Spartan
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It's not often that these come along. I'd like to share my experience so far.
First the background. As with all things in this hobby, research is very important prior to a purchase.
Here are some of the common and or interesting themes in background reading and on RC from most consistently documented to least.
-They do get large. I haven't seen or read of one reaching the 20+ inch in captivity but I'm sure they're out there. In the wild 20-22" is the reported full grown size. The rate of growth has varied reports, all of which are poorly documented, but most fall into around 1"/ year. At 12" by all reports that I could find growth slows down significantly.
-peaceful community fish, pretty much in all reports
-reef safe
- voracious eater, high waste output
-variable expression of coloration. Some say dark, some lighter tones. Some reports of variation with mood.
-ick resistance (one anecdote) , supposedly not as fragile as Achilles, powder blues.
I'll try to keep this thread updated periodically and weigh in on these items.
So here's mine right after QT
First the background. As with all things in this hobby, research is very important prior to a purchase.
Here are some of the common and or interesting themes in background reading and on RC from most consistently documented to least.
-They do get large. I haven't seen or read of one reaching the 20+ inch in captivity but I'm sure they're out there. In the wild 20-22" is the reported full grown size. The rate of growth has varied reports, all of which are poorly documented, but most fall into around 1"/ year. At 12" by all reports that I could find growth slows down significantly.
-peaceful community fish, pretty much in all reports
-reef safe
- voracious eater, high waste output
-variable expression of coloration. Some say dark, some lighter tones. Some reports of variation with mood.
-ick resistance (one anecdote) , supposedly not as fragile as Achilles, powder blues.
I'll try to keep this thread updated periodically and weigh in on these items.
So here's mine right after QT