Golden Lined Rabbit Fish??

SteveMM62Reef · Oct 15, 2021

How fast will they grow, and how big, my tank is only 65 Gallons. I would like to get it to take care of a Green Hair Algae problem. I don’t mind trading it in a year, if I don’t have a larger tank by then. BTW, it’s Aqua-cultured, if that makes any difference.

blaxsun · Oct 15, 2021

If it's an interim tank assignment, it shouldn't matter. Doubt he'll outgrow anything before you'll be rehoming him.

dragon99 · Oct 15, 2021

Haven't had a gold lined, but my orange spot rabbit grew very rapidly in the first 6 months.

SteveMM62Reef · Oct 15, 2021

The Gold Lined and your Rabbit Fish are very similar. How many gallons is your tank? I have seen your Rabbit Fish sold as a Gold spot Rabbit Fish.

areefer01 · Oct 15, 2021

I purchased one from BIOTA and they come in pretty small. I went to place it in my 210 gallon by my Sapphire Damsels, breeding pair, started to harass it since it was near their den. Captured it and moved it to my refugium which is about 24 gallons. It is doing great in there. I've owned it a month and it has doubled in size. Now it is about 3 inches.

They get very large in the wild and BIOTA say over a foot. They are fast. Mine is very quick in the tank and eats everything I throw in there. It is also eating the macro algae that I have in there but I do not care really as I'll replace it. To circle back to your question though I really don't know. Based on what I see with mine over the last month I would say you have a year easy.

My only comment, or feedback based on what I see, is that they are fast swimmers. It isn't skittish. It is always in my face when I'm near. Doesn't attack me so I don't worry about stings. It is a pretty fish and seems to be out and about which I like.

Not sure this helped you at all but it isn't going to be in a month or so. It will take a year easy. Also BIOTA says it may eat Xenia and another coral I forget which they listed. I put Xenia frags in the refugium and it hasn't touched it.