angler tank.....

[ararararar]

hi, i am in love with anglers and am wondering what would be a good tank for one? i am on a budget, and thought a biocube 14 would be good. i want to keep lots of macros too, so i thought it would be good because everything is included. any other suggestions?

thanks!

[yoshii]

to NR!

 

What species were you interested in? A Wartskin (A. maculatus) would be good in a bc 14

[ararararar]

a wartskin would be wonderful! this is actually my second account, i lost my first one.

ill get the biocube soon and keep everyone updated!

[Mini-Dude]

What do you think your are going to feed this angler? They can be sticklers about food and if you dont have a steady regimen you are screwed.

[ararararar]

i have a source for mollies/guppies and ghost shrimp, i will keep a bunch at my house and gutload them too.

[Mini-Dude]

Will you be keeping them in freshwater or saltwater?

[ararararar]

fresh water.

i will feed them saltwater food to get nutrents.

[Mini-Dude]

fresh water.

i will feed them saltwater food to get nutrents.

youve done your research, that is a very good quality

[ararararar]

thank you md.

[supernip]

the best species is the tuberculated from hawaii if you can find a nice one. Its just my opinion but I think you should wait until you can afford a set up you really like before getting an angler.

 

In fact you could probably sucker one of our kind sponsors into perhaps a 10% discount just by pleading a sap story. coughcough picoaquariums

[ararararar]

i can afford it, but i want to stick to a budget. i think i want to stick with a wartskin or similar so people can help me easier if i come across problems. a picoaquariums would be great, but it dosnt come with lighting. im going to contact them and see if i can work something out.

[Mini-Dude]

how many anglers are you thinking about for one tank?

[ararararar]

i only want one.

quality, not quantity of my anglers.

[Mini-Dude]

ok, are you thinking about corals at all for this tank?

 

a zoa or ric garden would be great along with some macros

[ararararar]

yeah i would love to put a ric garden, but no other corals. maybe a few nps, but i want mostly macros.

[supernip]

with a macro tank, you wont even that expensive of a light. even a small pc fixture will do you. I think even a 5g is adequate for most commonly sold maculatus. I rarely see large ones for sale

 

srsly, how can you say no to this?

 

[ararararar]

i dont have very good lfs, so i think i will have to order online. is there any online place i can get maculatus?

[Mini-Dude]

just google it, I bet liveaquaria has one

[ararararar]

with a macro tank, you wont even that expensive of a light. even a small pc fixture will do you. I think even a 5g is adequate for most commonly sold maculatus. I rarely see large ones for sale

 

srsly, how can you say no to this?

 

i want to get a tank that i wont have to upgrade when it gets bigger. where can you get one of those tuberculated?

[ararararar]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemD...amp;ddid=150549

i like this one.

[Mini-Dude]

its pretty

[yoshii]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemD...amp;ddid=150549

i like this one.

Unfortunately they grow too big for a 14g Cute though!

[altolamprologus]

Unfortunately they grow too big for a 14g Cute though!

And they change color. It wont stay that color for long

[Jacob042426]

I was thinking the same thing with the biocube 14!

I really think I'm going to do it.

I'll hopefully start a thread soon if I'm 100% sure.

I am still trying to decide whether a mantis, or this....

I think I'm leaning on getting to a bio14, and a wartskin.

[Bongo Shrimp]

i have a source for mollies/guppies and ghost shrimp, i will keep a bunch at my house and gutload them too.

 

You cannot feed freshwater foods to a saltwater angler. There are different oils and other "things" in them not naturally in the diet of a saltwater fish. Doing so can make them quite sick. If it is not already trained you'll have to feed damsels or something else to keep it healthy.