Blue Line Triggerfish

Pseudobalistes Triggerfish should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of room to swim. Plenty of rock work with caves and crevices should be provided for hiding. Triggerfish are known to turnover rocks, rubble, benthic invertebrates and corals. Provide a sand bed with rubble and seashells to turnover while hunting for prey. Triggerfish are carnivores feeding on coral, small fish, starfish, crabs, shrimp, snails and urchins. They are capable of breaking off the spines of urchins and blowing water to turnover urchins and attacking the underside. They are hardy and beautiful but quite aggressive, Triggerfish have even been known to attack divers when to close in the wild. A diet of meaty based foods should be provided. May loose coloration if not adequately fed. Triggerfish should be kept singly or mated pairs as they can be quite aggressive. Male and females may exhibit color differences.

Blue Line Triggerfish are also sometimes known as the Yellow Spotted, Rippled or Blue and Gold Triggerfish. Not frequently seen in the aquarium trade. Blue Line Triggerfish are quite lovely having an overall yellow color with irregular blue body stripes, adults may have white lips. Blue Line Triggerfish can grow to slightly over 22".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 250 gallons or larger for this species.

Water conditions: Salinity 1.020 - 1.025, Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH