[B]FAMILY [/B]- Balistidae [B]SCIENTIFIC NAME [/B]- Melichthys vidua [B]COMMON NAME [/B]– Pinktail triggerfish [B]SIZE [/B]– 20 in (51 cm) [B]RANGE [/B]- Hawaii, Indonesia [B]MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE [/B]- 180 gal (681 L) [B]CARE LEVEL [/B]- Easy [B]TEMPERAMENT [/B]– Semi-aggressive [B]FOODS AND FEEDING [/B]- The Pinktail triggerfish is a carnivore and should be fed 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. [B]AQUARIUM SUITABILITY [/B]- [B]REEF COMPATIBILITY [/B]– With caution, may eat smaller invertebrates and fish. [B]CAPTIVE CARE [/B]- 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. [CENTER][ATTACH=full]22149[/ATTACH] [/CENTER]
