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About Halfmoon Triggerfish
The Halfmoon Triggerfish has a distinctive yellowish or greenish-yellow body with a crescent-shaped (halfmoon) yellow or orange marking on the caudal fin. The dorsal and anal fins are edged in yellow or orange, and the face exhibits a characteristic blue-green coloration around the eyes and cheeks.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Zooplankton, small crustaceans (such as copepods and mysid shrimp), fish fry, and squid in the wild. In aquariums, they can be fed brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, and a variety of frozen or prepared marine fish foods.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Family
- Balistidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Fungus infections, Bacterial septicaemia
- Max Size
- 9
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 125 gallons
- Appearance
- The Halfmoon Triggerfish has a distinctive yellowish or greenish-yellow body with a crescent-shaped (halfmoon) yellow or orange marking on the caudal fin. The dorsal and anal fins are edged in yellow or orange, and the face exhibits a characteristic blue-green coloration around the eyes and cheeks.
- Care Requirements
- • 125+ gallon tank (aggressive, territorial) • 76–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, moderate current • Robust corals only (crushes and eats coral, crustaceans) • Varied diet: meaty foods, frozen, pellets • Provide hiding places; incompatible with docile fish
- Diet
- carnivore
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