Biggest Queen Trigger I've seen in captivity

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  1. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    I have seen a humongous Queen Trigger on a dive on a purposely sunken Ferry boat way back in 1995 near West Palm Beach Fl.
    Here's a little Bio on the Dive site:

    Princess Anne Ferry
    Latitude: 26 47.60' N
    Longitude: 080 00.22' W
    The biggest and toughest wreck dive in the Palm Beach area in the non-technical class. A 350' car ferry, 60 feet wide and 60 feet high, was sunk for diving in 100 feet depths in 1993. Lies north/south and has been broken apart by storms. About 60' relief in several parts. There are always lots of fish. There is usually a swift current, and is in a state of collapse, so DANGEROUS to penetrate! Several divers have died in it's interior.

    Jerry (barbianj) however has the largest Queen Trigger I've ever seen in captivity! This things a brute!

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    Here's a FTS of Jerrys' main 300DD

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  3. DSC reef

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    Man that's impressive!
     
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  5. Matt Rogers

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    I can't get a sense of scale. Any other photos?
     
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    Jerry is a great guy! He's got videos of this fish on YouTube.
     
  7. 1.0reef

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    BIG MAMMA! IIRC she's over 20-22in long!
     
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    That's just crazy large. What steroids does he have that fish on?
     
  10. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Thanks everyone for the replies, I had to share that.

    Matt, It's the only photo I have, Jerry probably has gobs more. I think 1.0Reef is right- it's at least 22inches long.
    We're talking massive. When I was there, it was biting the front glass with it's teeth! There are all kinds of marks in the glass from it. It's currently in a 125 IIRC.
    He posts on 3Reef also - barbianj
     
  11. Matt Rogers

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    22" ? Wow. That is huge. I'd be nervous if my hands were in that tank!
     
  12. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    That thing is a giant. My LFS had a Clown Trigger about 18" that I thought was a beast til this one. The clown would also bite at the glass. They wanted to sell it to me for $200, but I was scared it would eat all the LR in my tank LOL