Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Queen Triggerfish
Balistes vetula
Photo: Autor desconocido · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank1000 l
- Adult size60 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Balistidae
- Origin
- Tropical Atlantic
- Size
- 60 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 1000 L
- Diet
- carnivore (sea urchins, crustaceans)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No
Notes: Blue stripes on the face and a lyre-shaped caudal fin. Very large and aggressive.
