Irresponsible or awesome?

[150g]

OK, so on Liveaquaria, in WYSIWYG fish section, there is an adorable little fish, the Tank Raised Bumble Bee Grouper (2-3/4").

They describe it as aggressive, moderate care level, and reef-compatible with caution.

Max. size: 5'10" :Yikes:

So at least you get a small warning. However, if you do a bit more research on Epinephelus lanceolatus, you come across this: http://www.hawaiisfishes.com/fishes/neatfish/epinephelus_lanceolatus.htm

So, caveat emptor, or just purely irresponsible on liveaquaria's part to even have this (most hobbyists would surely be familiar with something like a shark)?

 

[Deanos]

They also list the minimum tank size as 1000 gallons

 

[duke62]

why cant we see his post

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Grouper ate him

 

[Deanos]

Fixed

 

[marrone]

Unfortunately Bubble Bee Grouper shows up for sale from time to time, and they're usually on the small side which hides the fact that you're buying something that will eventually turn into the size of your sofa.

 

[KathyC]

Unfortunately Bubble Bee Grouper shows up for sale from time to time, and they're usually on the small side which hides the fact that you're buying something that will eventually turn into the size of your sofa.

Good analogy...lol

 

[knugenx]

I came across this while in HK. This was one of the smaller ones, too.

 

[tjake68]

dont get it unless u plan on having it alone and in ahuge i mean huge tank i had one outgrow a 500 gal in underwater creations its not easy to get rid of we got lucky and the aquarium took it only because we were a store and i know someone there we got it from a customer who didnt know what it was the fact that fish only grow the size of the tank is false it will get huge and eat all your fish the term tank buster holds true to this fish

 

[Bob 1000]

Tank raised??? in what??? an olympic swimming pool.. They had 2 5ft groupers breed,,,,lmao..

 

[rookie07]

I know a girl who's father has a pool.....and the pool is setup so you can look into it from any angle and most places in the house....then, the genius placed an awesome filtration system, and then added fish....it is a few 1000 gls, and you can swim with fish! I will get pictures one of these days and post it.

 

[kaOzGrUnT]

I know a girl who's father has a pool.....and the pool is setup so you can look into it from any angle and most places in the house....then, the genius placed an awesome filtration system, and then added fish....it is a few 1000 gls, and you can swim with fish! I will get pictures one of these days and post it.

Please do so.... I'd love to have something like that, scuba diving in your own back yard.

 

[ryangrieder]

jarrett shark has that 1000 gallon shark tank! haha and that 600G massive fish tank as well...maybe you could work something out with him in a few months when it out grows your tank

 

[clasystems]

They got one in BTJ's jungle out on the island. Thing is about 3ft in a 600gal.