Cross Hatch Trigger?
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ccampbell57
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I have had 3 (sold my pair prior to the 600 going up)
They are spectacular fish but I would pit them on the same level of activeness as a large tang (sohal or clown) where it paces the tank all day long.
IME you need to keep you water temps in the low to mid 70's and have lots of hiding space for them.
I think 180-220g is bare minimum for one of these fish.
They are spectacular fish but I would pit them on the same level of activeness as a large tang (sohal or clown) where it paces the tank all day long.
IME you need to keep you water temps in the low to mid 70's and have lots of hiding space for them.
I think 180-220g is bare minimum for one of these fish.
Yurivd
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Have you ever had a goldenback
I remember that the written sum where that crosshatches hide a lot are goldenbacks the same
Yeah, this is for a 350 g
MrTuskfish
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That's a big, beautiful pair on DD. Hawaiian fish are supposed to do better at slightly lower temps, like ccampbell57 said; but I've always kept Hawaiian fish at normal DT temps with a lot of success. The pair I've had for about 5 yrs now is in a 240 and the temp is usually about 77-79. I had pair that, Katrina got, for about 7 years under similar conditions. I always gradually raise temps on Hawaiian fish in QT to match my DT. I know this is silly feel-good stuff, those fish took eons to adapt to the slightly cooler water---but it gives me a cheap excuse. I love these fish, real crowd pleases; and I've never seen a pic that does them justice. Very undemanding fish too, IME&IMO.
Mine have always loved getting an occasional live fish, like any trigger.
Mine have always loved getting an occasional live fish, like any trigger.
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crvz
Team RC
I've seen some images of this parasite... terrifying.
Snorvich, if you needed some prodding, I'm sure you need a pair of these.
+1 ... a local vendor here in NY, had a few pairs, 2-3 months ago...I was set to get a pr. for my 450g DT...BUT the guys before, all had to pull the triggers out...too aggressive/killing smaller fish!
They are OFF my 'want list' for now!
jd474
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I kept a few pairs short-term during my retail/maintenance days. Sometimes they were very slow to accept food, live or dead, and were very reclusive, especially the bigger specimens. Once acclimated, they were very hardy however. I also kept a large female in a 10K gal, and it paced the glass constantly, so they are very, very active. The pair on DD are spectacular.
Tangs will do the same...it's their version of a prisoner banging his cup on the steel bars!
MrTuskfish
Team RC
I wouldn't trust any trigger with any shrimp or small fish. I've heard some success stories, but the cleaner had to have his station set up before the triggers. Even then, I think you'd need a lot of luck. My Crosshatches (same for the pair I had before Katrina) will eat any invert or small fish (say, 3" or less) they can. These are fairly "nice guys" for triggers; but they're still triggers, especially my male. Triggers from this group spend a lot of time in the wild just poking around rafts of sargassum and other weed. They eat anything that pops out; crabs, shrimp, fish, etc.
+1 on the glass/acrylic scraping. Most Harlequin Tusks are another species would destroy most acrylic tanks with those beautiful blue choppers.
I watched mine eat a Green Chromis and Borbonius Anthias alive. Before I could remove them, the female jumped. This seemed to calm the male down somewhat but I traded him in nonetheless. No more triggers for me right now.
