Trigger fish

[mr.p]

Anyone have any experience with a blue throat or niger trigger? i heard they are lesser aggressive triggers but not to sure. If put in a tank with a couple damsels and percula's already in, would the blue throat or niger trigger most likely eat the smaller fish? or attack. Say if the trigger is smaller 2 to 3 inches. thanks

 

[the reef]

Originally Posted by Mr.P
Anyone have any experience with a blue throat or niger trigger? i heard they are lesser aggressive triggers but not to sure. If put in a tank with a couple damsels and percula's already in, would the blue throat or niger trigger most likely eat the smaller fish? or attack. Say if the trigger is smaller 2 to 3 inches. thanks

I put one in my trigger tank and my huma killed him

 

[dave_15]

I keep my trigger with ocellaris, yellowtail blue, 3 spot damselfish and coral beauty with some hermits and stars..They do fine actually...
Here are some pictures (they arent great something is wrong with my camera).

 

[mr.p]

what kind of trigger is that?

 

[the reef]

Originally Posted by Mr.P
what kind of trigger is that?
not a clear photo but has to be a blue throat or a pink tailed

 

[mr.p]

I thought so man i like those they're so beautiful. Does your Blue throat ever show signs of aggression? what do you feed him also? I'm seriously debating about getting one or not. But i don't want to mess up the chemistry in my tank because everyone get's along just fine.

 

[dave_15]

Mine is a niger trigger (it shows colors of greenish, bluish or purple/pink)...my trigger is not agressive and i feed it frozen brineshrimp and hes doing good on this diet.

 

[bret61081]

I've had a Blue Throat for about a month now...no aggression at all. I have a large Maroon clown who comes and steals food from her. If I hold a piece of the freeze dried krill in the water, she'll come eat it while I'm holding it. If you do get one, make sure its in a large enough tank to swim, it is eating, and not hiding all the time. Just a few things to look for when picking one. The blue throat are ment to be more delicate then some of the others. Great little fish though with lots of personality!

 

[mr.p]

Thanks man. Do they need a lot of hiding places? or do they like open space? I really want one but i dont want it to eat my percula's. so i'm worried about that.

 

[larrynews]

my blue throat did not bother any corals or fish but he jumped out not to long ago...here he is

 

[dave_15]

my niger trigger sleeps in the live rock at night and then comes out and swims when light. I keep my trigger with an ocellaris now and they do fine the trigger doesnt atack it. :happyfish