Corals for food for Triggers?

[benihuma]

Since triggers come from reef environments, would it be good to feed them corals from time to time, or would it be bad for the tank? I have access to corals at a heavy discount and was curious about feeding them to my triggers as a treat. Let me know.
Ben

 

[topfish2]

I'm sure your triggers will love this treat, but I'm not sure about your tank, I don't know much about reef stuff.

 

[underthesea]

granted it is good to give fish what they eat in the wild but you do not want to just kill corals to feed your fish. I would and i am sure plenty of other people on this board with reefs would be quit upset that someone would feed corals to there fish. Corals in the wild are depleating fast enough we do not need to be putting more of an impact on that then we do now. I would feed the trigger meaty foods life shrimp and small pieces of fish versis corals

 

[trigahappynigerog]

there are some fish that rely on eating corals to survive like some butterflies. i wouldnt buy corals just to feed triggers, if you get the same deal with damsels that would be a better idea and more exciting to watch. but if you have a reef set up and some soft corals are growing fast it wouldnt be a problem...