Niger trigger

Latin Name

Odonus niger

Common Name

Niger trigger

Also known as

Redtooth Triggerfish, Niger Trigerfish, Black Triggerfish, Purple Triggerfish

Fast Facts

Like many triggers, this species can be quite shy when first placed in the tank, but usually becomes very brazen in time. This species is not extremely aggressive. Most individuals can be kept housed in a community aquarium with similarly-sized fishes. You should add your niger trigger to the tank after the more passive species have settled in. Although both juveniles and adults readily acclimate to aquarium life, younger specimens tend to do so with greater ease. Provide this fish with suitable hiding places, like a piece of branching or foliose coral or a chunk of live rock with an appropriate-sized hole for it to retreat into if threatened. Before you take out your aquarium decorations to clean or relocate them, make sure you know where your niger triggerfish is.

Sizes

Small/Around 1.5"-2"
Medium/Around 2"-3"

Range in Nature

Indo Pacific

Minimum Aquarium Size

Diet and Feeding

Offer a varied diet of mixed meaty seafoods. Easy to feed.

Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult)

Reef Aquarium Compatibility

Can be housed in reefs, harmless to corals, but may nip at sponges, tunicates, ornamental crustaceans an snails. To keep with cleaner shrimps, add the shrimps first.

Related Fish

Niger Trigger RED SEA, More Triggers

Availability

Small/Usually Available
Medium/Usually Available

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Niger trigger

Size	Price	Qty.	Add
Small	$24.00
Medium	$29.00

Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.