Picasso Triggerfish Tank Mates

[MoeZee]

Hi everybody!

I have a 63” x 23” x 23” tank with a Picasso Triggerfish, Regal Blue Tang, Tomini Tang, 2 Occellaris Clownfish, Royal Gramma, Midas Blenny, Foxface Rabbitfish, Melanurus Wrasse and a Flame Hawkfish. I might add a Snowflake Eel later on. Will I be able to add maybe a lionfish, boxfish or puffer to my setup?

 

[exnisstech]

I don't think a loin fish would be good. I'd be afraid the trigger would go after the fins. I had a small Picasso and it was a nasty little bugger. It took to picking on my 30" zebra moray and the eel stopped eating and never recovered.

 

[MoeZee]

I don't think a loin fish would be good. I'd be afraid the trigger would go after the fins. I had a small Picasso and it was a nasty little bugger. It took to picking on my 30" zebra moray and the eel stopped eating and never recovered.

That sucks, would you suggest that I rethink my snowflake as well in that case?

 

[exnisstech]

That sucks, would you suggest that I rethink my snowflake as well in that case?

Hard to say. Maybe mine was just a jerk. It would even try to keep tangs 3 times its size away from the nori clip.

 

[MoeZee]

Hard to say. Maybe mine was just a jerk. It would even try to keep tangs 3 times its size away from the nori clip.

I’m hoping mine doesn’t trouble now he already ate all my shrimp, this was after me feeding him.

 

[exnisstech]

I had a giant hermit and the trigger eventually penetrated its shell and took him out. It sucks because the Picasso was one of the first saltwater fish I saw in a store as child that made me want a tank. Maybe one day I'll try another.

 

[MoeZee]

I had a giant hermit and the trigger eventually penetrated its shell and took him out. It sucks because the Picasso was one of the first saltwater fish I saw in a store as child that made me want a tank. Maybe one day I'll try another.

I actually never liked triggers before. Never even thought of it before. Came across the Picasso on my lfs website, checked him out instore and immediately fell in love. Now the tank is his and I’m working around him!