Frogfish hunting defective maroon clownfish

The maroon clownfish has flared gills. They are fish I breed but there are usually a few each clutch that have defects. Not only will they have poor quality of life they could pass poor genetics on. It's one thing when clownfish have crazy patterns (good) it's another when they have actual issues that effect their life and potentially the lives of offspring (bad).

The frogfish is better than flushing the fish and a really interesting fish in itself to keep. While some people transition them to frozen food, the only time they really move with any sort of will is when they are hungry. Now that he ate he will barely move for 5 or 6 days. The live diet that is 100% disease free and fed a highly nutritious diet will hopefully keep the frogfish healthy for years to come.

[lachlanbell]

Holy hell man.... the first 1:50 seconds I kept thinking you should've fed this clown way sooner instead of letting it grow so big first, cause every time I've had a fish swallow something too big, I've always ended up stressing out that my fish won't be able to fully swallow it & will end up choking & dying with the thing half in/half out their but then *BOOM, * and a split second later the entire thing is in its stomach like nothing ever happened. That's fkn unreal man, never seen any other fish swallow something as big as itself with so much ease. Absolutely wild.

[DefNotChair]

Hey awesome fish! im looking to get my hand s on a frogfish can I pick your brain on your care/feeding and water parameters?

[Felis-Concolor]

I see you’ve fed him a few Maroon clownfish, why? What was defective and why are you feeding him these fish? Do you find sick clownfish at the LFS? Just wondering because that’s an expensive meal.

[ashleyashley]

That was so sad feeding such a beautiful fish to this ugly monster it didn’t even have a chance to fight 🥲🤧

[kcs]

Was not expecting him to eat it in one bite 😂

[dankusoonyt]

Frogfish are part of the anglerfish family & they are venomous so if you want to handle one, you have to be very careful because the fins can penetrate your skin.