Food for Anglerfish

sorcerer · 03-18-2004, 01:18 AM

Hi All,

I've had my striated angler for a few weeks now and I am working on getting him to take krill as opposed to live food. While we are getting there, does anyone have any recommendations as to live feeders to give him? He was eating ghost shrimp at the LFS and that is working okay, but I like to give a little more variety to my fish friends. Any suggestions?
TIA

Gina · 03-18-2004, 06:08 AM

You could try to give him a small piece of dead silverside on a rod and tempt him with that. I've heard of people doing that.

Other live foods you can give are guppies and mollies.

Cougra · 03-18-2004, 09:37 AM

As Gina had mentioned, try to use a peice of meat at the end of a rod and dangle it around in front of him to entice him to eat. You may need to stop feeding him for a while and wait until he gets really hungry before he'll take it though.

sorcerer · 03-18-2004, 10:50 AM

Gina, Michelle,
thanks for the suggestions. I had some krill here at the office so I decided to try it again this morning. Didn't even have to tempt him, ran it down in the tank on the end of a rod, he waddled right over to where it was and snatched it up!

He's a voracious little bugger!

Thanks again,

Cougra · 03-18-2004, 11:16 AM

WOW, that's incredable. I've heard most predators are very reluctant to start taking dead food. I wonder if he was trained before you recieved him.

Any chance you have a photo of him around?

sorcerer · 03-18-2004, 11:21 AM

Here's a shot of his face, I'm going to try and get a better shot tomorrow,

Cougra · 03-18-2004, 11:27 AM

That looks like a nasty beast! I'm sure he will generate a lot of interest when visitors come to see him! Can't wait to see more shots of him!

Tarasco · 03-18-2004, 12:20 PM

Cool fish!

If for some reason you need to feed him live shrimp again, I would suggest feeding the shrimp (aka "gut loading") before giving the shrimp to the angler. Usually just giving them some Formula 1 cube bits would do the trick. Then the angler will get the Formula 1 nutrition as well as the joy of hunting the shrimp!

sorcerer · 03-18-2004, 12:37 PM

Mike,
thanks for the tip. I had noticed that if I had fed the ghost shrimp before giving them to him, he seemed to be more aggressive in going after them. That was probably due to the food smell they had on them though. I still intend to feed him live food and alternate with krill or silversides, wouldn't want him to get too lazy and forget how to hunt.....

proud2bcanadian · 03-18-2004, 05:15 PM

cool but creepy fish! lol

Gina · 03-18-2004, 05:18 PM

A face only a mother could love! LOL Glad you got him to eat!

cheeks69 · 03-18-2004, 07:12 PM

Check this out

http://www.stickycricket.com/aquariu...es/angler.html

Here's a great thread on anglers

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...=angler +fish

Tarasco · 03-18-2004, 07:29 PM

Great videos Robert! I like how they were set to music.

cheeks69 · 03-18-2004, 07:30 PM

You should see the video of the cuddlefish

Gina · 03-18-2004, 07:34 PM

Someone needs to tell Witt about this! Check out the cuttlefish!! Cool vidoes!

03-18-2004, 01:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
sorcerer Court Computer Wiz Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 252 View Gallery Karma Komment	Food for Anglerfish Hi All, I've had my striated angler for a few weeks now and I am working on getting him to take krill as opposed to live food. While we are getting there, does anyone have any recommendations as to live feeders to give him? He was eating ghost shrimp at the LFS and that is working okay, but I like to give a little more variety to my fish friends. Any suggestions? TIA __________________ ------------ walt --------------------- ...and I thought woodworking was an expensive hobby..... 75G Oceanic Reef Tank, 30G Acrylic sump, 12G fuge, AquaC EV-120 skimmer, AquaMedic Kalkwasser Reactor, Mag 12 return pump, FlexiFlow dosing pump. 2-250W AB 10,000K MH, 2 95W Actinic VHO Sorcerer's Home Office Reef - 12G JBJ Nanocube, Minijet 606 pump, 50W heater, 12lbs LR ----------- http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner4.gif

03-18-2004, 06:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,834 View Gallery Karma Komment	You could try to give him a small piece of dead silverside on a rod and tempt him with that. I've heard of people doing that. Other live foods you can give are guppies and mollies. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

