Can my Blue Throat Trigger Die From Overeating?

[jpitch]

I have to overfeed my tank for my other fish to have a chance at getting food before my blue throat sucks everything up. When the food is finished my trigger looks like a football! I feed 6 times a day. 7 every other day when I give them a shmorgasborg of mysis, 2 different types of flakes, phyto, pellets, cyclops, spirulina, and rotifers.

I vodka dose so my nutrients are still undetectable. So the question is will my trigger die of a massive coronary eventually? :eek2:

 

[Dmorty217]

It is possible that the trigger will become fat and sluggish eventually which could lead to other problems. Big predatory fish are the only ones I know of (mainly groupers, lionfish, and moray eels) that will grow big,fast and cause nitrate problems because of waste and can potentially eat themselves to death. My trigger eats and eats a lot everytime I feed but so does everyone else. Literally I could feed my tank every 30mins and my orange shoulder will eat like he has never seen food before. Same thing with sheets of nori, he is close to 8.5" and about 2-2.5" thick

 

[jpitch]

It is possible that the trigger will become fat and sluggish eventually which could lead to other problems. Big predatory fish are the only ones I know of (mainly groupers, lionfish, and moray eels) that will grow big,fast and cause nitrate problems because of waste and can potentially eat themselves to death. My trigger eats and eats a lot everytime I feed but so does everyone else. Literally I could feed my tank every 30mins and my orange shoulder will eat like he has never seen food before. Same thing with sheets of nori, he is close to 8.5" and about 2-2.5" thick

I have the same experience

 

[CedzAquAddictio]

I had that issue with my BT pair as well before the female passed (not from overfeeding). Do you turn your powerheads off when feeding? I had to resort to leaving mine on when I feed so the food gets blown all around the tank. The BT can't eat it all before it gets to the other fish.

The coral and mandarin love the food being blown all around the tank as well, and the CUC takes care of any leftovers that night while the fish sleep.

As for eating to death, my BT is far too busy to become sluggish. He eats like a starving pig, but never stops moving (even when it's not feeding time). He's not a fast grower, but has been getting thicker faster than he gets longer...