Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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Just wondering if it can be done in a 34 gallon tank?
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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Did you check out the adult size of the frogfish & minimum tank size? I did it in a 40g.
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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I am sure if the frogfish isnt aggressive it will work out as the valentini is a peacfull puff.
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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Frogfish are aggressive fish but they sit and wait in rocks to catch their prey by luring them in with their lure, but i think I'm going to do a species only take with the frogfish my safest bet.

Thanks for the help :D
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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Hey pufferpunk,

You had a valentini puffer with a wartskin frogfish in a 40 gallon and it worked? Just want to know...

Yeah the Wartskin frogfish (max 4-5 inches) requires a min. 20 gallon tank. The only problem would be if he would eat the puffer?
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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If you kept him well fed (but not overfed) It wouldn't be much of a problem.
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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Are anglers strictly carnivores? can they be switched to frozen foods?
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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You can switch them to frozen but it can be a problem. When I had mine it took frozen great, then I fed him a fish that was to big (and spooked him, it was weird and hard to explain) and after that he stopped eating. They are awesome fish though, and work great in reef tanks apparently.
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Re: Valentini Puffer and Wartskin Frogfish?

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Mine happily ate small pieces of shrimp.
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