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FAQs about the Undulated Triggerfish
Behavior Related FAQs:
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Balistapus 2,
Undulatus Identification,
Undulatus Compatibility,
Undulatus Selection,
Undulatus Systems,
Undulatus Feeding,
Undulatus Systems,
Undulatus Disease,
Undulatus Reproduction, Triggerfishes
in General,
Triggerfish: Identification,
Selection,
Selection 2, Compatibility,
Behavior,
Systems, Feeding,
Diseases, Triggerfish
Health 2,
Reproduction,
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Balistapus
Species, Red
Sea Triggerfishes,
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Undulated Trigger Tail Spikes 03/07/06
Our Undulated can change her tail spot from black to the same color as her
body. My question is can they retract their tail-spikes?
<Mmm, not much, no>
I've tried to get a close look but it's hard to tell. It seems as when her tail
spot is matching her body color it looks as if just the tips of the spines are
out; and when
it's black in color they appear longer. Thanks for the help.
Coady Keough
<Are a bit like the tangs of the subfamily Nasinae... with their "tangs" out all
the way pretty much all the time. Bob Fenner>
Undulated Trigger - When Will it Get Aggressive?
Hello, I got a 3 or 4 inch undulated trigger about a week ago and was just wondering why he hides all the time. From what I hear they are
supposed to be really mean and not shy. He is the only fish in my 55 gallon tank. It
used to be a reef and still have some shrooms, snails and crabs in there and he hasn't even
acknowledged that that stuff is in there. When I drop a silverside in there he swims out of his cave grabs the fish and eats it in
his cave. Just wondering if I got a shy one or if it just takes some time for him to not be so shy. Oh and by the way my water is perfect and he is
not breathing hard at all.
<Patience Doug, the name of the game. He's eating, good. I haven't saw my watchman goby until about a week and a half after I got him. James (Salty Dog)>
Undulated Trigger Fish Shows No "Mean" - II
Thanks for the fast reply!! Just hope that he doesn't turn out to be a shy fish because I gave up a lot of neat "reef" fish because
I wanted an aggressive tank. I talked to one guy at my live fish store and he said that
undulateds are known for hiding and being shy when first introduced into the home
aquarium. Have you ever heard that about them? If so do you have any idea on how long this will take? I am trying to be as
patient as I can.
<Doug, I've never heard of them being shy. They are as mean as a mother-in-law on a bad visit, probably the most aggressive of all triggers. James (Salty Dog)>
Undulatus - Justin's Take - IIa
Thanks for the fast reply!!
<Justin Here>
Just hope that he doesn't turn out to be a shy fish because I gave up a lot of neat "reef" fish because I wanted an
aggressive tank. I talked to one guy at my live fish store and he said that undulated's are known for hiding and being shy when first introduced into the home
aquarium.
<This depends entirely on the personality of the fish. I have personally been bitten, smacked and even scratched by one very small 1.5" undulated trigger while trying to feed and later catch it. I have also seen the same fish take 6-8" groupers head on for food and space and win, as well as most other
aggressive fish in its tank. I definitely rate them in the trigger family in the middle to the top as far as possibility for
aggression.>
Have you ever heard that about them? If so do you have any idea on how long this will take?
<Find one that is very active and after he/she is acclimated then you will see them become the ruler of the tank as long as a more
aggressive fish isn't apparent. Mostly Females are more cranky then their male counterparts, though
I do not know how to sex them,
I've just seen a female birthing in a tank then a few weeks later after removing the mother to a new tank, watching it chase everything out of the tank including the divers.>
I am trying to be as patient as I can.
<Don't worry this fish can be a holy terror at times if provoked. A great aggressive tank fish, though
don't mix with other
triggers usually, or anything that isn't as aggressive as it, and add it last to your tank as it will pick on any new arrivals to the tank.>
thanks again
<Justin (Jager)>
Undulated Triggerfish wants to be everyone's best friend!
Hi all!
I have a quick question...
I have a female undulated triggerfish (about 4 inches long) in a 75 gal tank by
herself.
I've had her for about 3 weeks now and feel that my undulated is the exception
to the rule that these fish are savage.
I was wondering if there is any way, other then feeding live food, to make her
live up to her name and become the terror of the sea(!) I keep hearing about.
Right now the fish spends a lot of time hiding and if I feed it live food she
will only eat it if the feeder basically swims into her mouth!
Aside from the live food (minnows once a week) I feed krill, squid, Marine S and
other pellets, and blood worms.
The fish is physically 100% and so is the water quality.
Any suggestions?
Thank you
Zack
Newfoundland Canada
<Time will tell, show the nature of this fish. Bob Fenner>
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