Is it possible to buy an Angler Fish as a pet?

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  • nofx
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Nov 2002
    • 16826
    #1

    Is it possible to buy an Angler Fish as a pet?





    how the fuck would I go about obtaining one of these deep sea fish? do people sell these or would I have to go and catch my own lol

    do you think its possible to keep one alive in a tank at home? they are deep sea fish and some of them live thousands of feet down.

    angler fish look so fucking evil and demented I want one to put in a tank. >;]

    Often times I wonder why
    There's love and hate, theres live or die.
    When sickness comes I must decide:
    When feelings go, theres suicide.
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    • 2HousePlague
      CURATOR
      • Jul 2004
      • 14572
      #2
      No -- because their natural habitat is the very deep ocean (where the pressure is extraordinary) they cannot be acclimatized to sea-level aquariums. However, there are some nice shallow-water anglers that make great pets:

      tada!

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        • Vitasoy
          GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
          • Oct 2003
          • 58202
          #3
          Damn they look wicked. Scary but cool. :D


          [email protected]

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            • nofx
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Nov 2002
              • 16826
              #4
              :\ one of the coolest fish I'll never have.

              Often times I wonder why
              There's love and hate, theres live or die.
              When sickness comes I must decide:
              When feelings go, theres suicide.

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                • Sambo
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 1187
                  #5
                  I used to own to own an aquarium shop in NZ

                  Sorry, but no is the answer. They are deep sea fish, u could have a cold water aquarium but it just woulndt work for the fish u have pictured.

                  Similar fish for a cold marine tank would be monk fish (angler fish in the US I think).

                  Of course massive ammounts of money could change this..... but as far as I know it would be a world first

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                    • nofx
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 16826
                      #6
                      yea, I figured i'd have to throw around so much $ to ever do it. get a pressurized tank, cold water, etc.

                      I know researchers must have a few of these fuckers some where so they can study them. probably only a few of them at universities or other places like that.

                      Often times I wonder why
                      There's love and hate, theres live or die.
                      When sickness comes I must decide:
                      When feelings go, theres suicide.

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                        • PersianKitty
                          Meow Media Inc.
                          • Jul 2001
                          • 7785
                          #7
                          I kinda like these two guys...



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                            • nofx
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Nov 2002
                              • 16826
                              #8
                              Originally posted by PersianKitty

                              very pretty!

                              Often times I wonder why
                              There's love and hate, theres live or die.
                              When sickness comes I must decide:
                              When feelings go, theres suicide.

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                                • PersianKitty
                                  Meow Media Inc.
                                  • Jul 2001
                                  • 7785
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by nofx
                                  very pretty!
                                  He's about 4 times that size now.

                                  I guess there are some types of anglerfish that you can keep in a saltwater aquarium..

                                  http://www.exoticfish.com/results.cf...1%7C12%7C0&af=

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                                    • bizmak
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Apr 2004
                                      • 10014
                                      #10
                                      wtf? that fish is scary

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                                        • 2HousePlague
                                          CURATOR
                                          • Jul 2004
                                          • 14572
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by PersianKitty
                                          I kinda like these two guys...

                                          Cephalopholis Miniatus


                                          Pterois Volitans
                                          tada!

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                                            • reynold
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Oct 2002
                                              • 51271
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by nofx




                                              how the fuck would I go about obtaining one of these deep sea fish? do people sell these or would I have to go and catch my own lol

                                              do you think its possible to keep one alive in a tank at home? they are deep sea fish and some of them live thousands of feet down.

                                              angler fish look so fucking evil and demented I want one to put in a tank. >;]
                                              really scary fish you got there. and i don't think so.

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