What is Queen Triggerfish?
Queen Triggerfish, Balistes Vetula is a large, aggressive member of the Balistidae family, known for its live color and hostile temperament. This species is distributed along coral reefs all over the Western Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Canada to South Brazil and also part of the Eastern Atlantic. Queen Triggerfish are considered to be the popular playing of athletes and is easy to take care of them in the aquarium under the right conditions. The fish is named for a few sharp spines that run along the back that comes out when confronted with a danger. This species can be identified at a distance by bright blue lines that outlines the head and fins. Green and orange coloring of the body of the fish was noticeably brighter when hunting or birds of prey.
Queen triggerfish can be found in small schools that look for coral reefs and rocks, but rather swim yourself. It is especially suitable for soft and other invertebrates, including mussels, starry, sea hedgehogs, shrimp and small octopus. These fish limit their territory to depths of 15 to 100 feet (about 5 to 30 meters).
The impact of this reef dwelling makes it a popular species among the collectors of tropical fish. Like most ballistidae members, this species is extremely durable, but the aggressive nature of the Triggerfish Queen is difficult to integrate fish with other fish. The ideal environment for this fish is the aquarium of 500 gallons (about 1900 liters) containing a lot of plants and rocks that can hide, but fish can tolerate 125 gallon (about 475 liters), if there are few other fish with which. This fish can be careful domesticated and maintenance, and some owners will eventually tame their queen trigger engraving to feed directly from hand.
In the wild, the aggressive spirit of Queen Triggerfish makes him a popular game. This species is known to make a steeper struggle than most fish on a cliffU and quickly hit the bait on the hook with fresh octopus or shrimp. The meat of this fish is considered a delicacy when it is properly prepared, but the liver triggerfish Queen contains a compound that is toxic to humans.