90 Gallon Build - Here We Go!

I agree with KC... They require a lot of swimming room and your t trigger will grow quite large too... Just think about it!

 

Bama... a more precise answer:

Different people have different opinions of the minimum tank size requirements for various species of fish. I have found that virtually all of the vendors, who sell fish for a living, tend to recommend minimum tank sizes that are smaller than what other people who are not trying to sell you something will recommend.

For example, The Marine Center in Dallas says that the minimum tank size for a Humu Humu triggerfish is only 20 gallons. Personally, I find that much too small for this fish!

Drs. Foster & Smith says the minimum tank size is 70 gallons. In my opinion, that's still too small.

I think a better minimum tank size would be ~120 gallons. Terry B. kept one of these in a 135-gal tank for 14 years. He recommends a minimum tank size of 100 gallons for this particular species.

It's up to you to do your own research and decide for yourself what makes sense. Don't forget to take into consideration the adult size of the fish, it's behavior, it's compatibility with other fish, and the total number of fish (the bioload) that you would like to end up with in your tank. Obviously someone who would like to end up with six or seven fish of a given size would need a larger tank than someone who wants only three or four fish of that size.

In the case of The Marine Center, I have no idea what they were thinking other than the obvious fact that they would like everyone to buy one of their lovely Humu Humu triggerfish no matter what size tank they own. And that's not a typo. They recommend 30 gallons as an acceptable size for several different tangs!


Just did a little research for you and this is what I came up with... hope it helps in making a decision... after all it is my understanding that you only have a 30 g?!

 

thanks naked one.. I appreciate it. K+

 

Btw. why people call me Pelado is because I am totally tattood, so from the back you can't tell when I'm naked, lol... is quite entertaining when I go to the beach hahaha

But I am glad my research helps ...

 

Just want to make sure, you won't make any mistakes you might regret in the future

 

Well Rex is a total pig! He ate like crazy again and wants more and more! He came up and ate with my clowns. Neither the clowns nor Rex seemed to notice each other at all. lol These must be the nicest clowns ever! haha

 

LOL perculas are really docile clowns well except tracys .

 

Haha Rex is so funny! He goes after his reflection on the back wall of the tank and displays his beautiful fins! I'm hoping he's not going to be mean to new tank additions!!

 

its his name..

 

Hopefully!! I don't like him attacking himself though! He bashes his face up on the glass lol