Niger killed by lion sting

[unleashed]

 

[ledzep fan]

 

[lionfu411]

that stinks. but triggers do tend to nip at lions fins and if this lion was much bigger then its not hard to imagine him stinging it.
it is a little surprising though because nigers are usually one of the "lion-safe" triggers. if your husband wants another trigger look at either a bluethroat or pinktail trigger. they are much more peaceful towards lions

 

[saltfreak4]

I would like to have a maroon clown, a lion fish and some friendly

triggers. What do you guys think? I don't want anyone killing anyone else. These fish are kinda spensive.
Rena

 

[ams153]

Originally Posted by saltfreak4
I would like to have a maroon clown, a lion fish and some friendly

triggers. What do you guys think? I don't want anyone killing anyone else. These fish are kinda spensive.
Rena
you should probably start your own thread for your question.. but in general no triggers with lions its not a great idea!

 

[xdave]

That sounds like a 3 way tie of disaster. No anemone for the clowns protection cause the trigger will eat it. Then either the lion or trigger will eat the clown. Then the trigger will rip off the lions fins. Best case scenario the trigger lives.
When setting up a salt tank you are building a zoo of wild animals but only have 1 cage.

 

[pontius]

Originally Posted by xDave
That sounds like a 3 way tie of disaster. No anemone for the clowns protection cause the trigger will eat it. Then either the lion or trigger will eat the clown. Then the trigger will rip off the lions fins. Best case scenario the trigger lives.
When setting up a salt tank you are building a zoo of wild animals but only have 1 cage.
I don't think a fullgrown maroon clown would need much protection from being eaten. they grow to around 6" and are somewhat evil in their own right.

 

[cwgibson]

my niger doesnt touch my maroons or their anemenoe

 

[jon321]

Ive kept large 4" tomato clowns with large 10" volitan lions before. I dont think it would eat a decent sized clown. All you have to remember is the lion will grow MUCH faster than the clown...so if you get a small clown and a small lion...well you get the drift.
Jon

 

[unleashed]

my smaller vol lion about 9 inches long sucked one of maroons right out of the anenome and ate it .while i was watching ....grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.. but after he shook off the sting lol he left that anenome alone .but i wont ever buy a trigger of any type again

 

[iluvswfish]

I think it depends on the individual fishes. At a place I used to work we had a 12" Volitans in with a full grown maroon, a Niger trigger, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Regal Tang, Naso Tang, Foxface, SFE, and Dog Faced Puffer. The lion didn't eat the Maroon and the Trigger didn't pick on the lion but, the maroon did eventually harass the Naso to death. The Naso was very shy and not a good eater though. Other than that one death, everybody got along peacefully.

 

[whitey_028]

Did you ask the wrasse what happened for sure,I'd sue the lionfish for murder 1 and get forensics involved to do a fulll investigation... You could start by interogating them with metal halides...

 

[jam1e]

for a while I had a 2 inch Clown Trigger with a 5 inch Fuzzy Dwarf Lion .. the Trigger got to be about 6 inches in like 10 months so I took him out of the tank .. but the entire time I had no problems whatsoever with the trigger or the lion .. but I had to ween my Lion off live ghost shrimp before I added the trigger because live food would make the trigger more agressive .. in my experience with triggers if you get them while they're young (them being the last fish introduced into the tank) and let them be raised with the fish you're going to keep them with you'll have no problems .. tankmates were as follows .. a juvenile Blue Hippo Surgeon, a pair of snowflake morays .. the lion .. and the trigger .. the only problems i had were during feeding time the morays would fight for shrimp ... but neither was ever seriously damaged .. in fact I still have both morays and they're both in my 65 gallon ..

 

[rustyj]

I think the REAL problem is that when fish are stressed they tend to pick on others and become agressive. From over crowding, too small a tank, water temp & quality, feeding schedule and amounts all have an impact on their behavior. Of course there are times when it 'just happens naturally' but if the fish are content they will not usaully pick fights. If the tank was too crowded (wrasse and triggers need alot of room) than they will pick on other fish, notoriously lion fish because they dont swim fast and have those frilly fins are picked on. I would take a look at what made them agressive to such a large and dangerous predator before adding more fish. The fact that the wrasse also picked on the trigger makes me think it may have been under stress.