4" Bumblebee Grouper

[Moois232]

I just purchased a bumblebee grouper from Wes @ rare fish, and first of all I must say he is a great guy to deal with and he answered all of my questions and problems. The grouper isn't in brackish, but fresh with some marine mix and Epsom salt added as of right now, so I didn't know where to put this topic. Any tips or helpful things to know? I know the size these fish get, and their needs as they grow. I've only had mine about a week, and I've fed him rosey red minnows just to sort of get him going. No luck with carni stix but I'll try once he gets a bit larger. He's about 4" roughly in a 36 gallon grow out with basic, hard water until he can go to my larger set up and on from there. He also seems to be hiding all the time in a cave I made for him. Will he warm up to me or are they shy fish? I have a few other questions about them. Growth rates? What you fed them? Activity? Susceptible to any irregular diseases? Personal experiences? Any info at all is greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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[Zeke]

Mine hid like most grouper do for the first month. I bought some Hikari Massivore Pellets and it was like, Damn man, you are here to help me. I suppose Wes is the one responsible for that. It loves them more than anything, by far. I've kept its food extremely varied. Shrimp, pellets, lobster, fish-whole and fillets, and just about anything else meaty you can think of. I kept mine in a 40 breeder until 6-7" then to the larger tank where it lives now. It once ate a striped bass that was 70-80% it's size. Literally, no exaggeration. I used pvc pipe for it's hideout . Give it time. It'll come around. By April it will be 6" and tame.View attachment 1061585View attachment 1061586

 

[Moois232]

Mine hid like most grouper do for the first month. I bought some Hikari Massivore Pellets and it was like, Damn man, you are here to help me. I suppose Wes is the one responsible for that. It loves them more than anything, by far. I've kept its food extremely varied. Shrimp, pellets, lobster, fish-whole and fillets, and just about anything else meaty you can think of. I kept mine in a 40 breeder until 6-7" then to the larger tank where it lives now. It once ate a striped bass that was 70-80% it's size. Literally, no exaggeration. I used pvc pipe for it's hideout . Give it time. It'll come around. By April it will be 6" and tame.View attachment 1061585View attachment 1061586

Wow that's great to know. It's still on feeders, did you have to train it at all or did he just take them? He constantly has a supply of food but I want to try and get him trained on pellets for his health. I tried carnisticks but it was a no go. Should I buy the massivore pellets and try those or stick with the carnisticks? Thanks a lot.


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