willmiller82
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has anyone had any success with triggers in there reef?
reef safe triggers
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dpittman
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I have two triggers in my reef tank - along with two anemones, several SPS corals, cleaner shrimp, snails, tangs, clowns, etc. A blue jaw and a sargassum trigger. Nigers are 50/50. My brother has one in his reef and has been ok so far but he is small. Pink tails often work as well. In my opinion look for one of the triggers from the xanthichthys family - crosshatch, bluejaw, sargassum.
Big key - get them as small as possible and introduce last.
Big key - get them as small as possible and introduce last.
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alti
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i had a niger and a picasso in my reef, but i had to get rid of them because it was a constant hassle to keep the nitrates down.
willmiller82
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Dpittman how big is your tank. im thinking about setting up a nintey gallon and i was just trying to figure out what kind of fish i want to put in there.
jonthefb
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the only one i have seen as beign reef safe, adn again im not totally sure aobut this is th eblue jaw as dpittman stated above. the lfs i used to work at got them in all the time, however, i really dotn know if id consider them totally reef safe or not. i guess you have to buy your ticket and take your chances!
good luck
jon
good luck
jon
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celticsun
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OH my god!
OK a simple thought here would be no and I mean NO! you may love your reef tank and you may love your trigger but to put them into your reef tank together....I guess most of you are looking in the long run to see nothing but sand in your tanks. Trigger love corals....not as pals...but as a side dish, if you feed them well you might get lucky. If they ever get extra hungry, say bye bye to some of your corals or some of your live rock. For now a few of you are dancing the thin line but its in their nature to eat the things we think are cool looking...to them its a nice ceaser salad!
I guess if you really want to do it...go ahead, but if you ever need to try to deter them from muching on the corals. In the future try feeding them Ocra, we do at the aquarium....and it works. They get better nutrients from that, than on the coral.
Good Luck,
celticsun
OK a simple thought here would be no and I mean NO! you may love your reef tank and you may love your trigger but to put them into your reef tank together....I guess most of you are looking in the long run to see nothing but sand in your tanks. Trigger love corals....not as pals...but as a side dish, if you feed them well you might get lucky. If they ever get extra hungry, say bye bye to some of your corals or some of your live rock. For now a few of you are dancing the thin line but its in their nature to eat the things we think are cool looking...to them its a nice ceaser salad!
I guess if you really want to do it...go ahead, but if you ever need to try to deter them from muching on the corals. In the future try feeding them Ocra, we do at the aquarium....and it works. They get better nutrients from that, than on the coral.
Good Luck,
celticsun
dpittman
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I am still trying to find a small crosshatch - 4-5 inches or less. Problem is that they don't really develop their color until they are larger so they don't ever catch the small ones. I think the average size of collection is around 8 inches and I find that a little risky to put in my tank. The search continues!
dpittman
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I can find ya a sargassum trigger - I just got mine couple of weeks ago - this is the time of the year they are available is what they are telling me. This is the first one I have seen in person and it is quite spectacular. Price was really good too. Personality is exactly the same as the blue jaw. Not only are they good reef fish but in my opinion one of the best. Totally friendly. Both triggers get along fine and not pissy like tangs.
Shoot me an email DPittman@seattlemortgage.com
Shoot me an email DPittman@seattlemortgage.com
dpittman
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Picasso's are not reef safe. What we are talking about is planktonic triggers. There are some great trigger fish to choose from for a reef tank. That said there are some planktonic triggers that may or may not act differently when stuck in a small box of water (nigers and pinktails) There are 4 triggers to choose from in the xanthicthys family - one of 'em is a deep water fish and prefers dim lighting -- The bluejaw/bluechin, sargassum and crosshatch make excelletnt reef fish. These are your best choices for a reef tank. I have yet to know or hear of anyone that has had problems with these fish in a reef. They are simply overlooked because they are triggers.