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About Ocean Triggerfish
The Ocean Triggerfish is a moderately large, robust triggerfish with an overall grayish-brown coloration that may display darker patches and barring. It has a compressed, stocky body with a prominent dorsal spine and a characteristic triggerfish profile. The head is somewhat blunt with a terminal mouth, and the body lacks significant patterning though it may show subtle mottling.
Key facts
- Appearance
- The Ocean Triggerfish is a moderately large, robust triggerfish with an overall grayish-brown coloration that may display darker patches and barring. It has a compressed, stocky body with a prominent dorsal spine and a characteristic triggerfish profile. The head is somewhat blunt with a terminal mouth, and the body lacks significant patterning though it may show subtle mottling.
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Min tank size
- 180 gallons
- Aka
- Ocean Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish
- Family
- Balistidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Care Requirements
- • Tank: 180+ gallons for adults; 6-foot minimum length • Water: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.020-1.025 • Aggressive; keep singly or with large peaceful fish only • Heavy eaters; feed meaty foods, pellets 2-3x daily • Needs rockwork caves; hardy but destructive to tanks
- Difficulty Level
- The Ocean Triggerfish is a challenging species suited only to experienced aquarists. It is highly aggressive, territorial, and will attack tankmates, corals, and invertebrates; it also demands excellent water quality and a very large, well-designed tank.
- Care Level
- Hard
- Origin
- Western Atlantic, from the eastern United States and Gulf of Mexico south through the Caribbean to Brazil, as well as parts of the tropical western Atlantic and adjacent waters.
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