Skunk Grouper

[carguilla]

I have a skunk Grouper that is about 3 1/2 '' (inches) and still has a red dotted pattern, with a white line between its eyes. He changes color to a orange camo, which look really cool. But people have been telling me that he should be a purple -white-pink-orange color by now !! Is he just not at that stage yet or is something wrong with him ?

 

[small triggers]

pictures??? never heard or seen a skunk grouper,,,,ahhh the lyretail grouper so many common names, lol but a picture would help, they do tend to change about your size but it also depends on the enviorment given...

 

[carguilla]

Ok ill take a picture

 

[carguilla]

i know its not a good picture but i have alot of rock work and he is camera shy !

 

[carguilla]

Here Is Another One Close Up But Thats As Good As It Will Get. He Doesnt Like The Camera At All.

 

[aquaknight]

The fish is Variola Louti.
Yea, all types of commonnames, Lyretail, Skunk, and Louti (preferred). It gets "Skunk" from it's juvi coloration. As the fish matures it changes into sorta the stage you have now. As you can see in the second picture, compared to the size of the Anthias, you can get an idea of how big this fish gets. As they start to put on size, they tend to get very aggressive with tankmates.
Juvi

Adult

 

[aquaknight]

Sweet pic and size of large adult;

 

[carguilla]

thankyou for your help. but my skunk grouper doesnt look like any of the ones you have up thier. the one with the heading '' juvi '' is what people say mine should look like already ! but it doesnt , its just red dotted and sometimes changes into a orange -camo pattern. i mean even when i got him at my local fish store, the guy was like yeah he really doesnt look like ones ive seen before ! idk what going on with my grouper.

 

[aquaknight]

Cephalopholis miniata

 

[carguilla]

This is another pic that I took , my clown trigger and damsels are in the pic as well ! And they are not as clear as i wanted them to be , its my cmera on my phone.

 

[rcreations]

Looks like a miniatus grouper in those pictures.

 

[carguilla]

Originally Posted by RCreations
http:///forum/post/3192708
Looks like a miniatus grouper in those pictures.
im not really sure what it is, but i have a clue that it might be a real skunk grouper that hasnt changed his colors yet !!!! cuz his tail looks like all the other skunk groupers !!!! thanx to everyone who helped me identify and solve my case.

 

[louti]

The confusion here is that there are two groupers commonly called skunk groupers. The more common is the variola louti, the one pictured above. The other is the variola albimarginata, which you have.