can i keep it in my reef tank??
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fishieness
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im just wondering... what type of trigger is it? it almost looks like a tassel filefish to me, but that jsut might be the quality of the picture.
triggers are agressive preditory fish. A Niger is the only type that i have seen in a reef set up. They will eat many other types of fish smaller than themselves as well as crabs, snails, shrimps, and hermits. Also they have been known to pick at corals. I think it is highly unlikely.
what size tank is it?
triggers are agressive preditory fish. A Niger is the only type that i have seen in a reef set up. They will eat many other types of fish smaller than themselves as well as crabs, snails, shrimps, and hermits. Also they have been known to pick at corals. I think it is highly unlikely.
what size tank is it?
fishieness
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well i am telling you right now you cannot keep him in there. Triggers get very large. An undelated will fit in a 50 gallon, but besides that you would need a 75 gallon tankg or bigger.
do you have a place to put the little fellow?
good luck
do you have a place to put the little fellow?
good luck
stuckinfla
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your from Miami?? Where did you get it?
stuckinfla
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Originally Posted by tthemadd1
That is an awesome looking fish..
I must need glasses. IMO its barely visable.
That is an awesome looking fish..
I must need glasses. IMO its barely visable.
celacanthr
Active Member
its a filefish isnt it? notice the dip on the bottom of it and the strong sharp fin on top.
zephyrlily
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I think its a tassle filefish. They're peaceful but not reef-safe and will eventually need a large tank. You should find a home for him soon, in the mean time feed him mysis shrimp and meaty foods. He is cute though. How did he end up in your tank?
celacanthr
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yep
and yep
to themadd's question
and yep
to themadd's question
jdreef
Member
sorry for not writing back i was gassing up the car i was at Miami Beach in the water with my mom and there was seaweed ...so when i picked some up to throw it the little fish flew on to my moms
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....and thats how i got him would you guys like to see more pictures??? :happyfish
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....and thats how i got him would you guys like to see more pictures??? :happyfish
golfish
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Originally Posted by JDReef
.so when i picked some up to throw it the little fish flew on to my moms
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....and thats how i got him would you guys like to see more pictures??? :happyfish
Of the fish or your moms (never mind) What ever it is its too big for your tank...I'm talking about the fish.
.so when i picked some up to throw it the little fish flew on to my moms
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....and thats how i got him would you guys like to see more pictures??? :happyfish
Of the fish or your moms (never mind) What ever it is its too big for your tank...I'm talking about the fish.
stuckinfla
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Thats what I thought, thats why I asked where you got it. Its a Sargasum(sp). I did the same thing. They hide in the floating seawead. Did you happen to notice how BIG its mouth is? It will eat your other fish if it can fit it. As for reef safe, I don't know. I released mine the same day after I found out what it was.
stuckinfla
Active Member
Originally Posted by golfish
Of the fish or your moms (never mind) What ever it is its too big for your tank...I'm talking about the fish.
Of the fish or your moms (never mind) What ever it is its too big for your tank...I'm talking about the fish.