Help ID Fish Please

[DolphinLVR]

Anyone know what fish this is?

 

[NC2WA]

has the style of a goatfish, but not it.

 

[DolphinLVR]

I was thinking along the lines of a Wrasse, but couldnt see it in the fish ID portion

 

[gothunder3022]

Is that a damsel in the foreground? They look a bit like snappers of some sort.

 

[arman]

I think that those are Black Spotted Grunts (Plectorhinchus gaterinus).

 

[gothunder3022]

good one arman! I think that's a B&W chromis with them...both can be found in the Red Sea.

 

[DolphinLVR]

Spot on ID Arman!

I had seen them in a video and didnt look all that big to me, but they can get uo to 3 foot in length! I dont think i will be wanting any of those in my 180.....LOL

 

[gothunder3022]

Ah c'mon Jeff, you could get at least 2 of them in your tank...just need remove most of the rock and coral!

 

[DolphinLVR]

hahahahaha

 

[arman]

Thanks, I always though having a school of grunts would be cool

You could always try the French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum), they dont get as big and IMO are good looking too.

 

[Krish]

Grunts, atleast what I have seen around here, act in the same way as most snappers or groupers do (well the majority of them, but probably not all). They are greedy eaters!! You go fishing and you are bound to catch a couple of grunts no matter what type of bait you use LOL! With that said, if you go with a school of grunts, keep it in mind that waste will be on the higher side than most other fish.