The Black Durgon Trigger

hrdneglcry · #1 09/02/2006, 09:38 PM

Does anybody know how big the Black (Hawaiian) Durgon Triggerfish grows? It's been said that they grow to 10", but it has also been said that this is a large growing Triggerfish, and too big for the home aquarium.

SW1TCH · #2 09/03/2006, 10:39 AM

I did see one in a lfs that was between 10-12".

capt. insano · #3 09/03/2006, 10:46 AM

they are extremely slow growers in the aquarium, though

broncomike · #4 09/03/2006, 12:26 PM

Yea, they tend to grow slower in captivity. I have been diving with them before on numerous occasions. In my experiences they have a great personality and they do get to be a pretty good size. The cool thing about them is that they school together. I have seen them 20 at a time cruising around. Pretty sweet fish.

viggen · #5 09/03/2006, 11:10 PM

mine is 10-11 in long & he's a complete whimp....

I have seen then 14-16 in long but that's how big they were when caught. He's definantly a slow growing fish but he has great colors & a even better attitude!

I have a 260G & unfortunantly it's only 6ft long. Definantly to short for a large trigger but a larger tank is in the works. When they get 8+ in I feel they need a tank 8ft long as a minimun

hrdneglcry · #6 09/04/2006, 09:14 AM

My Black Durgon is 5", and he dominates all of my other Triggers. Here is a list of the Triggers that he dominates. Clown, Undulate, Assasi, Picasso, Niger, and Bursa. He also does very well in jocking for position with my 8" Grouper.