid frogfish eat a SEVEN INCH miniata grouper, but I've never had a lion eater anything much more than 75 percent of it body length save for extremely eleongated fish (eels ect.)