![]() ![]() Temperament / Behavior : For triggers, these could be considered one of the more docile but they can still act like most other triggers occasionally.īreeding : they are nest builders and males will guard the eggs until they hatch. Origin / Habitat : Indo-Pacific, East Africa to Hawaii Water Parameters : standard saltwater parameters - pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temperature : 76☏ - 82☏ (24☌ - 28☌), Specific Gravity : 1.021 - 1.025, Carbonate Hardness (dKH) : 8 - 12° Even though studies have show their tolerance to lower oxygen levels, keep your tank well aerated. Scientific Name : Xanthichthys auromarginatusĬommon Names : Blue Jaw Triggerfish, Blue Chin Triggerfish They also like to make a grunting or clicking sound (infrequently) at night that is audible outside the tank.Ī good tight fitting hood is needed because if they get spooked they might do some carpet surfing. One interesting fun fact about them is that they like to lock themselves into a rock to bunk down for the night, usually upside down. I've kept a male/female blue trigger duo for some time now and they always greet me when I come to the front of the tank, begging for food. The triggers remind me of the freshwater oscars with their personalities. I'm not sure if they are interested in eating them (never witnessed it) or just playing with them. They sometimes go after smaller shrimps and hermit crabs. In the wild the Blue Throat Triggerfish likes to eat copepods so if you have a refugium setup that has lots of these pods your triggers will love you for it. Standard saltwater aquarium foods like a good pellet food (like New Life Spectrum pellets) supplemented with frozen foods will do nicely. These triggers can be considered quite hardy and are usually easy to get eating most fish foods. Cost wise they go anywhere from $40 to $60 with the males usually being slightly more expensive. The Blue Throat Trigger fish is considered to be one of the least aggressive of the triggers and that is one of the reasons for their popularity in the aquarium trade. Blue Throat Triggerfish have gray bodies and the males sport the blue throat and have yellow along the fin borders whereas the females lack the blue throat and yellow bordering on the fins. The Blue Throat Trigger fish goes also by the common names of Blue Chin Triggerfish and Gilded Triggerfish.
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