a niger and the inverts that suddenly died because of him

hexed

hexed

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ok so I've had a niger in my tank since I set it up basically. hes always been really aggresive during feeding but never really picked on the inverts. untill recently when he attacked and subsequently killed my cbs and 2 emerald crabs.
is this normal behavior? can I expect more of this?
if I want to keep the reef set up should I move him to an aggresive only tank?
 
griffin

griffin

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i would assume that is normal behavior considerring it is an aggresive fish and it is their instinct to be aggresive.
 
offshore80

offshore80

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The Niger is probably the closest you can come to a reef safe trigger. But, with that said he still is a trigger so as he matures he might go after a crustacean or two. Under the right conditions a Niger can get to 19" so, depending on his size you might want to think about a larger tank. They like meaty food what are you feeding him and how often?
 
offshore80

offshore80

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Well, sounds like he's eating good. But, they do like an occasional shrimp or crab. If he has gotten a taste of these and likes them you might be in trouble with him. You might want to consider not having a CBS or EC. And just go with hermits. Or just realize you might be replacing a shrimp or crab every so often.
 
hexed

hexed

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yeah thats what I was worried, I was kinda hoping he'd get a taste and not like it ha. no luck there. well I have a spare tank looks like I may be putting him, the puffer, and a my snowflake into an aggresive setup
 
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