Any Ideas??

LOL im sure my 3/4 of an inch panther grouper is VERY fine in his 55 for at most 6 months if not less, hmm def said i have a 5 foot 125 waiting for him, second any fish can be aggressive, if introduced last hes fine. 20 inch grouper??? last i checked hes only 3/4 of an inch but yea i forgot ur at my house loking at him, and no u didnt say u had a problem with my advice dont beat around the bush man up and say u have a problem.


any ways, what about a pair of onxy clowns? different and still cool, or a pair of picassos or snowflakes. Cost a lil more but def a cool and different clown you dont see everyday!

 

breathe in breathe out AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! hahaha i thank everyone that has had any imput into this discusion. an upgrade would happen if i was to move out. the size would be 125 or if i can go bigger i would. i have kept groupers in the past they grow very fast with the right diet and size of tank. also i have seen a few post on the survial rate of the clown tangs is that true??? i have seen online and at a not so local fish store that breeding pairs of anything are a lil pricey. and if i was able to get a pair and they did breed i would almost guarantee my purple tang would eat the babies lol...... i have seen people keep blue throat triggers and pink tails but i dont want to risk the corals. how dose a copperband butterfly sound?

 

The copperband is a beautiful fish, but they are very demanding and often difficult to keep long term , they are naturally specialist feeders , the long snout means they capture live foods from crevises and holes in rocks etc

many people do well with them
but sadly many people dont

The triggers you mention are as you say kept in many reef tanks and IMO
given adequate tank space would probably give you more enjoyment long term than the copperband IMO

Steve

 

Copperbands are awsome fish but very hard to get to eat.