Trigger question

[mpatterson42]

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Saw this Trigger (I think it's a Picasso) at the LFS about a month ago and noticed it seemed pretty thin with a pinched belly. I talked to the person there he said said it's been eating fine (he event put some food in the tank for me to see) they're not sure why it's not getting fatter. Went by again today and noticed it still has a pinched belly.

I'm actually planning on picking up a trigger for my 180 gallon and was thinking of getting this one but I'm definitely concerned about disease possibility. I would do a full QT of copper and prazi, but I'm a little hesitant to buy a fish that looks like it may have some kind of disease already.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Video:

Saw this Trigger (I think it's a Picasso) at the LFS about a month ago and noticed it seemed pretty thin with a pinched belly. I talked to the person there he said said it's been eating fine (he event put some food in the tank for me to see) they're not sure why it's not getting fatter. Went by again today and noticed it still has a pinched belly.

I'm actually planning on picking up a trigger for my 180 gallon and was thinking of getting this one but I'm definitely concerned about disease possibility. I would do a full QT of copper and prazi, but I'm a little hesitant to buy a fish that looks like it may have some kind of disease already.

This looks to be a Humu Humu Trigger and a pinched belly not unusual with this type of fish. Feed it meaty foods

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Video:

Saw this Trigger (I think it's a Picasso) at the LFS about a month ago and noticed it seemed pretty thin with a pinched belly. I talked to the person there he said said it's been eating fine (he event put some food in the tank for me to see) they're not sure why it's not getting fatter. Went by again today and noticed it still has a pinched belly.

I'm actually planning on picking up a trigger for my 180 gallon and was thinking of getting this one but I'm definitely concerned about disease possibility. I would do a full QT of copper and prazi, but I'm a little hesitant to buy a fish that looks like it may have some kind of disease already.

Don’t buy this fish - it’s too thin and has likely used its liver up for energy. I’ve seen these show up thin like this before - that may be due to cyanide collection, because the Hawaiian ones never get thin like this, but that area is closed to collection now.

 

[mpatterson42]

Don’t buy this fish - it’s too thin and has likely used its liver up for energy. I’ve seen these show up thin like this before - that may be due to cyanide collection, because the Hawaiian ones never get thin like this, but that area is closed to collection now.

Thanks, I was on the fence but figured I'd post in case it wasn't a big deal.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Don't. There are other fish in the sea. (Literally! Lol!)