White Tip Triggerfish
White Tip Triggerfish
(Sufflamen chrysopterus)
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Care Level: Easy
Color: Tan, Yellow and White
Diet: Carnivore
dKH: 8 - 12
Family: Balistidae
Maximum Size: 8.5"
Minimum Tank Size: 180 Gallons
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
Reef Compatible: No
Specific Gravity: 1.020-1.025
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 72 - 78° F
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Overview
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The White Tip Triggerfish, also known as the Halfmoon Triggerfish, or Whitetail Triggerfish, has a brownish-black body with a blue underbelly. Yellow highlights the operculum and caudal fin (tail), which has a white tip.A 125 gallon or larger aquarium with rocks and caves provides a good habitat, although it may rearrange the landscaping and rocks to its liking. It vocalizes using a "grunting" sound.
The White Tip Triggerfish needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, small fish and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2" to 2-1/4"; Medium: 2-1/4" to 3-1/2" Large: 3-1/2" to 4 3/4"