Id on this fish?

[Slot]

Looks like some type of grouper i cant tell though. A friend gave him to me

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Maybe a type of hawkfish?

 

[butts182]

Hamlet?

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Hamlet?

You nailed it. Looks like a Hypoplectrus floridae:

https://reefbuilders.com/2012/09/06/hypoplectrus-floridae-ecosur/

 

[Slot]

Hamlet?

Yes thank you!

 

[Slot]

You nailed it. Looks like a Hypoplectrus floridae:

https://reefbuilders.com/2012/09/06/hypoplectrus-floridae-ecosur/

Do you know if theyre worth anything or do well in fish tanks. All i can find when i look them up is that they "sometimes find their way to aquariums."

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I have no idea other than they're probably often sold as barred hamlets due to the close resemblance.

 

[Mistborn]

Not sure if they're at all similar, but I used to have an indigo hamlet. Cool guy. Very chill fish.

 

[Slot]

Not sure if they're at all similar, but I used to have an indigo hamlet. Cool guy. Very chill fish.

Hes pretty chill. Just lays under the rock and swims around a little

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Barred Hamlets sell for $12-50, depending on the website you choose. lol

 

[eatbreakfast]

They can also be pretty predatory. I had a hamlet that ate some full grown flasher wrasses.

 

[Slot]

They can also be pretty predatory. I had a hamlet that ate some full grown flasher wrasses.

Wow. I guess thats where my coral banded shrimp went