Indigo Hamlet - color

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denasoro

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Has anyone purchased an Indigo Hamlet from saltwaterfish.com? I'm mostly wondering about the color - the picture on this site doesn't look nearly as good as other pics I've seen, so I'm hoping that's just a bad pic!
 

lion_crazz

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The pic on the site is how it looks when it is small and has not yet established its territory. They are an amazing fish once they start to grow and establish their territory though.
 
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denasoro

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That thought had crossed my mind. Good to know! Thanks for responding...
What would you consider good tankmates to be for one? I was considering some (but not all!) of the following: snowflake eel, fuzzy dwarf lionfish, bluehead wrasse, bluejaw trigger, harlequin tusk, redbar/blood red hawk, gold-striped maroon clown, and picasso trigger (doubtful on this one, but just curious how well a hamlet could hold their own and until what point). Any other fish you'd highly recommend? Tank will be between 90 & 180 gallons, FOWLR, quality skimmer, and cannister filter (just in the planning phase at the moment! Currently have a 75g reef setup, among many smaller tanks, but looking to add a larger, semi-aggressive tank!).
 

lion_crazz

Active Member
In the proper tanks, the lion, wrasse, blue jaw trigger, tusk, and clown would all be fine. I would not do the picasso trigger, just because they can be a bit aggressive and sometimes hamlets can be a little shy eating. I also did not comment on the hawk because I am not certain of that species.
 
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