Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[SashimiTurtle]

Yea, I've heard of tiny 2" panther groupers for sale and the LFS doesn't even ask if they have a tank big enough or infirm them that they get OVER TWO FEET.

No LFS around here does anything like that tho.

 

[Katrina71]

Ever see people grouper fishing? They need the boats motor to pull them out of their caves or hiding spots into open water to even have a chance of pulling it in. BIG fish.

I have caught grouper in the ocean, but didn't realize those got that big.

 

[Scurvy]

I had no idea!!! I was thinking like 10-12"

Shouldve clarified not all get that large but some are scary big!

 

[Fudsey]

They sell them at 3-5 inches and people don't realize how big they get. Minimum tank size on some sites is 50 gal.... that is crazy. That fish needs 500 + gallons

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Ever see people grouper fishing? They need the boats motor to pull them out of their caves or hiding spots into open water to even have a chance of pulling it in. BIG fish.

Goliath grouper probably what you're talking about. I've caught grouper about 60 miles off the SC/NC coast. 26+" fish are fun to pull up from 120'. Forearm is on fire halfway up, and you can't stop.

 

[Katrina71]

This LFS is honest. They have a 1200 gallon he is going in.

 

[Katrina71]

Goliath grouper probably what you're talking about. I've caught grouper about 60 miles off the SC/NC coast. 26+" fish are fun to pull up from 120'. Forearm is on fire halfway up, and you can't stop.

Yes! I had wench help. (Other than myself)

 

[Fudsey]

 

[Fudsey]

"ummmm my dansels all disappeared and my clownfish too. My panther grouper is looking great though..."

 

[Katrina71]

Shouldve clarified not all get that large but some are scary big!

Holy cow! I had always been told they are man eaters...now I can see it.

 

[Katrina71]

Well my hi fin goby just gave a warm welcome to the twins...NOT! In his defense, they swam right into his little cave first thing. He didn't get ugly at first, but the second time, he chased them away. Nano violence. PG13

 

[Katrina71]

I told you the hi fin was adorable and kinda mean.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

We caught king mackerel while we were out also. The one that I picked up the reel on, the rod ended up breaking and somehow the eyelets were on the bottom but the reel stayed on the top. I was fighting a 5' mackerel and the reel at the same time the captain was fussing because I wasn't reeling the fish in fast enough and I'm cussing him for having broke tackle...

That was the best mackerel I ever cooked. Sea salt, lemon, tarragon, and a hot charcoal grill.

 

[Scurvy]

Id probably freak out seeing anything in the water that could fit my foot in its mouth never mind something the size of a VW that could swallow me whole!

 

[Katrina71]

Oh update on the coral that was almost a gonner after the mini crash

 

[Katrina71]

Haha the hippie kid has his first aiptasia! I guess he's a real reefer now!

 

[Fudsey]

I'm surprised your decorator isn't wearing that as a crown of victory ! !

 

[Katrina71]

I'm surprised your decorator isn't wearing that as a crown of victory ! !

Me too. God knows he's wearing everything else.

 

[Musovski]

Haha the hippie kid has his first aiptasia! I guess he's a real reefer now!

Ive still yet to get one myself. im a #FakeReefer. :p

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Haha the hippie kid has his first aiptasia! I guess he's a real reefer now!

I saw some on some montis I got from a friend. Her tank is infested. I looked them over and dipped, but they still got past. I pulled them out of the tank, scraped the foots off the plugs then FW washed them. Montis looked like poop for a few weeks, but their color is back and the aipys aren't.