Pinktail Triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)

Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy | Temperament: Aggressive | Color Form: Green, Red, Yellow | Diet: Carnivore | Reef Compatible: With Caution | Water Conditions: sg 1.020-1.025, 72-78??F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4 | Max. Size: 1′ 2″ | Family: Balistidae | Minimum Tank Size: 180 gallons | Compatibility: View Chart

Overview
The Pinktail Triggerfish has a handsome emerald-green body and a bright pink tail. Yellow accents the body at the face and pectoral fins with darker flecks on the scales.

A 180 gallon or larger aquarium with rocks and caves provides a good environment. With caution, it can be housed in a reef aquarium, but will eat any crustacean and small fish.

The Pinktail Triggerfish needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, small fish and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.

Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2″ to 2-1/2″; Small/Medium: 2-1/2″ to 3″; Medium 3″ to 4″; Medium/Large: 4″ to 5″; Large 5″ to 7″; XLarge: 7″ or Larger