The growth rates of 1" for males was done in a study on subtropical specimens. The authors of that study remarked that warmer temps would accelerate their growth.
from what I have experienced from keeping these fish is that humu triggers tend to keep their same personality throughout their whole life as I have experienced with many specimens. the growth rate wouldn't be too much faster in warmer water considering that their metabolism would be raised and less oxygen. but idk, also I meant alone in a 75g my bad and I don't think an eel would make much of a difference. this is all just me, I tend to have a very different approach the tank keeping as well so a lot of people disagree with me but my approach has given me many thriving tanks that I still enjoy from the beginning. a male trigger and a female trigger can make a huge difference in aggression as well, because in nature females claim a small patch of reef as their own while the male roams about the reef. I suspect that might make the males more aggressive because lack of space in any home aquarium. my trigger is very happy in its 90g but its also still small. as it slowly grows I will have to empty the tank till its just the trigger. as they are more calm when isolated. once again, this is just me im not trying to say anyone is wrong this is just my views and what I have had success with keeping and studying these triggers. it may work for some and may not work for others but it worked for me.
there is also no research showing the proper growth rate of a humu trigger in tropical waters. so one cannot say I am wrong or right. all I know is what I have experienced so far. I have also had success keeping them in a reef tank, which most say cannot be done. but it worked with me.
I've kept them in reefs as well. Its just been my experience that they grow faster than you are stating.
if you want a trigger or angel fish I would suggest adding the coral first or add a couple cheap frags one at a time. I have kept mushrooms, zoas, Kenya trees, toad stools, and even frogspawns before with a humu trigger. and I have seen it done with niger triggers too. its mostly all about the personality of your trigger fish. I prefer the more "anti social" triggers because of this, these guys are just as aggressive as any other trigger but only attack when the fishes needs are not being met. to find a trigger like this you must watch the fish at the lfs for a while to find this variation of personality. first it must be a healthy specimen and have been in the store for a week at least so that it has at least established somewhat of a territory. then watch it and make sure that the fish appears to behave almost as if it is the only fish in the tank. this may be hard to do if it is the only fish in the tank lol. but usually at least at the lfs I go to they keep them all together with sometimes other species of fish. if there are other fish in the tank then great, the trigger you are looking for should be bold, not aggressive, and by that I mean it should not care about its other tank mates or in other words behave as if it is alone in the aquarium. and when you ask them to feed it the trigger should behave the same way. if the trigger is shy compared to the other triggers then not that one, if the trigger is chasseing the other fish away for the food then not that one either. you want the trigger to see a piece of food and commit to eating it and if another fish has also done this then the trigger will still not back down to get the food. this is your likely candidate, even if it doesn't get the food or it does, it just shows that it really doesn't care about the other tank mates and that they do not bother the fish. its no guarantee that the trigger is reef safe but you will have a better shot at keeping corals and inverts in the tank with the trigger.
Be mindful that the demeanor of fish often change as they grow and mature.
definitely agree there. ive found that at least with the humu's ive kept they tend to not change much personality wise. but ive only kept 4 in my past so thats a very small portion so yes your right about that. OP if you go the trigger rout use caution!
