Biggest reef fish?

Zante · 05/08/2013, 04:08 PM

What is the biggest reef fish that has been accomodated in a domestic aquarium that you know of personally?

No particular reason for this question, just a bit of chit chat...

Drae · 05/08/2013, 05:25 PM

I've seen a naso and sailfin tang in a 800 gallon 10' long tank get pretty big. Maybe a foot or so and thick as a stuffed wallet.

mikem101 · 05/08/2013, 05:47 PM

sohal tang is MASSIVE, batfish get pretty big, Dogfish Orientalis can get to 3 feet. Most Groupers lol there are so many!

Bigcefa · 05/08/2013, 06:33 PM

Whale sharks at the Georgia aquarium

LOTUS50GOD · 05/08/2013, 06:48 PM

Unicorn tangs are large. Seen a few up to 16" long and thick as a burrito

Zante · 05/09/2013, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigcefa

Whale sharks at the Georgia aquarium

DOMESTIC aquarium!

NeilFox · 05/09/2013, 12:40 AM

I had a Cuban Hogfish that weighed about two pounds in my 180 reef for a few days after a friends tank sprung a leak..

xxvietxjustinxx · 05/09/2013, 12:49 AM

Unicorn or vlamingi tang can get pretty big.

PatW · 05/09/2013, 01:50 AM

I understand that Goliath groupers have been sold as cute little I matures in the aquarium trade. I have seen them on dives off of Jupiter Fl. They get about the size of mini coopers. Well not quite, but they can go over 1000 lbs. In aquaria, I guess the owner would be forced to pull the plug long before that.

05/08/2013, 04:08 PM	#1
Zante Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: London (UK) Posts: 338	Biggest reef fish? What is the biggest reef fish that has been accomodated in a domestic aquarium that you know of personally? No particular reason for this question, just a bit of chit chat...

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LOTUS50GOD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,210	Unicorn tangs are large. Seen a few up to 16" long and thick as a burrito __________________ Vertex Alpha 300 Skimmer, AI SOL Blue, Neptune Apex Controlled 360 gallon Reef Current Tank Info: born 6/26/2008- 340 reef + 100 fuge, 300lbs of figi LR

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Drae RAIDER NATION! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: City of sin... Posts: 3,476	I've seen a naso and sailfin tang in a 800 gallon 10' long tank get pretty big. Maybe a foot or so and thick as a stuffed wallet.

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mikem101 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 819	sohal tang is MASSIVE, batfish get pretty big, Dogfish Orientalis can get to 3 feet. Most Groupers lol there are so many!

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Bigcefa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 843	Whale sharks at the Georgia aquarium

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NeilFox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: DuPont, WA Posts: 947	I had a Cuban Hogfish that weighed about two pounds in my 180 reef for a few days after a friends tank sprung a leak..

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xxvietxjustinxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northridge, California Posts: 1,516	Unicorn or vlamingi tang can get pretty big.

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PatW Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 275	I understand that Goliath groupers have been sold as cute little I matures in the aquarium trade. I have seen them on dives off of Jupiter Fl. They get about the size of mini coopers. Well not quite, but they can go over 1000 lbs. In aquaria, I guess the owner would be forced to pull the plug long before that.