Fish ID needed

[brendanw44]

All,

can anyone help me ID this beauty?

thanks

 

[Waters]

All,

can anyone help me ID this beauty?

thanks

It is a Harlequin Sweetlips. They get very large and look much different as they mature.

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[sfin52]

It is a Harlequin Sweetlips. They get very large and look much different as they mature.

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Agree

 

[ying yang]

Yeah harlequin sweetlups and truly grow huge apparently

 

[Billdogg]

Huge, as in up to 24" and will likely eat anything that might fit in it's mouth

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Agree with everyone else. This fish and Panther Groupers can be so deceiving.. they’re absolutely adorable & gorgeous as babies with almost no indication of how enormous they’ll grow up to be.

 

[glb]

They’re very cute when they’re little and very boring looking once they’re an adult.

 

[Tamberav]

I don’t think they look bad as adults but they get so big… with very big mouths that they would eat many fish we keep.

 

[davidcalgary29]

Agree with everyone else. This fish and Panther Groupers can be so deceiving.. they’re absolutely adorable & gorgeous as babies with almost no indication of how enormous they’ll grow up to be.

Well, there's always the chalk bass, which just look like they want to eat everything in the tank, but physically can't manage it, and just end up pouting all day.

 

[CoralB]

Sweetlips!!! The Oscar of the reef tank until it won’t fit lol!!!

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Well, there's always the chalk bass, which just look like they want to eat everything in the tank, but physically can't manage it, and just end up pouting all day.

They’re cute though!!