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