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Triggerfish Compatibility Chart |
| Species |
Other Fishes |
Corals |
Snails/Crabs/Urchins/Shrimp |
Melichthys vidua
Pinktail Triggerfish |
YES |
YES |
May eat shrimp |
Odonus niger
Niger Triggerfish |
Fishes of equal size or larger |
YES |
NO |
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Bluelined Triggerfish |
Large Tank,
aggressive large tankmates |
NO |
NO |
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Picasso Triggerfish |
Fishes of equal size or larger |
NO |
NO |
Xanthichthys ringens
Sargassum Triggerfish |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Melichthys niger
Black Triggerfish |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Bluechin Triggerfish |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Balistoides conspicillum
Clown Triggerfish |
Large Tank,
aggressive large tankmates |
Dubious |
NO |
Balistes vetula
Queen Triggerfish |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Balistapus undulates
Orangelined Triggerfish |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Xanthichthys mento
Crosshatch Triggerfish |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Rhinecanthus assasi
Arabian Picasso Triggerfish |
Fishes of equal size or larger |
NO |
NO |
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Rectangular Triggerfish |
Fishes of equal size or larger |
NO |
NO |
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Blackbelly Triggerfish |
Fishes of equal size or larger |
NO |
NO |
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