Are there any trigger fish that could live comfortably for life in a 55 gallon tank? I would keep him/her as a single fish. I'm new to saltwater and want to get everything straight before buying one. I have been looking at a picasso trigger. Would you guys recommend one to a beginner? I've had luck with damsels and procupine puffers before but never tried anything else. Thanks!
Info on triggers please
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What size tank would I need to keep a single trigger in long term? Are there any triggers that stay under 12 inches? Would a 55 work as a growout for a year? I have a 135 that I will need as a growout for my cichlids for the next 8 months or so, I may just wait until I move them into the 300 gallon to get a trigger. So, Would my 135 be good for a single trigger? What types are good for beginners?
I have kept Picassos and the other Rhinecantus species for years in 200 odd litre tanks.. never had a problem nr felt that the fish were unduly confined.
Even clowns, at a younger age and Undulatus I kept in such tanks.
Even clowns, at a younger age and Undulatus I kept in such tanks.
yeah a 135 is fine for all but the largest of triggers (the titan and queen) but a 75 is typically considered by most to be the min for life. there are a few that stay about or less than a foot, the one that comes to mind the most is the Niger trigger, but there are others except their names escape me at this moment.
butterfly fish, angels, larger damsles, larger clowns, wrasses, puffers, hawkfish, hogfish, squirrel/soldierfish, eels, anthias