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Cerise Grouper
Information resourced and
researched from
"Tropical Marine Aquaria"
by Graham.F.Cox.
Published by Treasure Press
© The Hamlyn Publishing Group
This grouper is a rare and treasured beauty in British aquarists’ tanks for it is hardly ever imported into Great Britain. It is not rare in the wild but collectors experience extreme difficulty in extracting it from its lair and at the same time retraining all their fingers intact.
The fish’s control of body colour is highly developed, perhaps more then any other grouper. When at rest, it is a most uninspiring russet-brown colour with the slightest hint of blue spots liberally scattered on the body. If a small live fish is introduced into the tank, a miraculous change in appearance occurs. Almost imperceptibly and then with gathering momentum, the fish’s whole body becomes suffused with an indescribable shade of red. Small islets of sapphire blue radiate a strange glow as the fish’s body pulsates with light a few seconds before the ‘grouper-lunge’. On the completion of this act the colours subside and until the next meal time, peace reigns in the tank.
