Can I trust My Favorite Fish, A Clown Trigger In A Reef Tank ?

[ClownBubbaJoe]

I've been in & out of the hobby since 1996 and raised a Clown Trigger from a baby to 12". He started out in out 75g reef then at around 8" we bought a 200g tank just for him. .....(kidding) and grew to 12" before dying to glaucoma. We still miss him. He's aka, "Clown Bubba Joe".

We are starting a 125g mixed reef and we're wondering if we can buy another baby and house him in the reef, or is he going to eat corals ?

 

[griss]

I've been in & out of the hobby since 1996 and raised a Clown Trigger from a baby to 12". He started out in out 75g reef then at around 8" we bought a 200g tank just for him. .....(kidding) and grew to 12" before dying to glaucoma. We still miss him. He's aka, "Clown Bubba Joe".

We are starting a 125g mixed reef and we're wondering if we can buy another baby and house him in the reef, or is he going to eat corals ?

They may eat coral, particularly stony corals, will definitely eat inverts like crabs and shrimp and may rearrange rocks. They may (depending on the individual fish) be aggressive to other fish.