My New Trigger I Caught @ Jones Inlet

[JARRETT SHARK]

How's Anyone Heard Of Catching Tropical Fish Here ?

Am I In Risk Of Any Disease ?

He's About 14" Long

What Type Of Trigger Is He ?

Were Are They From ?

 

[ssmtcarlo]

Looks like a beaten up queen trigger

 

[Alex A]

I'm no pro at reefing, but from all the diving I do, I would say it's a queen trigger - not sure of the family, but pretty certain it's a queen. if so, that's about as big as they get and I would say she looks real healthy, normaly found in teh carribean, but may make they're way up to these here parts in the summer warmer months..

How's Anyone Heard Of Catching Tropical Fish Here ?

Am I In Risk Of Any Disease ?

He's About 14" Long

What Type Of Trigger Is He ?

Were Are They From ?

 

[marrone]

It's not a Queen, though you can catch some large Queen Triggers in the local water. It looks like a Gray Trigger. They're common to the area, as well as the whole Atlantic coast. Smaller ones will show up in stores from time to time.

 

[lunner]

You going to eat it?:eat:They do taste good...

 

[bigsink]

Definitely a gray trigger. I caught about 35 of them today at the Fire Island reef.

 

[Tangs Rule]

I agree it's a gray.

bigsink, do you let them go or keep them?

 

[bigsink]

Fish were all released. they are too difficult to clean.

 

[lunner]

Interesting Japanese Trigger cleaning video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YimqU4HaHI

 

[Alex A]

Looking at the dorsal...and the small ventral, it's a gray oceanic trigger...
http://www.safmc.net/FishIDandRegs/FishGallery/GrayTriggerfish/tabid/292/Default.aspx

Quick read bout where they can roam....

 

[jaymo]

trigger skin shoes

Interesting Japanese Trigger cleaning video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YimqU4HaHI

I want some trigger skin shoes . that stuff looks tough .

 

[NYPDFrogman]

You going to eat it?:eat:They do taste good...

beat me to it very common in Floridia I've seen them served in restaurants

 

[MIKE NY]

I agree Oceanic gray....same family as a Queen (Balistes)..

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Any other big fish around here that i can put in my tank that will live,
So far one day and he is swimming around and feels at home.
But could my other fish get sick from him with the waters over here ?

 

[jaymo]

I don't think so I had fish from the sound in a tank with reef fish for about a year with no problems

 

[jhale]

But could my other fish get sick from him with the waters over here ?

Now that he's in the tank already is the wrong time to ask. But for what it's worth I doubt the trigger will make the other fish sick. Of course he may be harboring something that could infect your other fish, there would be no way of knowing without the proper quarantine time. It would take a large tank to QT a fish that size.

As for putting other local fish in your tank the temperature would be a problem, unless you keep the tank colder than normal, like 70.
If you can catch any stray lion fish I know that would be helping the environment, they are becoming a problem in local waters.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

sounds like it might take some time to eat in this tank, just looks at food

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

What are you trying to feed it?

 

[KathyC]

Have you considered putting the fish back in the ocean since it's a local species anyway and save yourself the trouble of having to keep the tank chilled year round?
..and even more so since it doesn't seem to want to eat

 

[probe dms]

Interesting Japanese Trigger cleaning video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YimqU4HaHI

i had to stop watching. i just couldnt see my sea pal get ripped apart. dam they straight up cut his mouth off and set it aside!! aiiieee