FAMILY - Ballstidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Odonus niger
COMMON NAME – Niger, Red Tooth triggerfish
SIZE - 12 in (30.5 cm)
RANGE - Fiji, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 100 gal (378.5 L)
CARE LEVEL – Easy
TEMPERAMENT – Semi-Aggressive
FOODS AND FEEDING - The Bluechin triggerfish is a carnivore and should be feed a wide variety of high quality meaty marine foods. Vegetables should also be offered. Occasionally snails or hermit crabs should be offered to keep the beak of the trigger worn down.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY -
REEF COMPATIBILITY – With caution, it may nip or eat invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE - They are semi-aggressive so they should not be kept with more docile, delicate fish. Larger tanks will keep aggression to a minimum. They are some of the more docile triggers. May go after any hands placed in the tank so caution should be used around this fish.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Odonus niger
COMMON NAME – Niger, Red Tooth triggerfish
SIZE - 12 in (30.5 cm)
RANGE - Fiji, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 100 gal (378.5 L)
CARE LEVEL – Easy
TEMPERAMENT – Semi-Aggressive
FOODS AND FEEDING - The Bluechin triggerfish is a carnivore and should be feed a wide variety of high quality meaty marine foods. Vegetables should also be offered. Occasionally snails or hermit crabs should be offered to keep the beak of the trigger worn down.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY -
REEF COMPATIBILITY – With caution, it may nip or eat invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE - They are semi-aggressive so they should not be kept with more docile, delicate fish. Larger tanks will keep aggression to a minimum. They are some of the more docile triggers. May go after any hands placed in the tank so caution should be used around this fish.
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