raccoon butterfly vs. v-tail grouper

[saggese820]

anyone know if a raccoon butterfly fish would be good in a 55 gal tank with a v-tail grouer and puffer?

 

[KathyC]

What kind of puffer?

According to what I just read, the Butterfly is a peaceful fish, but supposedly isn't reef safe.
The V Tail Grouper is an aggressive fish and it's suggested they only be kept with other aggressive fish, not to mention the VTail probably shouldn't be in a 55g tank as they grow up to 1' in length.

 

[saggese820]

yea, well i was just asking around because i read somewhere that raccoons get aggresive towards each other, and someone said they can hold their own in an aggressive tank. And Ive seen videos on you tube of them living good with a humu humu trigger. And dont worry, once any fish gets too big for my tank he will either be listed on here or sent back to a fish store. and its a little porqupine puffer, which the grouper doesnt touch.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Raccoons are pretty tough but make sure it's a nice size but a grouper is a grouper and you have a 55,not sure.Others will chime in.

 

[georgelc86]

Why are we focused only on the grouper. What about the puffer, some species of puffer should be in a 110 at minimal. What are the sizes of the current inhabitants.

 

[cowfish]

The butterfly will eventually make an excellent snack for the grouper. The puffer and grouper will definitely outgrow a 55 in less than a year if properly fed. V-tail groupers, depending on the exact species, can grow to be over 2' in length.

 

[saggese820]

thanks for everyones advice, all fish in my tank are small, including the grouper. He's only about 3 inches in length. and the porqupine puffer is even smaller. I now have three banded butterfly fish in the tank, small, medium and large, and neither the puffer or grouper have harmed them. and dont worry, i am working on setting up a 110 gallon tank soon. thanks for your concern.