Clown Trigger and what other inhabitants? size tank?

fishygurl

fishygurl

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My mom wants me or you guys/girls to put together a list of inhabitants including any inverts that may be able to go with her favorite fish the CLOWN TRIGGER she is dead set on getting a clown trigger. these are some other fish that she likes
Fish:
Clown Trigger
green wolf eel
snowflake eel
any other eel
any other triggers
shark--ones that can be kept in a tank thats reasonable (300 or lower)
stingrays any that would be able to be kept in a 300 or lower?
jellyfish?
lionfish?
she loves tangs like...
powder blue
naso
powder brown
etc.
so any tangs?
Mainly list all of the fish/inverts you know of that can be kept with a Clown trigger and that can be in a 300 gallon or less tank for it's whole life?
Any help would be appreciated!
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Definitely no sharks, jellyfish, or rays with any type of trigger. The trigger will bite their eyes out.
If you were to even attempt a lionfish, it would have to be a MUCH larger volitan. Even then, it is very risky.
You could probably get away with a larger, more aggressive eel, maybe a large tang like a sohol, a passer angel would be aggressive enough, a larger puffer would do fine in there, wrasses like a lunare or bird wrasse would be okay, other aggressive triggers would be fine, etc.
 
russy pelican

russy pelican

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I've kept many triggers for years, and have had no problems with smaller morays, such as zebra and snowflakes... except for once -when an undulated began to eat a good-sized snowflake from the tail tip upward!
As clowns go, I've had better luck with larger fish (tangs, groupers, etc.) than other triggers. This is just one person's observation, but they seem to be more concerned with another trigger in their territory than a very different fish, in my experience. I think jellyfish are (obviously) out of the question, and lionfish aren't something I would try personally. Even if the clown trigger left it alone, they are such aggressive feeders that could cause difficulty. Sharks and rays, as well, I'd avoid. Good luck!
 
xdave

xdave

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IMO, keep him in his own tank. He will get huge and pay a lot of attention to you when you're in the room.
Watch your body parts in the tank. A friend of mine had one in a 150. When he, the fish that is, was about 10 my friend knocked something into the tank and reached in to grab it. The trigger bit through his arm and a large section of bone. He had to have steel rods put in to replace it.
 
durgeonman

durgeonman

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Originally Posted by xDave
IMO, keep him in his own tank. He will get huge and pay a lot of attention to you when you're in the room.
Watch your body parts in the tank. A friend of mine had one in a 150. When he, the fish that is, was about 10 my friend knocked something into the tank and reached in to grab it. The trigger bit through his arm and a large section of bone. He had to have steel rods put in to replace it.
:scared:
 
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surfinusa

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Originally Posted by xDave
IMO, keep him in his own tank. He will get huge and pay a lot of attention to you when you're in the room.
Watch your body parts in the tank. A friend of mine had one in a 150. When he, the fish that is, was about 10 my friend knocked something into the tank and reached in to grab it. The trigger bit through his arm and a large section of bone. He had to have steel rods put in to replace it.
that is very scary :scared:
 
xdave

xdave

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That fish had been hand fed his whole life too. He was a show fish that was removed from the tank and taken to shows at least 6 times a year. The guy was a show judge so he definitely knew about fish.
Not as scary as raising several generations of an animal and almost getting killed like what happened with Siegfried and Roy.
 
xdave

xdave

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Nope. In fact my oldest daughter, now in her mid twenties, still brings that guy up every time somebody mentions a fish show, or a show judge, or my tanks or trophies, or anything remotely related. He was a judge at almost every show I entered as well as most of the auctions. He would always show her his arm. There's a piece of his lower arm muscle about the size of half a tennis ball missing and you can see where the rod is. Pretty gross.
 
xdave

xdave

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As far as tank mates, if you go that way, fast fish do better than tough aggressive ones. Triggers aren't that good of swimmers, but they can certainly defend themselves against would be aggressors.
 
xdave

xdave

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Originally Posted by ocellaris_keeper
Clown Trigger = Dr. Evil
I suggest you add some damsels in with Dr. Evil. that'll be lots of fun and they can avoid Dr. Evil
Especially a school of 3 or more. That would be like a bomber trying to catch a squadron of jet fighters.

My favorite for a marine "dither fish" is the Scissor Tail Goby. They float in place irresistibly twitching their tails, but if something goes after them they are so fast they seem to time warp to another part of the tank. Keep that lid closed though, I've seen them jump 8'! I also like them because although they just look dark bluish gray in photos, they're actually very iridescent. They are very hardy, thrive on flake food, and get about 5".
 
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