Clown Trigger for $65...Do I buy it?

[davidcanupp]

I have a 55 gallon (I know, too small for a Clown Trigger, but I could upgrade soon). My lfs has what I consider a pretty amazing deal on this fish. He is small right now (1.5 inches) and they have had him for over 1 month. I have seen him eat and he very healthy. I wondered: should I buy him, and when he grows large enough to not get eaten, could he live happily with a 5 inch V-tail Grouper (Assumimg that my QTed Grouper starts eating again)? Also, how fast do these fish grow? Thanks for the advice!

 

[dlight692000]

well i dunno hwo much the shipping is on this website, i forget but they have a clown for 49 bucks but then you got shipping which i am assuming is about 30 bucks so go ahead get that clown, they grow as fast as you feed them, i have had mine since like december and he doesnt even look as if he grew a centimeter lol, clowns are on the more aggressive side so be careful, but that is a good deal, because believe when i say that the prices go up in the winter

 

[salttrigger]

THe price its ok.but just remember that your tank its gonna be to small for it.

 

[aquarius]

If he's the fish you really want, and is eating heathily with good color and behavior I'd do it. But only if your going to move him to a bigger tank in time. Triggers as a whole are an agressive fish that grow quite large in a relatively short time.

 

[davidcanupp]

I think that I am gonna buy him tommorrow...that is, if he is dtill there. I sure hope so. Getting a larger tank is constantly on my list of things to do so that won't be a problem. It will give me an excuse to get another tank. Thanks for the advice everyone! I will let you know when I get him.