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About Slender Grouper
The Slender Grouper is a small grouper with an elongated, streamlined body and subtle coloration ranging from tan to light brown with faint vertical banding patterns. It features a relatively large mouth characteristic of the grouper family and blends into reef rubble and rocky habitats.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank with plenty of rocky caves and hiding places • Maintain temperature 72–78 °F, pH 8.1–8.3, and salinity 1.023–1.025 • Will consume small fish and crustaceans; house only with larger fish species • Provide high-quality filtration and regular water changes • May become shy if not acclimated properly; use refugium or dim lighting initially • Nocturnal feeder—provide food during dim lighting or evening hours
- Appearance
- The Slender Grouper is a small grouper with an elongated, streamlined body and subtle coloration ranging from tan to light brown with faint vertical banding patterns. It features a relatively large mouth characteristic of the grouper family and blends into reef rubble and rocky habitats.
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections, bacterial infections, poor acclimation stress
- Diet Details
- Feed small meaty foods including minced seafood, small crustaceans, and quality frozen preparations such as mysis shrimp and enriched brine shrimp. Offer 1–2 times daily in appropriate portion sizes.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Family
- Serranidae
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including reefs from East Africa through the Red Sea to the Indo-Australian Archipelago and extending to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Max Size
- 8
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
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