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09/29/2010, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cayman Islands
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HELP! What is this fish???
Hi guys! I just came from a trip from Roatan, a bay island off honduras. I live here in Cayman Islands and have never seen a fish quite like this in my life. I found it near a shallow mangrove and thought it was some sort of plastic trash. I noticed its a yellow grouper or something and it wasnt shy! It behaved similiar like a lionfish not afraid at all. I snapped these quick photos as I cant find no info anywhere about it and I will be moving there in January and will definately have a reef tank started there!
What I need to know is how big does these get? and what tank size would I need to send there? It looks like a species of grouper, or hawkfish. Lucky the water was super calm and I could see it so good as i didnt have no mask. It was so tame i thought it was sick, or dying but all of a sudden it swam off in a hurry! Fish was about 6 inches or so. Thanks, John. |
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09/29/2010, 01:14 PM
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Location: Brunswick, Ohio
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it does look like some kind of grouper. i don't know which one. very cool to see something like that though!
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09/29/2010, 02:58 PM
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Location: Houston, TX
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I believe it is a juvenile tripletail
and they are REALLY tasty adults.....lol |
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09/29/2010, 03:30 PM
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Molon Labe
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Louisiana
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I agree on the Tripletail ID. They get quite large and UGLY when they mature, you would need a massive tank to house an adult. As stated above- quite tasty.
Adult pic/info--- http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat...ipletail.phtml
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09/29/2010, 04:49 PM
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Location: Cayman Islands
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wow guys thanks so much!
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09/29/2010, 04:54 PM
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Fish are friends! Not food!
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09/29/2010, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Gainesville, Fl
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Awesome. Fish are friends and food.
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09/30/2010, 01:42 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Sep 2010
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i also agree with the tripletail ID
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