Humu Humu Trigger & Shrimps

texasmetal

Active Member
Originally Posted by crypt keeper
http:///forum/post/2927331
man I hate to laugh but that was funny as hell to picture.

Right. It's a shame no one gave you a straight forward answer when you asked.
Yeah... um... there are some really good books out there. It's nice to have them on hand, because unlike the forums, the answer is right there in front of you when you need it and you don't have to hope someone answers your questions ASAP. And then you don't have to worry about people going way off subject and not answering your primary question.
Triggers are aggressive period. Some will bully other big, mean fish, some won't. Niger triggers are about as docile as it gets for triggers, Clowns are on the other end of the spectrum. Huma Huma are somewhere in the middle. ALL of them will eat crustaceans.
Remember, these are wild creatures. In the ocean they only coexist because there is an almost infinite amount of space for them to live in, rocks for them to hide in, and their populations are in much higher numbers.
I wish my octopus would be friends with a puffer. But, alas, reality doesn't dictate that a highly predatory fish can share a small space with a highly predatory mollusk.
 

srfisher17

Active Member
Originally Posted by usirchchris
http:///forum/post/2927275
...this was a surprise?? You must research grasshoppa', or I fear it will be a long bumpy road...and you will grow to resent your new expensive hobby.
IMO, this is the most informative post on this thread. Two minutes of research will tell you that triggers eat inverts; I'd sure get in that habit asap. Unfortunately, most lfs are very poor sources of info.
 

kittyc599

New Member
We just moved and during our move ALL our fish (Lion fish, clown, wrasse, shrimp, crabs, and some others) dies. The only one that lived was our Humu Trigger, and one of our tanks broke (b/c had the lion and trigger in seperate tank. But yes, they eat coral and about any fish that is small enough they also pick on others (it would bite at the lion fish when feeding them). BUT I do love our lil' Humu he is def fun to watch... but yeah, triggers can only be put w/certain fish like TOUGH clowns, wrasse's IF same size or bigger, angels, sometimes tangs but not always, puffer fish, and urches
 
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