Originally Posted by Clinker
How about a Spotted Sweetlips? I'm new to the hobby, but I seen one in a fs,and it was a very handsome fish.
As far as I know those get huge (longer than 2 feet) and are very difficult to keep in the home aquarium. I believe it is listed as an "expert only" fish.
On another note:
The inch per 2 gallon "rule" is not a rule, or a law, by any means. It is a guideline for the novices of the hobby so that they can keep fish in a tank without overcrowding it. Of course there will be exceptions to this guideline (A moorish Idol would be another) but that doesnt mean that the rule is crap because there is a few fish that dont fit the mold. A puffer (used as an example above) is another example of something that doesnt follow the mold. They are very messy and carry a huge bio-load and would not follow the inch per 2 gallon rule. Its a guideline, not always the perfect ways to go about things.