Can a Clown Triggerfish Live With a Ocellaris Clownfish?
✗ Not recommended in most tanksVerdict from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. Score: 0/100.
Why
- Reef safety hard block: Not reef-safe — Clown Triggerfish will damage coral/inverts
- Faces pressure from 1 semi-aggressive tankmate (Clown Triggerfish)
It can work if…
- Reef safety concern — relocate or rehome before adding to a reef tank
Both species at a glance
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
- Aggression:
- aggressive
- Min tank:
- 20 gallons
- Reef safe:
- unsafe
- Diet:
- carnivore
Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
- Aggression:
- peaceful
- Min tank:
- 10 gallons
- Reef safe:
- safe
- Diet:
- omnivore