Titan trigger

[antmoney480]

Metrowest Massachusetts

Did you buy a lil one or the 5.5” one? That one looked titan to me, the smalls no idea

I bought the lil ones! I didn’t see the 5.5 on there!

 

[PhishMonger84]

I bought the lil ones! I didn’t see the 5.5 on there!

It went up a few days after the baby’s, I think it was only $199. They also listed a 6” fusco for like 700. I think there’s a bigger fusco on there now

 

[antmoney480]

It went up a few days after the baby’s, I think it was only $199. They also listed a 6” fusco for like 700. I think there’s a bigger fusco on there now

Nice I just seen that today I had no clue they had a wysiwyg on there I just went to the normal pages of listings before

 

[Zionas]

Sorry to completely derail the topic but I need the advice of our resident predator guy @lion king. What’s been your long-term experience with Harlequin Tusks, how big do they max out in captivity and any major issues with smaller / more timid fish?

 

[littlefoxx]

Just saw those on DD. LiveAquaria isn't overstating their size, these things are massive. They're also probably the worst aquarium fish a person could possibly keep.

This is one somebody caught on a fly rod. There is a bit of forced perspective, but look at the size of this guy's hands compared to the fish.

This isn't even a big one. They do get about 8" longer, which translates to absurdly big.

I don't know who's buying them, but I hope they know what they're doing. I wouldn't put one of these in anything less than a 12' 600 gallon tank. I suspect that feeding a titan trigger would get very expensive. Probably 1/4lb of frozen prawns every day for the 20 years it will live. That comes in at over 15,000$ to keep one of these things alive.

I don't think that there's such a thing as a good tank mate for this fish. Even large angels and puffers are half the size of this fish, they'd get eaten as surely as a picasso trigger gobbles up a clownfish. Maybe we've finally found a good tank mate for a tesselata moray, but even with one of those, I suspect the trigger would eventually come out on top.

Unfortunately, I suspect that the people who buy these have a 125 gallon and think it'd be "cool" to own a fish like this. They see the nature documentaries which show them cracking open urchins and chasing divers, and decide that they want such a cool and mean fish. It also doesn't help that they're so cute when they're little and have a shockingly affordable price tag.

Thats a HUGE trigger!!!

 

[lion king]

@Zionas

While I do have some experience with ht, there are many others here that can provide better info on that species, start your own thread..

 

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

What becomes of these fish?

who buys them? are their sizes in aquaria just grossly overstated?

recently i saw 3 tiny titan triggers on Divers Den. as someone who would love to raise a clown, blueline and golden heart but can't justify it. where do fish like end up?

Little dude is about an inch in my 230 right now going on 2 weeks.

Most interesting thing so far is that he's constantly munching on algae, more than any trigger I've ever seen.

Much more personality than I'd expected, constantly around, never hidden up in the rocks. Similar to the Blueline or Clown.

 

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

The starry and pineapple triggers really would not be considered that beautiful in maturity, relatively speaking, compared to other choices, and will get rather large.

Golden heart is better choice than the queen, being in the same genus, they stay smaller and have a good disposition.

Hey @PhishMonger84 get a baby titan and clown and let them grow up together. But the real beauty of the titan won't show for many years. They will be milder because you started them at 2", and in 10 years neither will even be 10". Most hobbyist will kill them right away, and they are worried about the titan in the video above. The fusco's aggression can rival the undy, and the queen is on another level, mainly because of their size. Sizing you see listed is max size, not common size, and not captivity size.

Raising baby triggers is alot of fun.

Loving the baby triggers...had a rare chance to catch all of them in one shot.

Don't think I've seen a trigger grow as quickly as this Blueline.

 

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

Little dude is about an inch in my 230 right now going on 2 weeks.

Most interesting thing so far is that he's constantly munching on algae, more than any trigger I've ever seen.

Much more personality than I'd expected, constantly around, never hidden up in the rocks. Similar to the Blueline or Clown.

Had some suspicion that they are selling Pineapples as Titans.

I think mine is actually a Pineapple, any thoughts?