swelled belly clown trigger

[2batrigger]

I have a small baby clown trigger that i could not resist buying for only $20.00 at lfs. I've had a medium clown that has always done well but the babies I've bought always with in a couple of weeks get a swelled belly that is not due to overfeeding. Is their livers swelling or what? The one I have now is going quickly. Anything I can do to save it? It is about the size of a nickel.

 

[triga22]

Not sure exactly the reason but most baby clown triggers do not do well. Its best to buy them when they are older. Juts my .02

 

[2batrigger]

I know my older one has always done well. Just wondering if anyone has ever cured this. I knew going in it was a risk. The same happened to others I tried.

 

[craig_08]

The baby clown triggers have a very high mortality rate due to the method of capture from the wild. The fishermen use cyanide to catch them and for some reason it takes a while before they kick the bucket. You could be right with the liver thing.

 

[sankysyuck]

Also could be internal parasites, Baby Clown Triggers like already stated in this post do very poorly. What size tank do you have? A Clown Trigger will ultamately need a 150 gallon tank or larger and can be peaceful at first but become a you know what overnight. Yes they are cute when they're small but they are an extremely aggressive fish and a bad choice for most tanks.

 

[calmplex2g]

Dam this is messed up..i was gonna get me 1 of these today at lfs...for $40.00 ....Yeah i know exspensive...but at that price i dont want it to die...what was u feeding your fish..any methods available to try to fight this issue?

 

[2batrigger]

Originally Posted by Calmplex2g
Dam this is messed up..i was gonna get me 1 of these today at lfs...for $40.00 ....Yeah i know exspensive...but at that price i dont want it to die...what was u feeding your fish..any methods available to try to fight this issue?
he died

Third time i tried one would have to advise against purchasing one.. get a bigger one. The bigger one i have has always been fine.

fed the babe brine, trigger food, mysis, krill, angelbutterfly food, clams and squid