synjay6661
Member
Ive been wondering because im looking at getting one and I want to know what will go with him because I dont want it to be alone but I guess if it has to be it will so can anyone help me out?
What Mates Are Good With Clown Trigger?
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j0hn rambo
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Keep it alone.. They snap down the road. My LFS had an adult and overnight it managed to kill a extra large lion fish by biting it in the only area spines aren't exposed well. It also killed another large fish in the tank.. can't remember what it was. I've personally never kept one but I don't hear many positive things about it with other tank-mates.
synjay6661
Member
Originally Posted by J0HN RAMBO
http:///forum/post/2912690
Keep it alone.. They snap down the road. My LFS had an adult and overnight it managed to kill a extra large lion fish by biting it in the only area spines aren't exposed well. It also killed another large fish in the tank.. can't remember what it was. I've personally never kept one but I don't hear many positive things about it with other tank-mates.
Well i have heard positve
But ya i mean would a 70g be good enough for it damn i was really looking forward to it shareing a tank with my lion but i would choose my lion over any C.T. any day
http:///forum/post/2912690
Keep it alone.. They snap down the road. My LFS had an adult and overnight it managed to kill a extra large lion fish by biting it in the only area spines aren't exposed well. It also killed another large fish in the tank.. can't remember what it was. I've personally never kept one but I don't hear many positive things about it with other tank-mates.
Well i have heard positve
But ya i mean would a 70g be good enough for it damn i was really looking forward to it shareing a tank with my lion but i would choose my lion over any C.T. any day
j0hn rambo
Member
IMO 70 isn't large enough to house a clown by itself when it's an adult. They grow pretty large. A 125 would probably be the best bet. I wouldn't put your clown with the lion, I think it would nip at it's long fins. The lion that got killed was actually much bigger than the clown trigger, It got a huge chunk taken out of the back of his neck along the spinal cord.
kjr_trig
Active Member
There are people that have had "good" Clown Triggers for a few years, the problem is they eventually turn into Clown Triggers, this is a fish that I would love to have in a community tank someday, but discretion has been the better part of valor thus far.....This is a highly risky fish to keep with other fish.
synjay6661
Member
Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2912814
There are people that have had "good" Clown Triggers for a few years, the problem is they eventually turn into Clown Triggers, this is a fish that I would love to have in a community tank someday, but discretion has been the better part of valor thus far.....This is a highly risky fish to keep with other fish.
Ya i know what u mean
But i cant have a clown trigger tearing my fish apart i would love to own one but i love the fish i have much more so i guess a clown is deffinetiy outta the picture i guess
http:///forum/post/2912814
There are people that have had "good" Clown Triggers for a few years, the problem is they eventually turn into Clown Triggers, this is a fish that I would love to have in a community tank someday, but discretion has been the better part of valor thus far.....This is a highly risky fish to keep with other fish.
Ya i know what u mean
But i cant have a clown trigger tearing my fish apart i would love to own one but i love the fish i have much more so i guess a clown is deffinetiy outta the picture i guess
lkgrenegade22
Member
I've have always heard that clown triggers eventually snap. I saw one in a 1500G tank last night and he was pacing the acrylic like a crazed fish the entire time I was there.
synjay6661
Member
Originally Posted by LKGRenegade22
http:///forum/post/2913098
I've have always heard that clown triggers eventually snap. I saw one in a 1500G tank last night and he was pacing the acrylic like a crazed fish the entire time I was there.
lol!
Ya i talked to my girl (she was the one who really wanted it) told her i was like
"listen baby, I cant have your fish tearing my fish apart! so how about this we spend a couple extra *cough*hundred*cough* dollars and buy a Dragon Morey eel!
No joke she goes just like this
"your coughs not going away from that cold you have had these past days"
i just look at her and smile and go nope so what do u say we do that instead so goes ok and smiles
i was like SHES A KEEPER!
http:///forum/post/2913098
I've have always heard that clown triggers eventually snap. I saw one in a 1500G tank last night and he was pacing the acrylic like a crazed fish the entire time I was there.
lol!
