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olga21

olga21

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I needed some help with a small angler I bought over the internet. It was only an inch when I was supposed to recieve a 4 inch angler. I asked for help here about how to keep it in my display tank.
All I am asking is dont answer a question with a question! Luckily, I helped myself and the fish is doing great.
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by olga21
http:///forum/post/2840119
I needed some help with a small angler I bought over the internet. It was only an inch when I was supposed to recieve a 4 inch angler. I asked for help here about how to keep it in my display tank. I got some lame ideas and got a lot of whats your ph? how long have you been keeping fish? etc, etc.
All I am asking is dont answer a question with a question! Luckily, I helped myself and the fish is doing great but with no help from this site.
people ask the questions so they can make sure your tank is within parameters..
the size of the fish is given in a range.. you won't always get what is stated unless it comes off a "what you see is what you get" seller.
it eats shrimp and fish, not a good fish to keep with other tank mates.. they sometimes eat their own too.
 
iyachtuxivm

iyachtuxivm

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Originally Posted by olga21
http:///forum/post/2840119
I needed some help with a small angler I bought over the internet. It was only an inch when I was supposed to recieve a 4 inch angler. I asked for help here about how to keep it in my display tank. I got some lame ideas and got a lot of whats your ph? how long have you been keeping fish? etc, etc.
All I am asking is dont answer a question with a question! Luckily, I helped myself and the fish is doing great but with no help from this site.
Wow I just read through your post about the angler and didnt see anyone ask anything about ph. I saw people concerned about your idea of using a fish bowl and keeping the parameters inline. I saw some people giving ideas on how to isolate your angler after you asked how, " the eggcrate sounds like a good idea, thanks for the help". Someone gave you the name of a person on here who keeps anglers maybe you should have PMed him. He seems willing to offer advice usually. Anglers are a kinda rare fish not many people have them,its had to give you specifics without first hand knowledge. And as with anything maybe you should ask these things BEFORE you buy the item. Impulse buys = Death most of the time.
You "sound" angry for no reason. If you really wanted to care for this animal you would have researched it before you got it! Please reread your angler thread and listen to the advise. If the angler lives long enough to get big most of your other inhabitants wont! Good luck
 
flricordia

flricordia

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I just saw the thread myself. I did see that I was mentioned about geting a little help, but I never got a Pm about it. How can you get any help if you don't seek it? Are pple supposed to hunt down those that are needing help here?
I see you got a painted angler too. You do know that it will reacha foot+ in size and will munch anything it can get into its mouth. It will not care what kind of fish or shrimp, if it can fit it into its mouth it will eat it.
Have you got a setup for it? Even in a 1000gl tank, it will find and munch on anything it can get into its mouth. Be prepared. Not a good fish to have, the painted angler unless you plan on giving it a tnak to itself or plan on keeping it with fish that are close to 2feet in size. No shrimp can be kept with it.
Sounds almost like you had bought it on a whim. Especially if you put it in with other fish when it is so small.
Guess you planned on removing all the other fish and if you have shrimp from the display?
I put a Foxface in that was a little bit longer in length than my angler and 2 days later
 
olga21

olga21

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Rotarymagic helped me feed it krill the other night. I thought it was too early since he is not even an inch long. My other fish are about 10 times his size so Im worried about him getting eatin. I bought him this rock which he can hide in. I really like your angler by the way.
 
culp

culp

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Originally Posted by Flricordia
http:///forum/post/2840716
I just saw the thread myself. I did see that I was mentioned about geting a little help, but I never got a Pm about it. How can you get any help if you don't seek it? Are pple supposed to hunt down those that are needing help here?
I see you got a painted angler too. You do know that it will reacha foot+ in size and will munch anything it can get into its mouth. It will not care what kind of fish or shrimp, if it can fit it into its mouth it will eat it.
Have you got a setup for it? Even in a 1000gl tank, it will find and munch on anything it can get into its mouth. Be prepared. Not a good fish to have, the painted angler unless you plan on giving it a tnak to itself or plan on keeping it with fish that are close to 2feet in size. No shrimp can be kept with it.
Sounds almost like you had bought it on a whim. Especially if you put it in with other fish when it is so small.
Guess you planned on removing all the other fish and if you have shrimp from the display?
I put a Foxface in that was a little bit longer in length than my angler and 2 days later

man that sucks. i love my fox face.
* Note to self do not buy a painted angler
 
olga21

olga21

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He is the cute guy in the middle. You have to look for his black eye. I wouldnt recomend buying a fish that specialize's in camoflauge. Did you know anglers are the fastest animal's in the world?
 
premilove

premilove

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i bet i can run faster on land than your angler can. HAHAH. sorry i was just trying to elevate the mood from everyone bashing you. it took me a good 5 mins to find the angler in your pic! i was going to get a dwarf angler but i found a pair of picasso clowns that made me happy. what size is your tank?
 
olga21

olga21

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Originally Posted by premilove
http:///forum/post/2842100
i bet i can run faster on land than your angler can. HAHAH. sorry i was just trying to elevate the mood from everyone bashing you. it took me a good 5 mins to find the angler in your pic! i was going to get a dwarf angler but i found a pair of picasso clowns that made me happy. what size is your tank?
Yea, its ok. He (Gobber Jr.) has been through a lot and I am very happy he is doing great. He was actually in my hamlets mouth at one point. So Im thrilled he is doing good even if it makes me look really foolish.
 
olga21

olga21

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Oh sorry, my tank is 84 gallons. Yea, I was just upset b/c I was hoping to get some better answers.
I went to home depot and asked a couple people where to get that egg crate at. They didnt have it and loewes didnt have it.
% So I bought a plastic box with holes and that didnt work.
So I said anglers hide,
so I bought him a "holy" rock and that was his alamo.
He could hide in there until he was big and healthy enough to defend himself. Then I had to feed him and I just got the same old lame relplies I expected. So I had to get innovated again.
I broke a bamboo skewer in half and used a splinter to control the small ghost shrimp.
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I dont like this bannana thing, can we get rid of him? plz
 
unleashed

unleashed

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try a clear acrylic rod sharpen one end then skewer the food with it.. then dangle in front of the fish... they wont see the clear rod as easily as they will the bamboo stick which may entice the fish into thinking its alive much easier... these sticks price about 2 bucks and are much longer and def more sanitary
 
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