Making Friends with Undulated Trigger

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  1. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    if in a roomy tank and are healthy they can easily reach twelve inches in a year
     
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  2. barbianj

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    They are slow growing, and will not reach 12" in a year, sorry. :p

    A 55 is a good home for a long time.
     
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  3. bvb-etf-luva

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    this is entirely incorrect, just because they were kept in a 55 their growth must have been stunted and malnutrition. they naturally grow about an inch a month until they reach full size.
     
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  4. 1.0reef

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    your lucky to have an trigger fish! my favorite fish is a species of trigger fish!let it rest for a while and will (over time) get more aggressive and come out.
     
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  5. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    thanks for the back up my friend
     
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  6. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    Are you talking about an Undulated trigger, Balistapus undulatus???:confused:
     
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  7. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    no prob!;D i'm not saying you can't keep a trigger larvae in a 15 gallon lol;D
     
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  8. barbianj

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    All righty, then. Show me a picture of a 17" Undy, lol. ;)
     
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  9. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    ...Not sure where you are getting your numbers from. Regardless, the rectangular humu is large for a 55g, long-term. But I do not know how fast they grow.

    Nice video though. They are really cool fish.
     
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  10. bvb-etf-luva

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    not talking about the humu talking about the undulate
     
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