Everyone's take on a blue jaw trigger?

[adonis311]

I love triggerfish. They are, hands down, my favorite kind of fish. If I could have a one million gallon fish tank with nothing but layers and schools of triggers of all sorts I'd be the happiest fishkeeper. I would feed them schools of sardines and mackral and name each and every one of them a seperate but cute name. Unfortunately all I have is a 75 gallon REEF TANK. We all know about triggers and reefs, but I have heard that Blue Jaw triggerfish may not present the horror and carnage something like, say, a picasso would on my corals and passive fish. What does anyone else know about this filthy rumor?

 

[deejeff442]

the blue throat wont bother corals .mine didnt bother the snails or crabs .but i had 3 shrimp and he made short time out of them.also if they think your finger is food they will bite you.i know this first hand.but they are a great fish for a fowlr and some corals for sure.

 

[eric b 125]

my understanding is that blue jaw and pink tail triggers are the safest for reefs. i've seen people with cross hatch triggers in their reefs as well. i dont think i would keep any of the above in a 75 gallon, though

 

[deejeff442]

yea 75 is a bit small for sure.mine was in my 150 then to my 250.he used up the whole tank.they will knock over corals also.but if i had a fowlr tank i would get another one.

 

[adonis311]

Not even a juvi blue jaw?

 

[deejeff442]

what are you going to do when it grows?i had 3 tangs in a 90 for a few years no problem they were small then i went to a 150.if you plan a bigger tank and the fish is 1-2 inch i say fine but dont plan this long term they will get verry nasty growing up in a 75

 

[adonis311]

Well I'm definately planning on a tank upgrade probably sometime in the next few years to 150 gals or more. I get what you're saying though. The last thing I want is a trigger having to grow into cramped conditions.

 

[smallreef]

Yeah a blue jaw is good with corals and most hard shelled inverts (when he is small) as he grows... they turn into food
I had one, it didnt grow as fast as my humma humma or niger so it could be okay in your 75 for up to 2 years.. but they do love shrimp...
The blue jaw and crosshatch are the only ones i know that dont NORMALLY mess with corals on purpose..