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Old 08-31-2004, 05:12 PM   #1
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Help selecting a fish

I have a 125 gal tank, aprx 100 lbs of live rock
For fish I have a grouper (red/blue spots) small not sure what kind
also have a sail fin tang-nasa tang-dog puffer-huma trigger-tamato clown-spanish and cuban hog
looking to add a fish but not sure what kind will go
my friend gave me a blue lined trigger ,nasty sob, I see hwy he didnt want it, thought maybe a could get away with two triggers with a big tank but no such thing so I am giving him to my local fish store
any thoughts what I can add
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Old 08-31-2004, 11:32 PM   #2
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You need a bigger tank...

No offense but your tank is pretty loaded with fish that get huge:

Red Louti Grouper (Variola louti) - Adult Size 3' (Feet)
Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma veliferum) - Adult Size 1' 3"
Naso Tang (Naso lituratus) - Adult Size 1' 6"
DogFace Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) - Adult Size 1' 2"
Huma Trigger (Picasso?) (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) - Adult Size 10"
Tomato Clown (Amphiprion frenatus) - Adult Size 5.5" (Will probally be eaten by Grouper)
Cuban Hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus) - Adult Size 8" (Another possible grouper snack)
Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus) - Adult Size 10"

That makes for quite a collection of very large fish in your tank already. Several are very messy eaters and there will be some compatibility issues with these fish.

The biggest issue is the grouper which will outgrow your tank in a matter of months. I once saw a Panther Grouper at a pet store grow from an adorable 5" fish to a monster 15" 8 pound beast in a matter of 6 months. It was in a 150 by itself and was too big for the tank. Your grouper will get to be twice the size of a Panther grouper.

They may all be small right now and it may not seem like a lot but once they start to grown and want a territory in the tank there will be a good chance they will fight it out.
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Old 09-01-2004, 09:41 AM   #3
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Very true, I just got rid of a panther grouper, had him for about a year, was about an ince long when I got him, got to be about a ft long

well it seems like the triggers are getting along now, maybe it was just the first few days, think I should keep him
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Old 09-01-2004, 11:57 AM   #4
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The only fish thats not really big more like med size is my puffer and tang, the rest of them I got real small like two to three inches
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No offense but your tank is pretty loaded with fish that get huge:

Red Louti Grouper (Variola louti) - Adult Size 3' (Feet)
Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma veliferum) - Adult Size 1' 3"
Naso Tang (Naso lituratus) - Adult Size 1' 6"
DogFace Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) - Adult Size 1' 2"
Huma Trigger (Picasso?) (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) - Adult Size 10"
Tomato Clown (Amphiprion frenatus) - Adult Size 5.5" (Will probally be eaten by Grouper)
Cuban Hogfish (Bodianus pulchellus) - Adult Size 8" (Another possible grouper snack)
Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus) - Adult Size 10"

That makes for quite a collection of very large fish in your tank already. Several are very messy eaters and there will be some compatibility issues with these fish.

The biggest issue is the grouper which will outgrow your tank in a matter of months. I once saw a Panther Grouper at a pet store grow from an adorable 5" fish to a monster 15" 8 pound beast in a matter of 6 months. It was in a 150 by itself and was too big for the tank. Your grouper will get to be twice the size of a Panther grouper.

They may all be small right now and it may not seem like a lot but once they start to grown and want a territory in the tank there will be a good chance they will fight it out.
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Just because you got these fish at small sizes doesn't mean they will stay that way. When I first got into this hobby I was told that marine fish will only grow certain sizes in certain tanks. This is not at all true. I wouldn't add anything else to your tank.
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