Juveniles to Adults

[alton]

I have been very fortunate to grow a few fish from juvenile to adults and the color changes and attitudes that came with it.
First was my pride and joy that I bought from CB pets and had it grow up from almost three inches to eight when he passed. He was king of the tank but managed to get along with tank mates till one day he began to fight with everyone so I sold all tank mates except my wife’s flame angel, Copperband, and my mandarin. A couple weeks later I found him laying on the bottom of the tank. I don’t have any pictures when he was a juvenile, but I have some when he started changing and then adult.

Another fish was a chevron that I watched grow up from a baby that I purchased from Alex at Wolf Reef. When he changed to adult colors he developed hole in the head, I tried to feed him all types of algae but he would not eat it. The tank he was in was super clean so I lent him out to Texas Tropical where he stayed in a 135 gallon tank that they kept corals in but had an algae problem. After six months, no hole in the head and no more algae. Since TT was going to smaller tanks I took him back and with spirulina soaked foods it has never come back.

Sorry about the “not so great photos” maybe one day I will buy a descent camera? But now it is your turn I am sure there are many others who have grown fish from juvenile to adult let’s see them

[Europhyllia]

Beautiful fish, Alton

The fish I had the longest are my pair of Ocellaris Clowns. I bought them as tiny tankraised clownkids and they suffered through a few years of neglect in my 30 gallon tank before retiring in the big tank and experiencing a major growth spurt.

My favorite of course are the mandarins Bruce and Bob. They were so tiny to fit into these little glass bowls (6oz souffle bowls):


and they grew so big and so personable. Bob passed away after an infection but I still have Bruce and he is huge now.

[Scream311]

Awesome Pic of your Emperor next to that Huge Clam Alton

[RayAllen]

Right now

I have a juvi Xmas wrasse around 3" and a transitioning juvi Red Corris wrasse at 4". Cant wait to see how the will look as adults.

Since moving some of my fish to the 180g they have really grown. My Clarkii Clown has become more of a darker velvet brown and has grown at least a 1/2 inch, flame angel has grown about the same and its colors have really began to POP, My purple belly corris wrasse has started to develop some faint pink colors in the yellow half of its body.

Really cool when you sit back and think about how things grow before your very eyes and really do not notice it at first look.

[FireWater]

I wish I had pictures. I had a chocolate mimic tang that I was able to see change from juvi - it found a new home at Ace's school. Also, watched my Xmas grow from about an 1" to 4" before it also found a new home at the Z28's house in Jose's tiny 700 gallon tank. The coloration changes on the wrasse were subtle but, amazing to see. The face showed the color change the most with the body colors becoming brighter.

[copperband]

I have raised my lunar wrasse from a baby to a semi adult. he isnt full grown but he has his adult color ill have to try and get a picture of him

[alton]

I wish I would of taken more pictures of my aquarium and fish in the 90's, thanks to digital cameras it is much easier today. Keep the pictures and stories coming. When I first switched over to saltwater everyone wanted large adults, today as a hobby we tend to want juveniles which helps keep the brooders in the ocean to raise more.