Ya i talked to my girl (she was the one who really wanted it) told her i was like
"listen baby, I cant have your fish tearing my fish apart! so how about this we spend a couple extra *cough*hundred*cough* dollars and buy a Dragon Morey eel!
No joke she goes just like this
"your coughs not going away from that cold you have had these past days"
i just look at her and smile and go nope so what do u say we do that instead so goes ok and smiles
i was like SHES A KEEPER!
synjay6661
Member
Originally Posted by Pumper
http:///forum/post/2913505
Live rock is a good tank m8 for a clown trigger.
ya but that bad part its the only tank m8 for it
http:///forum/post/2913505
Live rock is a good tank m8 for a clown trigger.
ya but that bad part its the only tank m8 for it
crimzy
Active Member
Clown triggers are ok with other aggressives... but DEFINITELY not a lion. Most other triggers would be ok, along with most groupers and aggressive eels. Even angels, aggressive tangs and wrasses could be ok.
The trick with the CT is simply to provide adequate space and hiding places for tankmates. In a 70 gallon, any fish will eventually get mutilated, and the CT will outgrow the tank by itself. But in a 200-300 gallon tank, filled with caves and caverns, you could house the trigger indefinitely with other aggressives. Something may get picked on here or there but for the most part the fish tend to do well for a long time.
Now this may all go out the window when you have a 12" trigger stalking the tank. But that would take quite a while...
The trick with the CT is simply to provide adequate space and hiding places for tankmates. In a 70 gallon, any fish will eventually get mutilated, and the CT will outgrow the tank by itself. But in a 200-300 gallon tank, filled with caves and caverns, you could house the trigger indefinitely with other aggressives. Something may get picked on here or there but for the most part the fish tend to do well for a long time.
Now this may all go out the window when you have a 12" trigger stalking the tank. But that would take quite a while...
mboswell1982
Active Member
Originally Posted by SYNJAY6661
http:///forum/post/2913487
lol!
Ya i talked to my girl (she was the one who really wanted it) told her i was like
"listen baby, I cant have your fish tearing my fish apart! so how about this we spend a couple extra *cough*hundred*cough* dollars and buy a Dragon Morey eel!
No joke she goes just like this
"your coughs not going away from that cold you have had these past days"
i just look at her and smile and go nope so what do u say we do that instead so goes ok and smiles
i was like SHES A KEEPER!
thats how my girl is man, i tell her i want big tanks, she goes, ok baby, but can i have one too, i say sure, she goes, but baby, i want em relaly big, so, once we buy our own house, we're getting a pair of custom built 250's
http:///forum/post/2913487
lol!
Ya i talked to my girl (she was the one who really wanted it) told her i was like
"listen baby, I cant have your fish tearing my fish apart! so how about this we spend a couple extra *cough*hundred*cough* dollars and buy a Dragon Morey eel!
No joke she goes just like this
"your coughs not going away from that cold you have had these past days"
i just look at her and smile and go nope so what do u say we do that instead so goes ok and smiles
i was like SHES A KEEPER!
thats how my girl is man, i tell her i want big tanks, she goes, ok baby, but can i have one too, i say sure, she goes, but baby, i want em relaly big, so, once we buy our own house, we're getting a pair of custom built 250's
lkgrenegade22
Member
Originally Posted by Pumper
http:///forum/post/2913505
Live rock is a good tank m8 for a clown trigger.
This is pretty funny.
http:///forum/post/2913505
Live rock is a good tank m8 for a clown trigger.
This is pretty funny.
hlcroghan
Active Member
Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2913558
thats how my girl is man, i tell her i want big tanks, she goes, ok baby, but can i have one too, i say sure, she goes, but baby, i want em relaly big, so, once we buy our own house, we're getting a pair of custom built 250's
That is freakin awesome.....anytime a girl will one up you with money on a hobby that you like you need to keep them around. i am like that with my bf......he rides atv's. i don't and now i want one and all the cool equipment that goes with it....
http:///forum/post/2913558
thats how my girl is man, i tell her i want big tanks, she goes, ok baby, but can i have one too, i say sure, she goes, but baby, i want em relaly big, so, once we buy our own house, we're getting a pair of custom built 250's
That is freakin awesome.....anytime a girl will one up you with money on a hobby that you like you need to keep them around. i am like that with my bf......he rides atv's. i don't and now i want one and all the cool equipment that goes with it....
