Triggerfish Profile

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Triggerfish

  • Should be kept in a tank of at least 70 gallons with larger species needing tanks of 150 gallons or more. These fish range in size but are usually between 7 and 18 inches.
  • These are generally aggressive fish.
  • Will eat meaty foods.
  • These fish are not reef compatible.

 

 

Water conditions should be:      Temperature: between 72 and 78 F

                                                dKH: 8-12

                                                pH: 8.1-8.4

                                                sg: 1.020-1.025

 

 

Triggerfish compatibility-

Caution should be used when placing Triggerfish with other Triggerfish Dwarf Angles, Large Angles, Anthias, Blennies, Boxfish, Butterflies, Chromis, Clownfish, Damsels, Eels, Foxface/Rabbits, Gobies, Groupers, Grunts/Sweetlips, Jawfish, Hawkfish, Hogfish, Lions/Scorpions, Parrotfish, Puffers, Squirrelfish, Tangs/Surgeons, Triggerfish, Wrasse and live corals.

Extreme Caution: Triggerfish should not be placed in a tank with Anglers/Frogs, Bassles, Batfish, Cardinals, Dartfish, Dragonets, Filefish, Pseudochromis, Seahorse/Pipefish, Sharks/Rays and Invertebrates.


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