Saltwater Fish
Picasso Triggerfish.
The 'Picasso' trigger — a tan body slashed with bold abstract lines and color, like a living painting. Hardy and full of personality, but with strong teeth and attitude; keep it with sturdy tankmates in a roomy fish-only or tough reef tank.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Scientific name
- Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Good tank mates
This is a bold, territorial triggerfish that is NOT reef-safe and not a community fish for peaceful tanks. Keep it with other sturdy, similarly assertive saltwater fish that can hold their own, and avoid small, slow, or timid tankmates as well as shrimp, crabs, snails, and other invertebrates, which it will hunt and eat. It can be aggressive toward its own kind and toward new additions, so add it last and watch for bullying.
Good to know
Known in Hawaii as the humuhumunukunukuapua'a, this triggerfish can lock its first dorsal spine upright to wedge itself into a rock crevice so a predator cannot pull it out.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
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