Blue throat trigger not eating & Hiding
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220g tank, 72x24x30
all fish are calm and not agressive at all.
got tangs, wrasses, clowns etc
MrTuskfish
Team RC
For one thing, triggers are predators and need meatier foods.
I beleive Rogger's reef food is complete
http://www.roggersreeffood.com/inde...ategory_id=25&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53
Wolverine
Premium Member
What tangs? What wrasses? What clowns? What sizes? I've seen any of the above, evening seemingly "calm" individuals bully more mild triggers.
MrTuskfish
Team RC
This stuff gets good reviews and they have a great ad; but I don't think any one food is sufficient for any fish, much less all fish. It sounds like you researched this food, now research blue jaw triggers. They are large, predatory fish that need meat. They also need hard stuff, like shrimp shells, because their teeth are constantly growing. I had a Blue Jaw, about 8", that I lost before moving. He would eat most fish under about 2 1/2". I can't imagine any trigger thriving on the food bits that pass through the little feeding screen in the Roggers ad. I have triggers that would rip the whole screen apart. Blue jaws are docile, for a trigger; but they are still triggers and triggers are not docile fish.
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Well, yesterday you were concerned with tang harassment in your 220 gallon tank. Keeping a fish such as a vlamingi (which will approach 2 feet in length) in a 220 gallon tank along with other tangs that are already not getting along is probably going down the road of further problems.
flfireman1
Wrasse aficionado
Try mysis shrimp for your blue throat. I added a male and later a female to my display. I have a purple tang that harrassed him pretty good and kept him in hidding. I added a mirror to the side of the tank and that diverted the tangs attention towards the mirror and away from the trigger. It took about two weeks but the male now is out of hiding and swimming around the tank.
Also they love to eat free floating food from the water column so your Roggers food might not be the best choice until he is eating well.
Also they love to eat free floating food from the water column so your Roggers food might not be the best choice until he is eating well.
oh I've put the rogger's reef food tru the mp60 hehe
it was all over the place haha
mirror trick did well for my tangs
so im gonna try mysis shrimp now!
MrTuskfish
Team RC
I must have missed the 3 weeks part when I read your first post. BJs are, perhaps, the shyest trigger and 3 weeks isn't fatal. But there may be more than just not eating going on with this fish---not hiding or swimming for 3 weeks sure sounds like more than a "I need a different food'' issue. Does he come out to investigate at all? Is he in QT or your main tank?
yes he does, but hes doesnt go far
I'm glad you said 3 weeks isnt fatal
I'm trying to feed a bit more...of everythign i can find...
but like you said, what a shy fish!! my pink tail took coupel hours that was it hehe
yeah, hes quiet, hangs out with my 2 shrimps. go figure haha
Wolverine
Premium Member
He may be leaving the shrimp alone, but he may also be one more reason the Bluejaw is reluctant to come out to eat.
nah I got this guy from friend 1 week ago
i got the blue throat 3 weeks ago, going on 4 weeks
flameangel88
New member
Which trigger is bigger? And the size difference? Blue throat are easy going but form what I've heard the pinktail is not. Triggers are usually not picky eaters from my experience. Hope everything works out.
I had a Blue Chin Trigger for 2 years before returning him to make room for a more appropriate fish. He was always active and at feeding time, would literally bite your fingers to get at the food. I would assume your fish is either frightened or sick. Did he go through any type of QT that would address gut parasites, ich, etc.? Is there any way to get a divider in the tank so that he can be isolated and safe, and given time to adjust to the new surroundings? Once acclimated, this tends to be a bold and active fish, but as was said already, you have some potentially big fish in your tank, in particular that Vlamini Tang. Look at the stats on the one for sale on DD.
