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August 6th, 2008, 06:40 PM
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thinking of adding...
a flagtail grouper, not sure yet wanted to see what you guys thought. Biff, i posted pretty much the same post in the fish only section but got no replies, so i hope you dont mind me posting it here as well (this seems to be the most popular section of the forum). my tank is a 55 gallon FOWLR, but will soon be a 120 gallon (60x18x24) FOWLR. so far i have a dwarf lionfish, dogfaced puffer, picasso triggerfish, snowflake eel (small) and 4 damsels. all these fish are juvies, no bigger than a 50 cent piece. the grouper will be small as well.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon freshwater SA/CA cichlids 55 gallon SW predator tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: brand spanking new Other Intrests: work fish and children(seeing as how i have 6) 
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August 6th, 2008, 08:57 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
i would hold off on the grouper until you get the new tank up and running because you just never know if you will get that tank in the future
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"If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?"- George Carlin Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon with built in dual overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: >1 year Other Intrests: football, paintball, workin out, saltwater fish
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August 6th, 2008, 09:05 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
no, the tank is bought and paid for, its jsut waiting at the LFS, a friend owns the place, for me to find space for it. the tank is a go already.
i am just wondering about the compatability with the other fish. i know the blue damsels will eventually disappear due to the lion and the picasso, but im not too worried about that at this point. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon freshwater SA/CA cichlids 55 gallon SW predator tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: brand spanking new Other Intrests: work fish and children(seeing as how i have 6)
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August 6th, 2008, 09:10 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
i dont know to much about groupers but if you go to peteducation.com there will be plenty of info on them there
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August 6th, 2008, 09:12 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
that site only has like 2 paragraphs about that fish. i was hoping some1 had one of these that could tell me about the characteristics.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon freshwater SA/CA cichlids 55 gallon SW predator tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: brand spanking new Other Intrests: work fish and children(seeing as how i have 6)
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August 6th, 2008, 09:16 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
Unless you don't plan on the fish living long, you're already way overstocked for a 120 without the grouper.
The puffer will grow to 13", the picasso to 10", the eel can get up to 2' and your small lion 7". Then add in a 13" grouper? Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125 reef, mostly SPS Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 20 years
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August 6th, 2008, 09:17 PM
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yeah i have to agree with ccCapt those are huge fish swimming in a tank that some can barely turn around in
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August 6th, 2008, 09:18 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
alright, i guess the grouper is a no then.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon freshwater SA/CA cichlids 55 gallon SW predator tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: brand spanking new Other Intrests: work fish and children(seeing as how i have 6)
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August 6th, 2008, 09:22 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
Groupers grow pretty fast from what I know and they are aggressive and need lots of room to swim. Groupers will eat anything that will fit in their mouth. So if you have small enough damsels it will eat those.
Even though it would be small now it's a messy eater fish and I would really wait until the larger tank is set up to put the grouper in the tank. There's a reason why it needs at least 100gal. It's a messy eater and needs strobg filtration to keep up with it's mess. I also think your tank is already stocked, but the grouper may help trim off some of your stock for you, especially the damsels.
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August 6th, 2008, 09:23 PM
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Re: thinking of adding...
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125 reef, mostly SPS Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 20 years
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