Beautiful Trigger on DD

JasonK84 · Mar 17, 2020

This fish is awesome! Someone is going to have an amazing show fish!

Feet4Fish · Mar 17, 2020

Absolutely gorgeous but need the right tank and wallet for it!!!!

RMS18 · Mar 17, 2020

I just saw this before, never saw this trigger. Beautiful.

Big G · Mar 17, 2020

That's a beaut, Clark!
Way, way, way out of my price range. Ah, but to dream

Billldg · Mar 17, 2020

I can't afford a fish that would cost more than my tank, LOL!!!

JasonK84 · Mar 17, 2020

Billldg said:
I can't afford a fish that would cost more than my tank, LOL!!!

It doesn’t cost more than my tank but still out of reach for a fish. I’m with @Big G and dreaming though.

Big G · Mar 17, 2020

Add one of these to my dream list:

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mfollen · Mar 17, 2020

This xanthic specimen is much more sharp than the previous ones brought into the trade. This fish is an ultimate trigger

Punksboops · Mar 17, 2020

Saw it sold someone had a wallet deep enough

JasonK84 · Mar 18, 2020

Punksboops said:
Saw it sold someone had a wallet deep enough

It sure did. Some lucky aquarist out there got themselves a nice looking fish. Good for them!

nereefpat · Mar 18, 2020

I think an undulated trigger with standard coloration is prettier. But I wouldn't try to keep one unless it could be in a 125 or so by itself.

scchase · Mar 18, 2020

In 6 months it will most likely look like a normal undulated, the vast majority of these change back to normal coloration in captivity.

JasonK84 · Mar 18, 2020

scchase said:
In 6 months it will most likely look like a normal undulated, the vast majority of these change back to normal coloration in captivity.

Proof?

JasonK84 · Mar 18, 2020

nereefpat said:
I think an undulated trigger with standard coloration is prettier. But I wouldn't try to keep one unless it could be in a 125 or so by itself.

They are good looking but the xanthic coloration on this fish is amazing. Here is a regular one also on DD right now.

scchase · Mar 18, 2020

30 years of experience and here is an article for you https://reefbuilders.com/2015/08/11/partly-xanthic-undulated-triggerfish/

lebreef · Mar 18, 2020

Those fish do seem to pop up every now and then, I remember seeing photos of some that had the full xanthic coloration. But there is always the risk of them switching back as with most xanthic saltwater fish. What I have yet to see though is a track with those fish, i.e. wether the fish actually switched back, continued to change coloration, or maintained it. I really hope whoever ends up with the fish does document the progress.