srfisher17
Active Member
Please never put a CT (or most triggers) in with a lion It isn't a question of if the lion will be shredded, its when. Some of the larger, speedy wrasse can often be good tankmates. Bottom line: IMO, a 70 gal is not nearly big enough, long-term, for a CT anyway. CTs get huge.
synjay6661
Member
Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2913558
thats how my girl is man, i tell her i want big tanks, she goes, ok baby, but can i have one too, i say sure, she goes, but baby, i want em relaly big, so, once we buy our own house, we're getting a pair of custom built 250's
NICE!
we deff know how to pick them!
http:///forum/post/2913558
thats how my girl is man, i tell her i want big tanks, she goes, ok baby, but can i have one too, i say sure, she goes, but baby, i want em relaly big, so, once we buy our own house, we're getting a pair of custom built 250's
NICE!
we deff know how to pick them!
synjay6661
Member
Originally Posted by hlcroghan
http:///forum/post/2914130
That is freakin awesome.....anytime a girl will one up you with money on a hobby that you like you need to keep them around. i am like that with my bf......he rides atv's. i don't and now i want one and all the cool equipment that goes with it....
Amen to what you are saying on this!
My girl came into our relationship know i love animals but not how much lol,she cam in look at my tank a her eyes light up and i told all about it i mean we sat in my living for for 3+ hrs just talking baout saltwater fish it was kinda nerdy but i was letting her knoe what it takes and she loves it. So ya i mean like u said if u find a partner who loves it like u then rock on!
http:///forum/post/2914130
That is freakin awesome.....anytime a girl will one up you with money on a hobby that you like you need to keep them around. i am like that with my bf......he rides atv's. i don't and now i want one and all the cool equipment that goes with it....
Amen to what you are saying on this!
My girl came into our relationship know i love animals but not how much lol,she cam in look at my tank a her eyes light up and i told all about it i mean we sat in my living for for 3+ hrs just talking baout saltwater fish it was kinda nerdy but i was letting her knoe what it takes and she loves it. So ya i mean like u said if u find a partner who loves it like u then rock on!
mboswell1982
Active Member
Originally Posted by SYNJAY6661
http:///forum/post/2914182
NICE!
we deff know how to pick them!
u got that right brother
http:///forum/post/2914182
NICE!
we deff know how to pick them!
u got that right brother
crypt keeper
Active Member
Originally Posted by hlcroghan
http:///forum/post/2914130
That is freakin awesome.....anytime a girl will one up you with money on a hobby that you like you need to keep them around. i am like that with my bf......he rides atv's. i don't and now i want one and all the cool equipment that goes with it....
you sound like my woman. I have a bike she wants one. I told her I want to a big tank. She wants to buy the skimmer and lights for it. Gotta love a good woman. She controls the bank account but she is a good woman lol.
http:///forum/post/2914130
That is freakin awesome.....anytime a girl will one up you with money on a hobby that you like you need to keep them around. i am like that with my bf......he rides atv's. i don't and now i want one and all the cool equipment that goes with it....
you sound like my woman. I have a bike she wants one. I told her I want to a big tank. She wants to buy the skimmer and lights for it. Gotta love a good woman. She controls the bank account but she is a good woman lol.
synjay6661
Member
Originally Posted by crypt keeper
http:///forum/post/2914519
you sound like my woman. I have a bike she wants one. I told her I want to a big tank. She wants to buy the skimmer and lights for it. Gotta love a good woman. She controls the bank account but she is a good woman lol.
lol ya cant go wrong with it i mean a good woman is hard to come by and when they do u better give it all u got to make it work
http:///forum/post/2914519
you sound like my woman. I have a bike she wants one. I told her I want to a big tank. She wants to buy the skimmer and lights for it. Gotta love a good woman. She controls the bank account but she is a good woman lol.
lol ya cant go wrong with it i mean a good woman is hard to come by and when they do u better give it all u got to make it work