Range: Indo Pacific
My minimum recommended tank size: 125 gal.
Feeding: Likes a diet of meaty foods including shrimp, clams, squid, and fish flesh. Will also eat marine algae and seaweed on a clip. Feed several times a day.
Reef compatability: Not worth the risk. Will probably pick at corals without actually eating them. Will eat all kinds of crabs, decorative shrimp, snails, small fish, and anything else that looks like fun to kill.
Aquarium care: This is a prized species that many feel is worth trying to keep in a mixed aggressive tank. Very small specimans have a high mortality rate, while larger fish are usually quite hardy and grow quickly. These fish are known for their Jekyll and Hyde personality and can turn very nasty overnight and kill all it's tank mates. Keep only one per tank and with fish of equal belligerence. They have been known to destroy tank decore and bite the hand that feeds it. Gotta love the Clown Trigger.
After a year and over 5" now he starts to darken and show adult colors.