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Alfred Cheng - 2017-08-04
I have my comet fish for a year now. It eats pellet now! I immersed the pellet in water. Made it soft before feeding. Comet doesn't like hard pellet that is difficult to chew. It started eating live shrimp only at the beginning. It did not eat fishes, even a small fishes. It was shy and hided in a cave and waiting for food. I gradually change the food from live shrimp to frozen food - brine shrimp, mysis shrimp and blood worm. It took 3-6 months. I then gradually changed the food to pellet. Mixed pellet with frozen food. Feed at the same time. After about 9 months, it fully adopt to pellet. It swam around like other fishes waiting for my feeding. It stared at the pellet. Picked the one that was moving, or just after moved. Kept the habit of predator hunting live food :)

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Anonymous - 2019-08-10
My fish is now 3 years old. Eat almost everything. I didn't feed live food for a long time.

Pete - 2018-04-09
What are the best kinds of fish that I can put with my blue spotted grouper, I have a 60 gallon tank.

some fish lover! - 2009-12-01
I just got one to put with my panther grouper in my 30 gallon tank and he never stops swimming around. The panther grouper chases him sometimes but it seems like he is fighting for territory. great fish!

E. Holmes - 2014-08-25
I just purchased one today and I must say that it is a stunning fish to have in the tank. If you want to keep one, make sure your tank is large enough and you have plenty of rockwork for it to hide in. It doesn't come out much because that's not in it's nature, but when it does....WOW!

anyone - 2011-07-14
I have this fish with arowana and flowerhorn
but no problem arise till now.

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Anonymous - 2014-07-06
It's a saltwater fish?

dominick belardo - 2012-01-07
I have had a blue spotted grouper in my fish tank for 29 years it s face has turned white years ago ,how long does this fish live ,this fish must be 35 years old,can anybody give me an answer thanx dom

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andrew - 2013-08-26
I have had my blue spotted grouper for about 3 1/2 yrs and it was owned by my friend previously for about 2 years so I'm guessing he is about 6. I have him in a 100g and he is about 8in. How long did yours take to reach full grown size? He seems to grow rather slow.

Trevor - 2013-05-14
I have had my blue spotted grouper for about 3 years now and he is the definitely the hardiest fish i've ever witnessed. My fishes face also turned white! That started as a spot about a year ago and now its across his WHOLE FACE! He is a perfectly healthy fish, hungriest ive ever owned. Your comment actually brought me to this site because I was looking up why that would have happened. Is that normal???

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Clarice Brough - 2013-05-14
That is a curious phenomenon that apparently it does happen, and doesn't seem to be a problem for the fish.

Rudy Salinas - 2013-04-26
I can't say enough about this grouper. I had one for 14 years. He was so friendly that as I would clean his tank, he would loved to be touched, then he would turn upside down to get his belly rubbed. He even came to me if I signaled him by rubbing my fingers. Be cautious about putting others with them, they are extremily territorial.

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-27
I'm glad to hear a good story about the Golden Striped Grouper in the aquarium. They are such interesting looking fish, nice to know they can do well, even if they want to be the 'top dog', and sounds like 'the only dog' in their tank...lol.

Derek Melton - 2013-02-07
I have a grouper I just purchased. It's pink and it is not doing well. I have a 150 gallon tank. I noticed today it has a weird white mossy looking stuff growing on him and it's not swimming just laying in sand opening and closing its mouth. Help I like the fish just want to get him right.

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Anonymous - 2013-02-08
White mossy stuff sounds like a fungus of some kind. Get a medication designed for fungus. It can't hurt to also use an anti-biotic as long as you check for ammonia and keep it down with Amquel if it rises. Gasping may be a sign of low oxygen, increase aeration or surface water flow. Gasping, or opening and closing it's mouth, may be normal though.

Dian - 2010-10-27
My panther grouper is about 7 years old now. Over the last couple of weeks he kind of stopped eating, he now seems to be in a stuck position of being bend kind of sideways. He can maneuver about and all fins are working fine - other than being stuck in this position he is kind of o.k. - but is probably ill - Parasite? I know he is old, but how long do they live in captivity? He has been a special pet to me - like a dog in a fish tank, does anyone know if there is anything I can do - or do you think it is time?

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CosmicOps - 2012-10-31
Well it can't be swim bladder disorder, since groupers don't have one. It could be some kidney disorder caused by improper (long term) salinity:if you have the (bad) habit of keeping your fish at 1,021 to 1,023. Most Groupers can live several decades. As a rule of thumb: keep your fish only tank at the same salinity as reef tanks, 1,025-1,026 should be fine. Of course small or crowded tanks may please the keeper but prove to be lethal to the inhabitants. There should be less excentrism and more responsability in the hobby (which applies to all). Of course your grouper could also encounter liver damage caused (amongst other things) by a blood worm diet or other. Blood worms are considered to cause fatty degeneration in fish's liver. So any food with a fatty concentration should be avoided. Good Luck!!
Jeremy Roche - 2012-10-31
Have water conditions changed at all? Maybe try feeding dried krill with tongs? Added any new tankmates in the past couple weeks??

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