Care guide at a glance
Melichthys vidua
Description
A dark olive triggerfish finished with white-edged dorsal and anal fins and a soft pink tail. One of the better-behaved triggers and genuinely attractive.
Feeding
Omnivorous. Frozen mysis, chopped prawn, clam, krill and dried algae. Takes more vegetable matter than most triggers.
Compatibility
Reef safe with caution - generally leaves corals alone but will eat ornamental shrimp and crabs. Among the more peaceful triggers, though territorial with age.
Behaviour and personality
Cruises steadily in open water. Dark body with white-edged fins and a pale pink tail.
Before you buy
Reaches 35 cm and needs a large tank. More peaceful than most triggers but will still eat invertebrates and become territorial as it matures.
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