Huma Rectangle Triggerfish

[Sir Alex]

I know someone who lived in Hawaii and they said that when they were there they would catch fish and put them in their tank. She said that once they caught a Hawaiian state fish and put it in their tank. It killed everything, their yellow tangs, everything. I looked it up and it turns out that it was a Huma Rectangle Trigger. Are they always this aggressive?

 

[ErinCahir]

Before Rufio (our resident Hawaiian) jumps all over the spelling, it's humu. :)

And Humus are definitely known to be aggressive, like any trigger can be. Especially if they are in a tank that is too small for them, or if the tank is overcrowded.

 

[Sir Alex]

Before Rufio (our resident Hawaiian) jumps all over the spelling, it's humu. :)

Ok, fine, Humuhumunukunukuapuaa.

 

[little_fish]

Many people have no idea the kind of tank size a trigger needs, we far too often see them stuff in tiny little tanks. They are aggressive fish in properly sized tanks and putting them into smaller tanks (or ones that are already overstocked) makes it a million times worse.

 

[Sir Alex]

Yah, I don't think she knows anything about fish, she thought that an anemone was a plant...

 

[little_fish]

Oh dear, that is sad and very scary

 

[Rufio808]

Before Rufio (our resident Hawaiian) jumps all over the spelling, it's humu. :)

And Humus are definitely known to be aggressive, like any trigger can be. Especially if they are in a tank that is too small for them, or if the tank is overcrowded.

Thanks Erin! You have my back!

It's hard to imagine triggers in a tank. Those buggers swim like jets. It's hard to keep them in eye sight when snorkeling. Yeah, they'll kill things some times just to do so.

 

[Sir Alex]

Oh dear, that is sad and very scary

That the Humu killed everything or that she fought that an anemone is a plant? She was telling me about how while she was snorkeling if she came up to an anemone that had yellow tangs in it they would get agitated. I was like "ummm, a yellow tang? I've seen a picture of yellow tang getting eaten by an anemone. Only clownfish and some other kind of fish can host an anemone." And she's like "How could an anemone eat a fish, it's a plant? And I said "No, it's an animal with some sort of algae in it that allows it to photosynthesize". And she's like "Okay, what ever you say..." Then like 15 minuets later she was like "Oh yah, they were actually clownfish, it was a long time ago, back in the 90s, I had forgotten"

 

[Toolman]

Many people have no idea the kind of tank size a trigger needs, we far too often see them stuff in tiny little tanks. They are aggressive fish in properly sized tanks and putting them into smaller tanks (or ones that are already overstocked) makes it a million times worse.

I put one in my 2gallon tank I pick him up every day and turn him around so he does not get stressed out :mrgreen:

 

[ErinCahir]

That the Humu killed everything or that she fought that an anemone is a plant? She was telling me about how while she was snorkeling if she came up to an anemone that had yellow tangs in it they would get agitated. I was like "ummm, a yellow tang? I've seen a picture of yellow tang getting eaten by an anemone. Only clownfish and some other kind of fish can host an anemone." And she's like "How could an anemone eat a fish, it's a plant? And I said "No, it's an animal with some sort of algae in it that allows it to photosynthesize". And she's like "Okay, what ever you say..." Then like 15 minuets later she was like "Oh yah, they were actually clownfish, it was a long time ago, back in the 90s, I had forgotten"

Sounds a bit fishy to me.

 

[Sir Alex]

Sounds a bit fishy to me.

I believe her but yellow tangs and clownfish do look a little different...

 

[little_fish]

I put one in my 2gallon tank I pick him up every day and turn him around so he does not get stressed out :mrgreen:

hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[little_fish]

All of it is sad and scary though. And it does sound a wee bit fishy to me too