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Triggerfishes (Clown, Titan) of the Genus
Balistoides
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By Bob Fenner |
Balistoides conspicillum |
The genus Balistoides: two species
Both species of Balistoides are sold in the trade, and both are in the Undulatus and Queen Trigger
aggression range, i.e. MEAN.
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The Clown Trigger, Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider
1801), grows to sixteen or
so inches. A two inch aquarium specimen and maximum size individuals in the
Maldives and N. Sulawesi shown. Get one small, and feed it sparingly... and keep
your eye on it and your other livestock... this is an Alpha Alpha species that
typically takes over a system of any size... and woe be to the tankmates that
don't get and stay out of its way.
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The Titan Trigger, Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider
1801), tops out at about two feet. Here much more subdued hiding under an
Acroporid coral... much better than leaving its nest to come bite you! One on a
nest, the other cruising in the Red Sea.
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