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Daniodude, they dont grow large like most groupers. A Panther Grouper (The ones lfs like to sell that are all white with black spots) grow up to 3-4ft!!! 
Betas (Or Comets) to about 5 inches I havve seen a phot o of one that is said to be 7 inches but this really is the limit of its size.
Being a grouper it really doesnt need a huge amount of swimming room. If you provide it with caes or overhangs then it will haippily hang out around these locations all day long.
I would advise a 40 gallon setup or larger for such a fish.
Only one word of cuation really...
These are groupers and thus it makes them predators. Any fish that will fit in its muoth can be a potential meal (Comets actually have relatively small mouths for groupers which is a bonus). They aaare not very good at catching fish to be honest but i would make sure that any shrimps you have in the tank are large enough to not fit in its mouth.
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Syaing that, the 7Inch Comet i know of is in a tank with lots of small fish and inverts and has totally ignored them. Feed it well and it should not have to hunt
Betas (Or Comets) to about 5 inches I havve seen a phot o of one that is said to be 7 inches but this really is the limit of its size.
Being a grouper it really doesnt need a huge amount of swimming room. If you provide it with caes or overhangs then it will haippily hang out around these locations all day long.
I would advise a 40 gallon setup or larger for such a fish.
Only one word of cuation really...
These are groupers and thus it makes them predators. Any fish that will fit in its muoth can be a potential meal (Comets actually have relatively small mouths for groupers which is a bonus). They aaare not very good at catching fish to be honest but i would make sure that any shrimps you have in the tank are large enough to not fit in its mouth.
) Syaing that, the 7Inch Comet i know of is in a tank with lots of small fish and inverts and has totally ignored them. Feed it well and it should not have to hunt
I love salty bettas 
