Care guide at a glance
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Description
A large triggerfish, the juvenile covered in intricate electric blue jigsaw patterning over yellow-brown. Impressive, and enormous at maturity.
Feeding
Carnivorous with hard-shelled prey. Whole prawn, mussel, clam, krill and squid.
Compatibility
Not reef safe and aggressive toward tankmates, increasingly so with size. Best kept alone in a very large system.
Behaviour and personality
A powerful excavator that moves rock and sand constantly. Juveniles are patterned in blue jigsaw lines that fade to a plainer adult.
Before you buy
Reaches over 50 cm and is one of the most destructive fish in the trade - it will rearrange rockwork, break equipment and attack tankmates. The beautiful juvenile pattern largely disappears with age.
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