Spotted Grouper
(Epinephelus summana)
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Minimum Tank Size: 70 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Reef Compatible: With Caution
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, sg 1.020-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size: 1′
Color Form: Blue
Diet: Carnivore
Origin: Indo-Pacific
Family: Serranidae

The Spotted Grouper, also known as the Whitespotted Grouper, Summan Grouper, or Speckled Fin Grouper, has a dark brown to black body marked by white polka-dots.

A 70 gallon or larger aquarium is required due to its size and feeding habits. It is an extremely aggressive fish and may eat tank mates as well as crustaceans.

The Spotted Grouper prefers a diet of meaty foods such as krill, shrimp, and other small fish.

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Red Louti Grouper
(Variola louti)
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Minimum Tank Size: 300 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Reef Compatible: With Caution
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, sg 1.020-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size: 3′
Color Form: Orange
Diet: Carnivore
Origin: Fiji, Indo-Pacific, Sri Lanka
Family: Serranidae
Reproduction: Egg Layer
Swim Level: Bottom

As a juvenile, The Red Louti Grouper, also known as the Coronation Grouper or Lyretail Grouper, is orange dorsally, and yellowish-white ventrally, with mulitple spots. It often has some black patches separating the dorsal and ventral halves. As an adult, the body darkens to a deeper red or maroon, with multiple spots, and the tail takes on a lyre shape.

A 300 gallon or larger aquarium is required due to its size and eating habits. It is an aggressive fish and may eat tank mates as well as crustaceans.

The Red Louti Grouper prefers a diet of meaty foods such as krill, shrimp, and other small fish.

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Blue Dot Grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
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Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Reef Compatible: With Caution
Lighting: Moderate
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, sg 1.020-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size: 1′ 4″
Color Form: Blue, Tan
Diet: Carnivore
Origin: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Family: Serranidae
Reproduction: Egg Layer
Swim Level: Bottom

The Blue Dot Grouper, also known as Bluespotted Grouper, Argus Grouper or Peacock Hind, is primarily mottled brown in color. The fins are dark, and light blue dots cover the entire body. The posterior section of the body has six vertical bands of white.

A 100 gallon or larger aquarium is required due to the size and feeding habits of this fish. It is extremely aggressive and may eat its tank mates as well as crustaceans.

The Blue Dot Grouper prefers a diet of meaty foods such as krill, shrimp, and other small fish.

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Miniatus Grouper
(Cephalopholis miniatus)
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Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Reef Compatible: With Caution
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, sg 1.020-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size: 1′ 2″
Color Form: Blue, Orange, Yellow
Diet: Carnivore
Compatibility: View Chart
Origin: Fiji, Indo-Pacific, Sri Lanka
Family: Serranidae

The Miniatus Grouper, also known as the Miniata Grouper, Coral or Blue-Spot Rockcod, Coral Hind, and Coral Grouper, is a common and popular fish along the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific, and it makes a most spectacular addition to a large home aquarium. In the wild, it can attain sizes up to 18″, but tank specimens rarely exceed a foot in length.

The Miniatus Grouper is a large and very hardy fish which requires a large aquarium. It can be compatible with other fish provided they are too large to be eaten. It should not be trusted around invertebrates or small fish.

In the wild this reef predator commonly attacks schools of reef-dwelling fish. In the aquarium, freeze-dried krill soaked in Selcon, feeder goldfish, or squid are acceptable.

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Red Flag Grouper
(Cephalopholis urodeta)
QUICK STATS
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Reef Compatible: With Caution
Lighting: Moderate
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, sg 1.020-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size: 11″
Color Form: Red
Diet: Carnivore
Origin: Indo-Pacific, Vanuatu
Family: Serranidae
Reproduction: Egg Layer
Swim Level: Bottom

The Red Flag Grouper is known by many names including the Flagtail Grouper, Darkfin Hind, Banded-tail Coral-cod, and the V-tail Grouper. It has a red body, sometimes mottled with white. The two white stripes on the caudal fin (tail) appear to form a “V.”

A 100 gallon or larger aquarium is required due to its size and feeding habits. It is an extremely aggressive fish and may eat its tank mates as well as crustaceans.

The Red Flag Grouper prefers a diet of meaty foods such as krill, shrimp, and other small fish.

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