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aquaknight

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by NigerBang
http:///forum/post/2934527
Are you serious?? Shrimp is part of the natural diet....
Yes. Xanthichthys (Blue Jaw, Sargassum, and Crosshatch) genus triggerfish are planktivores, and should leave shrimp alone as they are not part of their diet, especially ornamental shrimp. Blue Jaws are an ever increasing popular reef tank fish, along side the other except to the also rule, Genicanthus angelfish, which are also planktivores and are also completely reef safe.
 
nigerbang

nigerbang

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"Will learn to associate you with feedings and can be trained to eat from your hand. Be careful when working in a tank housing this fish as it may bite your hand. It is safest to feed Triggerfish with feeding tongs as hand feeding will often cause accidental biting. Feed a varied diet of meaty crustacean and fish flesh. Many commercially prepared frozen foods have a meat based trigger formula. To maintain body weight of this fish it is recommended to feed 2 or 3 times a day."
"Food: Xanthichthys ringens (Sargassum triggerfish) eats a varied diet in the wild, that includs crabs, sea urchins and zooplankton. In an aquarium, it can be fed cut fish fillet, shrimp, and clams etcetera."
Diet Information: Carnivorous - Does well with a varied diet of mysis shrimp, krill and other protein based frozen foods.
"The Crosshatch Triggerfish requires a varied diet of meaty foods including squid, krill, clams, small fish, and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down its ever-growing teeth."
Just to quote a few since I cant post Links here
At anyrate... A 120 is to small to support a Trigger for the long haul anyways..
 
jdl

jdl

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2934544
Yes. Xanthichthys (Blue Jaw, Sargassum, and Crosshatch) genus triggerfish are planktivores, and should leave shrimp alone as they are not part of their diet, especially ornamental shrimp. Blue Jaws are an ever increasing popular reef tank fish, along side the other except to the also rule, Genicanthus angelfish, which are also planktivores and are also completely reef safe.
get the red tail/Sargassum over the blue jaw. Everyone has a blue jaw these days.
mine never touches any of my inverts including shrimp, snails and hermits. I've even added some of them many months after the red tail was in the tank.
 
reefaholic33

reefaholic33

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Velvet fairy wrasse!! Thanks for putting the thought in my head about the fairy wrasses. I also think I'm gonna order a blue throat. I have also been looking at some other tangs and liked the flame fin. But do you think he is too close of a shape to the yellow?
 
crypt keeper

crypt keeper

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Make sure you get a male blue throat. Not a female. The females are ugly compared to a male. what about a smaller angel like a coral beauty or flame angel? Stay smaller full of color and reef safe.
 
subielover

subielover

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Originally Posted by crypt keeper
http:///forum/post/2935550
what about a smaller angel like a coral beauty or flame angel? Stay smaller full of color and reef safe.
I wouldn't say reef safe, they are prone to nipping coral. Sometimes they are reef safe, but definitely not 100%.
 
crypt keeper

crypt keeper

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Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2935557
I wouldn't say reef safe, they are prone to nipping coral. Sometimes they are reef safe, but definitely not 100%.

as do tangs on occasion. People dont stop buying them for reef tanks. Look at the reef section lots of people have Flame Angels.
 
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