This marine aquarium fish is known as
Undulate Trigger, Orangelined, Orangetailed, Orange-Lined Triggerfish and the correct latin name is
Balistapus undulatus. The family that this marine fish species belongs to is called the
Triggers family. (
e) Origin of this species is
Indo-Pacific. (
e)
Character and suggestions regarding care
This species is aggressive towards it’s tankmates.
Undulate Trigger can grow up to 30 cm what is approximately 11 inches. 1 specimen basically needs at least 3600cm
2 of water surface which is approximately 558 square inch. This species will require to be kept in a tank that is large. (
e) Medium aquariums have at least 113 Litres (30 US Gallons). Large aquariums have at least 265 Litres (70 US Gallons). Very large aquariums hold at least 700 Litres (185 US Gallons).
It is easy to keep the Undulate Trigger fish. (
e) The specific gravity (SG) should be between 1,020 and 1,025, the temperature between 23°C (73.4°F) and 26°C (78.8°F). The pH level should be stable, varying between 8.0 and 8.3 which is usual for marine fish.
As already mentioned, Undulate Trigger is aggressive towards it’s tank mates. This is the reason why you should keep only this fish in the tank. Never keep it with smaller or similar sized fish.
An adult specimen
A juvenile specimen
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Document modified on Sun Apr 24 5:53:53 UTC 2011
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