Fish of the Day: Blueline Triggerfish

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Blueline, Blue and Gold, Yellow Spotted, Rippled / Pseudobalistes fuscus

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Scientific name - Pseudobalistes fuscus

Common name – Blueline, Blue and Gold, Yellow Spotted, Rippled

Size – 22 in (56 cm)

Min. Aquarium size – 180 gal (681 L)

Foods and feeding - The Bluelined 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.

Reef compatibility - No

Captive care - This is an extremely aggressive fish and should not be kept with other Triggers or other docile fish. As a juvenile it may be a good community fish, but as it gets older it may become very aggressive. They may also go after other fish that are similarly shaped and colored. They will also eat any invertebrates and can damage corals. Larger aquariums are better and will help curb aggression issues. They are also notorious for rearranging rocks and digging around so be sure that your rock work is secure and not prone to rock slides. May go after any hands placed in the tank so caution should be used around this fish.
 
Bluelines are awesome.. I had one in my early days of fish only tanks. Tons of personality, and begged for food and attention worse than my dog!
 
It was between a Fuscus and a Queen Trigger. I went with the Queen but it was a hard choice

I do love the colors of the Fuscus though

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Check out a pic of the beastly adult! (That's a 6" butterfly in the background!)

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