Fish Survey: Panther Grouper
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I got a panther grouper dumped on me by a guy whose tank it outgrew. It was recieved at a size of about 5 inches and barely fit in the tupperware container he brought it in. I kept it in a 55 gal by itself for about 6 months feeding it feeder goldfish. It was fun to try to see it eat, but it was to fast. It would just drift up to the goldfish very slowly and then make a slight rapid sucking motion and there would only be gold scales floating in the water. When it got to big for me it went to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo where it lived for at least 3 more years and grew to about 3 feet long in the 2000 gallon fish only tank there. I have moved away and don't know how long it may have lived.
ReefWaters
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For about 2 months. Then he will outgrow the tank.
I would think the dwarf would as well.
Depends on the species of angels our thinking of keeping.
Most groupers need a HUGE tank to reach full adult size and stay healthy. Something no smaller than a 300 gallon. The bigger the better.
I would think the dwarf would as well.
Depends on the species of angels our thinking of keeping.
Most groupers need a HUGE tank to reach full adult size and stay healthy. Something no smaller than a 300 gallon. The bigger the better.
ReefWaters
Premium Member
A Moorish Idol is definately NOT an angel and I would suggest staying away from them for a long time. Even VERY experienced hobbyists have a hard time keeping them alive.
I don't know much about Lions but I see you're already on the sticky lion thread.
Your doing the right thing by researching before buying. Please keep that practice up and don't buy a fish just b/c your LFS says you can. 99.9% of the time, they don't care if the fish dies, they just want to make the sale and get you to buy more.
My gut feeling is that you need to start out with some much smaller and more docile fish before moving to a grouper or lion.
Good luck!
I don't know much about Lions but I see you're already on the sticky lion thread.
Your doing the right thing by researching before buying. Please keep that practice up and don't buy a fish just b/c your LFS says you can. 99.9% of the time, they don't care if the fish dies, they just want to make the sale and get you to buy more.
My gut feeling is that you need to start out with some much smaller and more docile fish before moving to a grouper or lion.
Good luck!
ReefWaters
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speedo2wet
Sharks!!!!
Panther Grouper
Panther Grouper
Oh love my Panther Grouper!! I have had my panter for 5-6 months now and he has grown 3X the size when I received him. He is know 12-13 inches in length and seems to be in good health. I just recently introduced a miniatus grouper; they did a little fighting at first but now they live happy. Although the miniatus has like a black ich which I am treating him for now.
Feeding: I once in a while feed live shrimp for the local bait and tackle shop which they love. Otherwise i do a combination of frozen shrimp, clams, squid which is soaked in garlic and vitamins. They gobble that stuff up like crazy.
Panther Grouper
Oh love my Panther Grouper!! I have had my panter for 5-6 months now and he has grown 3X the size when I received him. He is know 12-13 inches in length and seems to be in good health. I just recently introduced a miniatus grouper; they did a little fighting at first but now they live happy. Although the miniatus has like a black ich which I am treating him for now.
Feeding: I once in a while feed live shrimp for the local bait and tackle shop which they love. Otherwise i do a combination of frozen shrimp, clams, squid which is soaked in garlic and vitamins. They gobble that stuff up like crazy.
morayeelsrule
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panther grouper survey
panther grouper survey
so i just joined today cause i saw this article and thought it was awesome. i have had a lot of expierience with panther grouper i have had two in the past four years one i still have the other was a little too small when i introduced it into the tankl and my moray got a hold of it.
i also worked in a fish shop for five years and thats where i got the most interaction with them. i enjoy there velvety appeance when there smaller i wish they kept it oh well
panther grouper survey
so i just joined today cause i saw this article and thought it was awesome. i have had a lot of expierience with panther grouper i have had two in the past four years one i still have the other was a little too small when i introduced it into the tankl and my moray got a hold of it.
i also worked in a fish shop for five years and thats where i got the most interaction with them. i enjoy there velvety appeance when there smaller i wish they kept it oh wellmorayeelsrule
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wow thats a really nice setup you should look into some stingrays those would look great and maybe add some color
TheSaltwaterGuy
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Stingrays get too big for a 180, even the smallest of them.
As for Panther Groupers, I plan to get one in the future for my shark pond.
As for Panther Groupers, I plan to get one in the future for my shark pond.
timid panther
timid panther
My panther is around 1.5 years and is very large around a foot long. He is the most timid fish in my tank of 800 to 900 gallons. I would not be surprised if he were to die before any of my other fish. I have 4 sharks - bottom dwellers, 8 eels, 4 tangs and he is the scaredy cat of all of them, it's surprising. Does anyone else have a large scaredy cat panther out there????
timid panther
My panther is around 1.5 years and is very large around a foot long. He is the most timid fish in my tank of 800 to 900 gallons. I would not be surprised if he were to die before any of my other fish. I have 4 sharks - bottom dwellers, 8 eels, 4 tangs and he is the scaredy cat of all of them, it's surprising. Does anyone else have a large scaredy cat panther out there????
ReefWaters
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mikko - How long have the two panthers been in the tank together? I would be willing to bet that the two panthers will start to become very territorial towards each other very quickly. Especially in a 50 gallon tank. If you begin to see ANY aggression between the two panthers you will want to remove one immediately. Once it starts, it wont be long before one is killed.
Are all of those fish in a 50 together? That is a lot of large fish for that size tank. Your panthers are also extremely young. They will become the size of salad plates within a year or so if fed properly. A 50 will work well for a year or so but a panther is going to need a lot more room as it gets bigger.
Are all of those fish in a 50 together? That is a lot of large fish for that size tank. Your panthers are also extremely young. They will become the size of salad plates within a year or so if fed properly. A 50 will work well for a year or so but a panther is going to need a lot more room as it gets bigger.
I don't own one of these "groupers" or barramundi cod as they are called over here in Australia and they do grow to a very large size in the wild. I do have an eastern wirrah cod (Acanthistius ocellatus) which is no "panther grouper" but still in the same family of fishes and a great little fish.
AlaskanPredator
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I have a very pretty panther grouper that was given to my from a family friend who is moving to hawaii. so jealous ... but still i got his panther and his niger trigger so im going to try and keep that with my magnifecent Foxface and my engineer goby
