Trigger with corals???

[jaimal]

I have a Niger Trigger and a snowflake eel and I want to add a coral. Will there be a problem and are there certain corals that will work and some that wont. I have plenty of live rock and my readings are great.

 

[eric18]

most of the time u cant keep triggers with corals but i have heard that that nigers are an exception sometimes. THere unpredidtable it would be taking a chance

 

[grouperhead]

i would NEVER add a trigger with corals. i dont care what anyone else says about keeping them with corals, it will not work out! it is a time bomb waiting to explode! the trigger will figure out that the coral is a tasty treat, and a very expensive one at that. if you want aggressive fish, do agressive. if you want a reef, do that. but dont mix the two as it wont work out. bo

 

[jacksonpt]

From what I have heard, you shouldn't have any problems with the snowflake and corals. I think the snowflake would only give you problems with smaller fish. I have a niger trigger in my reef, and from my experience, the niger is just fine in a reef. He is more aggressive towards fish than he is toward corals or inverts. I've never seen my niger pick at any of my inverts (hermits, CBS, starfish, emerald crab, etc.) or any of my corals. He did show some aggression towards a very small fire goby once. The goby was significantly smaller than the niger, and it didn't last long in the tank. That is the only time he has ever gotten aggressive.
That's just my experience, so take it for what it's worth.

 

[jaimal]

Mine is pretty passive he dosent act aggresive towards any of my inverts. Are there any certain corals I should try perhaps ones that arent soo delicious I want to give it a try I dont want to turn my whole tank reef I just thought a coral would be a fun experiance.