03-18-2004, 09:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	As Gina had mentioned, try to use a peice of meat at the end of a rod and dangle it around in front of him to entice him to eat. You may need to stop feeding him for a while and wait until he gets really hungry before he'll take it though. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

03-18-2004, 10:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
sorcerer Court Computer Wiz Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 252 View Gallery Karma Komment	Gina, Michelle, thanks for the suggestions. I had some krill here at the office so I decided to try it again this morning. Didn't even have to tempt him, ran it down in the tank on the end of a rod, he waddled right over to where it was and snatched it up! He's a voracious little bugger! Thanks again, __________________ ------------ walt --------------------- ...and I thought woodworking was an expensive hobby..... 75G Oceanic Reef Tank, 30G Acrylic sump, 12G fuge, AquaC EV-120 skimmer, AquaMedic Kalkwasser Reactor, Mag 12 return pump, FlexiFlow dosing pump. 2-250W AB 10,000K MH, 2 95W Actinic VHO Sorcerer's Home Office Reef - 12G JBJ Nanocube, Minijet 606 pump, 50W heater, 12lbs LR ----------- http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner4.gif

03-18-2004, 11:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	WOW, that's incredable. I've heard most predators are very reluctant to start taking dead food. I wonder if he was trained before you recieved him. Any chance you have a photo of him around? __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

03-18-2004, 11:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
sorcerer Court Computer Wiz Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 252 View Gallery Karma Komment	Here's a shot of his face, I'm going to try and get a better shot tomorrow, __________________ ------------ walt --------------------- ...and I thought woodworking was an expensive hobby..... 75G Oceanic Reef Tank, 30G Acrylic sump, 12G fuge, AquaC EV-120 skimmer, AquaMedic Kalkwasser Reactor, Mag 12 return pump, FlexiFlow dosing pump. 2-250W AB 10,000K MH, 2 95W Actinic VHO Sorcerer's Home Office Reef - 12G JBJ Nanocube, Minijet 606 pump, 50W heater, 12lbs LR ----------- http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner4.gif

03-18-2004, 11:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	That looks like a nasty beast! I'm sure he will generate a lot of interest when visitors come to see him! Can't wait to see more shots of him! __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

03-18-2004, 12:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Cool fish! If for some reason you need to feed him live shrimp again, I would suggest feeding the shrimp (aka "gut loading") before giving the shrimp to the angler. Usually just giving them some Formula 1 cube bits would do the trick. Then the angler will get the Formula 1 nutrition as well as the joy of hunting the shrimp! __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

03-18-2004, 12:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
sorcerer Court Computer Wiz Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 252 View Gallery Karma Komment	Mike, thanks for the tip. I had noticed that if I had fed the ghost shrimp before giving them to him, he seemed to be more aggressive in going after them. That was probably due to the food smell they had on them though. I still intend to feed him live food and alternate with krill or silversides, wouldn't want him to get too lazy and forget how to hunt..... __________________ ------------ walt --------------------- ...and I thought woodworking was an expensive hobby..... 75G Oceanic Reef Tank, 30G Acrylic sump, 12G fuge, AquaC EV-120 skimmer, AquaMedic Kalkwasser Reactor, Mag 12 return pump, FlexiFlow dosing pump. 2-250W AB 10,000K MH, 2 95W Actinic VHO Sorcerer's Home Office Reef - 12G JBJ Nanocube, Minijet 606 pump, 50W heater, 12lbs LR ----------- http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner4.gif

03-18-2004, 05:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
proud2bcanadian Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 708 View Gallery Karma Komment	cool but creepy fish! lol __________________ David Liles

03-18-2004, 05:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,834 View Gallery Karma Komment	A face only a mother could love! LOL Glad you got him to eat! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

03-18-2004, 07:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,855 View Gallery Karma Komment	Check this out http://www.stickycricket.com/aquariu...es/angler.html Here's a great thread on anglers http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...=angler +fish __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

03-18-2004, 07:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great videos Robert! I like how they were set to music. __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

03-18-2004, 07:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,855 View Gallery Karma Komment	You should see the video of the cuddlefish __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,834 View Gallery Karma Komment	Someone needs to tell Witt about this! Check out the cuttlefish!! Cool vidoes! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

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