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haitwun
03/28/2008, 09:58 PM
I visited my LFS today thinking I was only going to just look. Well, I found that snapper still there after 2 weeks. I said to the guy that I may buy it if I can see it eat. He laughs and says "It eats everything!" He defrosted a cube of mysis and dumped it into the tank. The snapper not only ate but he bum rushed the clump of mysis, leaving hardly a scrap for anyone else. To top it all off, the little guy already looked pretty plump.
So I bought it.
It is so hard to control myself. I swear, I need to stay away from fish stores from now on.
Cramz07
03/28/2008, 11:21 PM
i have the same problem but with corals...
ScubaDiver93
03/29/2008, 12:50 AM
+1 on corals
haitwun
03/29/2008, 09:08 AM
Thanks for letting me know I am not alone.

Here is a picture of the little beauty. Does anyone have experience with snappers? As far as I know, they are pretty hardy fish. The only difficulty that may be encountered with them is that they can become quite large. For now, he is a modest 2 inches, the same as my big male anthias.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/IMG_0299.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/haitwun/IMG_0300.jpg
seapug
03/29/2008, 10:45 AM
They get huge and will eat just about any other fish in the tank. Apart from that they are great.
snorvich
03/29/2008, 12:21 PM
Agree with seapug. But they WILL eat.
haitwun
03/29/2008, 10:43 PM
How fast do they grow? About how long would it take to reach its max size? Better yet, how long do I have until it becomes a danger to my chromis and gramma?
snorvich
03/30/2008, 07:31 AM
Soon.
myerst2
03/30/2008, 08:21 AM
I'd say now. Their days are numbered.
snorvich
03/30/2008, 10:19 AM
Is "now" sooner than "soon"?
absolutbill
03/30/2008, 09:23 PM
What happened to then?
We passed then.
When?
Just now. We're at now now.
haitwun
03/31/2008, 12:12 AM
Spaceballs references! I love it!
But seriously...I am going to try not worrying about it too much. All my other fish grow excruciatingly slow. My rhombeus, which I've had for 2 years, has barely grown a centimeter. My chromis which I've had for forever don't grow at all despite being very well fed. So hopefully this snapper follows the same trend.
Jeffrey Porter
03/31/2008, 03:47 AM
this is starting to sound like the lounge.


your other fish grow slower since they do not get as big as the snapper. the snapper will grow fast since 1 it's a carnivore and 2 it needs to get to a larger size to keep eating. even though it looks small it will eat whatever it can catch. so i wouldn't think you should keep it in there for too much longer. unless you starve it.