Blue Throats Reef Safe ????

[assassinco97]

http://www.acropora.net/fish.htm

According to this website blue throat triggers are reef safe, which seems to be contradictory to everything I've ever read......But now after seeing this I want to add a trigger to my reef (mainly because I've always wanted one)

Does anyone here see a problem with this ----> please give as many feedbacks as possible as I truly want to make an informed decision.

Thanks
Ed

 

[blackwagon]

No real experience with them but i've read on here people have had sucess with them and also nigers in a reef.

 

[JENnKerry]

No trigger is reef safe. People just get lucky with them.

 

[Julio]

Blue Throat triggers are reef safe to a big extent, i know a lot of people who have them in theri reefs, the only thing they would eat would just be ornamental crabs.

 

[floridareefs]

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I had one for about 6 months, never bothered a thing. Like any saltwater fish or invert, theres always a chance when introducing it. If it does cause probs, dig er out .

 

[Wayner2]

I have 1 in my reef, about 4 months, it has never touched a thing, It certainly has an appetite for Mysis, I can actually here is teeth chattering through the glass when he's devouring a chunk of mysis, he's a bottomless pitt.

 

[B Pierce]

IMO blue throats are reef safe(along with sargassum and crosshatch trigggers)

These triggers feed mainly on zooplankton and do not feed on sessil inverts. You coudn't keep them with small fish, shirmps and crabs; but you could keep them with coral.

Some other people do sussesfully keep niger and pink tail triggers in a reef too.

Bill

 

[JENnKerry]

You coudn't keep them with small fish, shirmps and crabs; but you could keep them with coral.

IMO, crabs, snails and shrimps help make up a reef just as much as corals do. Alot of people think when they hear the word "reef", it's mainly about corals, but really it isn't.

 

[VolitanLioness]

IMO - Reef safe is a term that is used to loose in this hobby & a term I try to stay away from.

There is a Pinktail in TOTM, check it out http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/totm/index.htm

Kaye

 

[COreefer]

They are hit or miss...I had a Sargassum that took a liking to cleaner shrimp. The fish was so tame though, when I went to catch him I didn't need a net. I just picked him up with my hand.

 

[assassinco97]

OK well the person from reef exotics is stating that this fish won't bother my chromis or damsels...anyone have a say about that?? thanks for all the info so far I really appreciate it.....I leaning towards getting it if you guys don't think it will touch my damsels or chromis

Ed

 

[JENnKerry]

I wouldn't trust it.

 

[COreefer]

I think your damsels and chromis will be fine...

 

[assassinco97]

Ok so we have a tie......Anyone have damsels or chromis with a blue throat in their reef. I'll defer to those that have experience, but please chime in with your thoughts too

Ed

 

[COreefer]

Right now I have one in a 55 with a hawkfish, dwarfs lions and a solar wrasse. No problems. I kept a Sargassum with green chromis, no problem. If these fish develop a taste for any live organism in the tank it will be crustacean.

 

[stank]

I have a pair of them along with chromis, false percs, 2blood shrimp, 2 skunks and a few peppermint, purple linkia starfish and plenty of cleanup crew. Never seen them look at anything other than frozen and flake food. They are the most shy fish in there. I also have some tangs and a pair of cardinals. Its a 175 bowfront by the way.

 

[VolitanLioness]

I had cardinals & chromis with my pinktail before and no problems, they are a little more aggressive than the blue throat.

Kaye

 

[assassinco97]

Just curious guys how big were your chromis and or cardinals/damsels?

Keep giving thoughts people this is really informative....Thank You

 

[jda]

I currently have a crosshatch in my reef. I have kept bluethroats and pinktails in reef and they bothered nothing. Nigers are riskier - they can become invert eaters as they grow. It is cool to watch a cleaner climb into a triggers mouth and then come back out.

If anybody can supply a good home (and afford) a pair of crosshatch triggers, they are some of the best fish that you can own.

 

[MiddletonMark]

No trigger is reef safe. People just get lucky with them.

Have you had one in your reef?

Some are reef-safe.
A friend has a blue-throat trigger, which seems to only hassle some shrimp/crabs.

Given many other `reef safe' fish also eat snails, shrimp, etc ... IMO as reef safe as many of our creatures.

And given many [like Dr. Ron] do not recommend all the shrimp, crabs that many put in our tank ... IMO, many shrimp, crabs aren't completely `reef safe' either.