cudamaster13
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in a large tank if there are plenty of caves and hideing places could my coral grouper coexist with a blue lined grouper?
groupers in same tank?
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predator 1
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Do you know the exact scientific name of your coral grouper? There are several species of grouper that share the same common name. There is a ferocious species that is sometimes sold in the trade, it shares the same characteristics as some of the other coral grouper species when young. Its name is "Plectropomus Maculatus", if you have unwittingly got one of those, then the blue line will soon be gone, as will anything else you put in there. They grow into huge groupers, and everything will disappear very fast.
I speak from first hand experience, I have kept one, I foolishly purchased one when it was young, thinking it was a small miniatus grouper. How wrong I was.
I speak from first hand experience, I have kept one, I foolishly purchased one when it was young, thinking it was a small miniatus grouper. How wrong I was.
bigfish520
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I have a Spotted and Miniatus with no issues. Full grown Spotted and 6-7" Miniatus grouper.
cudamaster13
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does the grouper u speak of have a tan body and blue dots or how do i tell the differance?
MrTuskfish
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I think you have a few grouper threads going; they are impossible to answer without knowing about your tank. Size/ What's in it?, etc. If this is the 75 with the Archerfish, IMO, its way to small for any grouper, much less 2.
cudamaster13
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it is a temporary houseing he will be moved to a 180 as for his tempoary home he is in there is coral sand two live rock caves in habiting it is three archerfish one 5 inches the other two about three in a halfto four inches a gtile moray very big maybe about 15-16 inches and a large fiddler the grouper is about 6 inches i was going to add the juvi blueline with the other in the larger tank
bigfish520
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You should be ok, dont put that other grouper in the 75 though, that is just asking for trouble. You are already overstocked for sure.
cudamaster13
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i know this is an old thread but might be getting the larger setup in a few months and was just wondering how do i go about introducing the two i added a yellowtang to the temp tank for alage removeing purposes and the miniatus grouper didnt like it at all this was a few days ago and my miniatus is still a bit sick but once he heals and the larger tank is cycled how should i go about introducing the two groupers?
DoubleM 10
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i have to ask. whats an archerfish???
cudamaster13
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it is a fish found in salt,brackish and fresh water habitats in estuariesmangrove swamps and shallow reefs at times it has the ability to spit water at bugs and other creatures in bushes and branches above the water and eats other things it can fit in its mouth ive had them in a brackish setup months ago before i converted them to full salt they dontbother the grouper but know to stay out of his way unlike my yellowtang here is a pic of one,but any way how should i go about introduceing the groupers?
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DoubleM 10
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well thats bada**
jwm2k3
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I would introduce them at the same time. New tank, new aquascape, new caves to inhabit....this will eliminate territorial fighting.
