saltandpepper
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You guys are out for blood! For real, you vampires!
Well...that tank is a 20 long for sure IMO, at least it looks identical to the one I have for QT.
Seriously, yes we all know that most any respectable saltwater fish expert or dealer, blah blah.... will tell you that you need at least a 75 gallon tank for a piccaso trigger, but with the fish's current size you could squeak by for a little while with your 55 gallon it may not be idea for the long run but the fish isn't that large yet. I think what everyone may be hinting at is that you should just add a little more money now and go ahead and get at least the 75-100 gallon needed for the long haul. The price isn't that much more for a nice sized 75 gallon tank, but I would try for the 100 if possible.
I've got to say as far as aggression with the picasso triggerfish though, I know it really comes down to the temperment of the individual animal, but most ALL websites and information pages, experts, etc. etc. including SWF.com, will tell you that generally the humu humu is one of the lesser aggressive triggerfish other than the more reef safe blue throats and such.
I would say your wrong, generally speaking, if you say that they are one of the most aggressive triggers, that is untrue if you refered to the entire species of piccaso's. The clown, the dreaded undulated, Rectangular, triggers along with the Queen, certainly, and so forth earn those spots in reality, but is any trigger really passive? Heck no, but I wouldn't be so quick to "black ball" the picaso out of all those other aggresive triggers, put them where they belong in the middle of the line of aggression. They are terrific fish, one that every trigger lover should try, given the right applications, of course.
Well...that tank is a 20 long for sure IMO, at least it looks identical to the one I have for QT.
Seriously, yes we all know that most any respectable saltwater fish expert or dealer, blah blah.... will tell you that you need at least a 75 gallon tank for a piccaso trigger, but with the fish's current size you could squeak by for a little while with your 55 gallon it may not be idea for the long run but the fish isn't that large yet. I think what everyone may be hinting at is that you should just add a little more money now and go ahead and get at least the 75-100 gallon needed for the long haul. The price isn't that much more for a nice sized 75 gallon tank, but I would try for the 100 if possible.
I've got to say as far as aggression with the picasso triggerfish though, I know it really comes down to the temperment of the individual animal, but most ALL websites and information pages, experts, etc. etc. including SWF.com, will tell you that generally the humu humu is one of the lesser aggressive triggerfish other than the more reef safe blue throats and such.
I would say your wrong, generally speaking, if you say that they are one of the most aggressive triggers, that is untrue if you refered to the entire species of piccaso's. The clown, the dreaded undulated, Rectangular, triggers along with the Queen, certainly, and so forth earn those spots in reality, but is any trigger really passive? Heck no, but I wouldn't be so quick to "black ball" the picaso out of all those other aggresive triggers, put them where they belong in the middle of the line of aggression. They are terrific fish, one that every trigger lover should try, given the right applications, of course.
