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About Queen Triggerfish
Queen Triggerfish are deep-bodied fish with a compressed, oval profile. Their coloration is blue-green with yellow-orange markings on the head and around the mouth. They have prominent blue lines radiating around the eye and distinctive yellow-orange lips. Adults display a blue stripe pattern on the gill covers and body.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 300 gallon tank to accommodate adult size and aggression • Temperature range 72–82°F (22–28°C) • pH range 8.1–8.3 • Salinity range 1.020–1.025 SG • Feed a varied carnivorous diet; aggressive hunters that may attack other fish and invertebrates • Provide plenty of rockwork and hiding spaces, but expect destructive behavior as they dig and rearrange substrate
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Max Size
- 24
- Aka
- Cochino, Queen Turbot, Kralice Cutre Baligi
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disease, Columnaris, Velvet
- Appearance
- Queen Triggerfish are deep-bodied fish with a compressed, oval profile. Their coloration is blue-green with yellow-orange markings on the head and around the mouth. They have prominent blue lines radiating around the eye and distinctive yellow-orange lips. Adults display a blue stripe pattern on the gill covers and body.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Origin
- Western Atlantic Ocean, including the Florida Keys, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean south to Brazil. Also found off West Africa in the Eastern Atlantic.
- Diet Details
- Queen Triggerfish are carnivores. In captivity, feed a varied diet of meaty foods including frozen shrimp, squid, clams, and quality prepared marine fish pellets. Live food should be offered occasionally to encourage natural hunting behavior.
- Temperament
- Aggressive
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