Id This Fish From Aquarium

[tropic_john]

so, I was in france with my school, and happened to visit a french aqurium and I took this pic of a fish which I\'m trying to figure out what it is...

Ideas; Red Banded Snapper

And This Is The Fish We're Trying To ID

 

[seffieuk]

Sorry John, don't know what this is, looks a bit like a grouper but not sure about it's mouth - think we need Ben or Scott for this one - but one thing I do know - they need more cuc in that tank p:

Seffie x

 

[tropic_john]

oh yeah, it had real bad diatoms :sick

apparently in such a big tank, diatoms take longer to get rid of [the tank has been running for about 7 weeks] when pic was taken

 

[Gallagher]

its deffo a snapper, i think mabye red banded snapper

james

 

[tropic_john]

heres a pic of a red banded snapper;

 

[Gallagher]

heres a pic of a red banded snapper;

Im close

 

[tropic_john]

Gallagher, I think you're right, it probably is a red banded snappr. However, it might either be a young snapper that hasn't developed its full colours yet, an older snappr that is starting to lose its colour due to old age or it has a genetic difference that makes its colours slightly darker than usual

 

[The young one]

where abouts in france were you?

 

[Gallagher]

Yes, it looks alot larger than the photo you posted.

 

[bollands]

a brown banded snapper maybe? lol just a thought

 

[scott133]

hi mate its an adult pale grouper

it shouldnt be in a reef as the nip corals but they are very rarley seen and they have been listed on the red list before maybe 15-20 years ago but you dont really get them for the aquariums now as they can grow to about 3-4 ft long but nevery seeen them that size

regards scott

and they are hard to keep in capacity only becouse they like to eat corals for tthey main diet thats all i know lol

regards scott

 

[Gallagher]

can you post picture of a pale grouper. I cant find any/ the ones i do find look nothing like the fish lol


James

 

[Gallagher]

ive found our fish lol

im 99% sure its a Emporer red snapper Lutjanus sebae

http/www.aquaryus.com/photos/poissons/Lutjanus%20sebae.jpg

 

[tropic_john]

That might be the fish I took a picture of, since the site its on is french [henc the 'poisson' in the URL]

 

[Gallagher]

That might be the fish I took a picture of, since the site its on is french [henc the 'poisson' in the URL]

lol yer mabye. I read that as jeuvinals they have red bands, which fade as they grow, which would explain my first Id. Not sure about pale grouper though?? Scott could you give us a pic to double check

James

yep, this is the fish

http/www.fishbase.org/photos/PicturesSum...s&TotRec=12