blue jaw trigger?

[Pico1]

What do you guys think about a blue jaw trigger in a reef tank? They are zooplankton eaters and have a maximum size of 8". Do you guys think it would nip at my corals/clams/fish? Anyone have any experience? TIA.

 

[loup]

i have a blue throat in my reef. He hasn't been a problem. Pretty mellow fellow, just eats like a pig. I've read that most problem occur when there are a pair of them in a tank. Other than that, mine's grew from 3" to a 4" in the year I've had him. The only issue is they like to swim fast and tend to break those pretty stick.

 

[kdblove_99]

had one also and he never messed with any of my corals

 

[pv1191]

What size tank would work for one of these? I'm going to upgrade soon and I thought all triggers were out of the question for a reef.

 

[Pico1]

lou, YGPM.

 

[SEAREEF]

we have a pair in our 225 gal sps lps zoas tank GREAT fish

 

[Pico1]

Thanks for all the replies. Anyone know if you can keep him with clams?

 

[SEAREEF]

they dont touch mine

 

[SEAREEF]

I know there are others but these are the triggers Ive seen in a reef do well

blue jaws
niger trigger ( i feel this fish is questionable) fish are like people some will some wont

cross hatch

 

[Pico1]

Thanks for all the info.! I just added him to the tank. He is kind of a wimp; the only other fish in the tank are chromis and he locked himself between the rocks in a cave. :lol: I'll post a picture of him when he comes out.

 

[kdblove_99]

He is pretty big also. Saw him at Your Reef yesterday with sold on the tank.

Nice fish

 

[Pico1]

Yeah he's a good 5". I wouldn't have made John hold him but I was already attached to that one, he was so funny when I would feed him and he has a TON of personality. He would spit water at me right before I fed him and he would run away from the mysis in terror.

 

[SEAREEF]

thats cool ,I once had a clown trigger that did the same thing ,I actually trained him to spit all the time ........