Bumblebee grouper

santoury

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So what is this I hear about a FRESHWATER BB grouper? I thought this was a marine fish? Please kindly PM me to let me know if you respond. Thanks
 

dacox

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Epinephelus lanceolatus needs full marine as an adult, but juveniles can be estuarial. Some juveniles are collected in very light brackish to full fresh, and are offered as freshwater bumblebee groupers. They are expensive though (IMO opinion too pricey for a fish that will eventually need salt, will lose their juvenile pattern, and will grow way to big for me to ever be able to house). They are very impressive fish though.
 

bichir addict

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arent they also called a goliath grouper??? there like the biggest grouper or sumthing? if they are the goliath grouper i see them all the time around here in aquariums and such but i never see juvies or babys.
 

davo

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Yes people buy them for a hella lot, and then they die in a couple of years or earlier because they are a saltwater fish.
 

bichir addict

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Personally i think its a waste to spend a grand on a fish that is either going to die or you will have to donate it to some aquarium because it gets to huge sizes. I have seen one that weighed 500 lbs.
 

softturtle

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bichir addict;627612; said:
arent they also called a goliath grouper??? there like the biggest grouper or sumthing? if they are the goliath grouper i see them all the time around here in aquariums and such but i never see juvies or babys.
I have heard them being called Queensland Grouper. The largest reef dwelling fish in the world. 9' have been recorded.
 

ewurm

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They sure look great, but almost impossible to keep.
 

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ewurm;629099; said:
They sure look great, but almost impossible to keep.
Agree, awesome fish esp. with juvenille colors but man can you imagine a 5ft grouper and the tank needed for one...
 

Stone Like Fish

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Umm.... Has anyone seen Wes's monster? Kept in full fresh and doing fine.
 
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