Juvenile beauties: Is there a juvenile fish that you wish wouldn't grow up?

[The Natural Coral Depot]

for me it would have to be the french angelfish

 

[clown1997]

for me it would have to be the french angelfish View attachment 2988130View attachment 2988131

Mine French too lovely when juvenile but not as nice when they turn adult.

 

[Lavyathan]

Spotted drum fish for me, I love the shape as a juvenile (pics from Google)

Juvenile:

adult:

 

[Lineatus]

Frogfish for me. I find their proportions and colours so much more appealing as juveniles. not to mention the fact they wouldn’t eat their tank mates.

 

[The Natural Coral Depot]

Spotted drum fish for me, I love the shape as a juvenile (pics from Google)

Juvenile:View attachment 2988371

adult:
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Those along with the high-hats are way nicer looking as juveniles.

 

[PhishMonger84]

Literally any angel fish, they all look amazing when young. I just wish one species would keep its pattern when large.

what about Pomacanthus chrysurus?

 

[OrionN]

Not that any of these are ugly when they grow up, it just that they are so cute and beautiful as juveniles

 

[Slocke]

I’ll agree with the regal!

And add these two wrasse:

 

[OrionN]

This is THE DEFINITION of juvenile beauty

 

[ManWithAClam]

another one for me is the harlequin tusk, looks like a Wetmorella wrasse as a juvenile

 

[Jrain904]

I’m changing my vote to a panther grouper. If they stayed like 1.5” they would be a must in every reef!

 

[Slocke]

another one for me is the harlequin tusk, looks like a Wetmorella wrasse as a juvenileView attachment 3157639

Is that yours? It’s so cute!

 

[ManWithAClam]

Is that yours? It’s so cute!

this one is not mine, but i'd love to own one when i have a bigger fowlr!

 

[i cant think]

another one for me is the harlequin tusk, looks like a Wetmorella wrasse as a juvenileView attachment 3157639

Until they grow and become nasty…
If they didn’t have such a temper I’d love them.

 

[OrionN]

Until they grow and become nasty…
If they didn’t have such a temper I’d love them.

Tusk is not a nasty fish or bad temper. He does not terrorized or go after other fish. He is just a hungry predator. If you feed him well he will leave everything alone. A hungry Tusk will eat everything that are small. That is not nasty, like a 6-line wrasse, it is just life.

 

[PhishMonger84]

Golden jacks and look downs are stunning fish, they just get way too big

 

[i cant think]

Tusk is not a nasty fish or bad temper. He does not terrorized or go after other fish. He is just a hungry predator. If you feed him well he will leave everything alone. A hungry Tusk will eat everything that are small. That is not nasty, like a 6-line wrasse, it is just life.

Honestly, I’ve had a stuffed tusk go after most small fish and inverts.