• Name:

    Panther Grouper

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  • Family: Plesiopidae
  • Species: Groupers
  • Scientific Name: Cromileptes altivelis
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General info about Panther Grouper

With beautiful black polka dots over its serene off-white body, the Panther Grouper makes a stunning addition to any aquarium. It can attain a size of up to 20 inches in the wild but is imported about 2-3 inches typically. Keeping the Panther Grouper in a larger aquarium is advised. The Panther Grouper has a distinctive feature of breaking up the body shape that smothers it from the predators. It is hardy, has a long life. It is very important that the aquarium should have sufficient filtration to maintain the quality of water, as the Panther Grouper produces a large amount of waste. It should not be housed with small fishes that can fit in its mouth as the Panther Grouper is a highly predatory fish. This is precisely why the Panther Grouper is not considered a reef-safe species. It seems to be tolerant of copper treatments and is considered as a good candidate for hyposalinity therapy. It grows very quickly and is hardy in nature that makes it resistant to many fish infections or diseases. The Panther Grouper requires a lot of hiding spots and overhangs.
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Panther Grouper Groupers Plesiopidae Cromileptes altivelis With beautiful black polka dots over its serene off-white body, the Panther Grouper makes a stunning addition to any aquarium. It can attain a size of up to 20 inches in the wild but is imported about 2-3 inches typically. Keeping the Panther Grouper in a larger aquarium is advised. The Panther Grouper has a distinctive feature of breaking up the body shape that smothers it from the predators. It is hardy, has a long life. It is very important that the aquarium should have sufficient filtration to maintain the quality of water, as the Panther Grouper produces a large amount of waste. It should not be housed with small fishes that can fit in its mouth as the Panther Grouper is a highly predatory fish. This is precisely why the Panther Grouper is not considered a reef-safe species. It seems to be tolerant of copper treatments and is considered as a good candidate for hyposalinity therapy. It grows very quickly and is hardy in nature that makes it resistant to many fish infections or diseases. The Panther Grouper requires a lot of hiding spots and overhangs. PalaciosAn

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