View Full Version : What is the scientific name of this Fish?
aquaman4fish
01-31-2008, 6:32 PM
Hello fellow fish hobbyists,
Please help me identify what is the scientific name of this fish?
Thank you so much!
Aquaman4fish
toehead11183
01-31-2008, 6:33 PM
may we have a picture?
aquaman4fish
01-31-2008, 6:38 PM
U got it!
Here is a pic!
that thing is awesome, had to say it hope someone here knows what it is cuz i dont have a clue just had to comment that sweet fish.
bassmaster221
01-31-2008, 7:08 PM
dont kno the scientific name but it is a bumblebee grouper
bassmaster221
01-31-2008, 7:15 PM
Epinephelus lanceolatus
247Plants
01-31-2008, 7:53 PM
That is one awesome fish......Looks like a salty....
bassmaster221
01-31-2008, 7:59 PM
it salt or fresh, theres big discussions on here about them, id like one if i could find one
pufferfreak
01-31-2008, 8:04 PM
Thats a really cool fish!!!!!
aquaman4fish
01-31-2008, 9:19 PM
I will let all of you know when I locate one so you guys can all have one too!
Cool!
A special thanks to bassmaster221!
I will hook you up when I find some!
Dat
aquaman4fish
01-31-2008, 9:59 PM
From all the reading on here.....the final verdict is that it is a saltwater fish!
Man...I am disappointed....oh well...
Peace!
Mystix212
01-31-2008, 11:22 PM
You claim it as saltwater when there is a PBass in the background? WTF.
aquaman4fish
01-31-2008, 11:36 PM
Read the posts on this forum and you will understand!
Paste the scientific name on search and read dude!
bassmaster221
02-01-2008, 10:15 AM
my friend had one grow to 21 inches in f/w though,
lilfats2
02-01-2008, 10:24 AM
I think they are like Puffers... they can live in F/W but as they get older they need salt.... They look awsome if you guys goto the Georgia aquarium they have huge ones like the size of humans... and you can walk through the tank and see them clearly its sick... we should have a MFK meet there
tunerX
02-01-2008, 10:30 AM
Don't they get to 9 feet long? Not suitable for many aquariums.
lilfats2
02-01-2008, 10:32 AM
Yea I saw some i thought was bigger then that in the GA aquarium this summer... Sick fish tho... Colors and all...
lilfats2
02-01-2008, 10:36 AM
A place called Aquarium Adventure has a Shark tank in the store.. And had a big eel and a Grouper... Nice fish really is... Just gets super big... I think they sold it.. They are selling a 11yr old tiger shark also because they have two and the tank is getting to small they are starting to nibble on each other...way too much money tho
aquaman4fish
02-01-2008, 11:52 AM
Good info fish friends!
Another good reason not to raise them because we will never have a tank big enough for them....
Thanks for sharing!
You claim it as saltwater when there is a PBass in the background? WTF.
when they hit the market they were a big thing, having them "acclimated" to fw. However, being a saltwater fish, from the people I know that had them, they didn't last much past 3-4 years.
cichlaguapote
02-01-2008, 12:59 PM
when they hit the market they were a big thing, having them "acclimated" to fw. However, being a saltwater fish, from the people I know that had them, they didn't last much past 3-4 years.
fugupuff still has his in FW.. but you're right most of the others have died for some reason or another.
Even trying to find a baby SW one is difficult.. I tried...
As they age they require a more saline environment, finally needing SW as adults, at which time they are more than 5' long and no longer colorful. They can reach over 9' in length and weigh more than 1000 lbs
lilfats2
02-01-2008, 4:17 PM
I just saw they had a smaller grouper in petco... duno what kind tho it was like purple... saltwater... Do they get as big?