Fish Survey: Clown Triggerfish

[nd31male]

sweet looking setup love the fish

 

[Jamesus]

I had one for a year that I got as a juvenile. Had him in a really stocked 90 and he did great and always seemed healthy. I set up a bigger tank in another room and when I moved him over he died within a day. Very upsetting. I don't have a Fish only tank anymore, but if I ever get another one there is no doubt that I'll get another clown trigger.

 

[jrcastro]

I just got a 9" CT with some scary looking teeth. Does anyone know if these bites hurt? How do people aquascape with this guy in the tank?
Kind of intimidating moving some rock around.

 

[jmccown]

I have a 14" clown trigger. i've not been bitten by it, but have been bit by my 8" lei trigger. It startled me more than anything and did bleed. I wouldn't want to imagine what my clown trigger would do if he bit me. I had a near 20" queen trigger that could easily bite someone's finger off. These triggers are very powerful when they get big. Be careful.

 

[kirklinsclownfi]

I loved my fish just was a little too agressive

 

[bohannbj]

I kept mine with a fu manchu and a fuzzy and never had any problems. I did find that once they get past that juvenile faze they are much hardier.

 

[stangd1909]

How would a Clown trigger do with a Stars and Stripes puffer?

 

[Feashman]

i've got a large stars and stripes (the general who's about 14") and a clown trigger (no name who's about 7-8") and they're getting along all right. they both love clams on the half shell.

 

[stangd1909]

i've got a large stars and stripes (the general who's about 14") and a clown trigger (no name who's about 7-8") and they're getting along all right. they both love clams on the half shell.

Thanks for the feed back, My puffer is about 7-8 inches right now. I'm leaning away from the Clown trigger for now....but may give it a try.

 

[mattsilvester]

Thanks for the feed back, My puffer is about 7-8 inches right now. I'm leaning away from the Clown trigger for now....but may give it a try.

I really think you just got to be prepared, emotionally, to let the CT go if and when it becomes problematic. They may never go nuts, or it could happen tomorrow..... so long as you are clear in your mind that if he goes nuts, he will not revert to normal again, and your action needs to be swift and decisive.

Having a large sump, with a large open section is a good precaution for this - so you can literally grab him with minutes notice, say at 11pm on a worknight when you wouldn't normally have time to take action.

Make that provision, prepare yoruself mentally, and then go for it!

 

[zhewitt04]

I am going to get one for my 150. My question is why are the smaller ones hard to care for? I am just curious why they are so much more difficult and what you guys do to raise them up as babys. I am thinking of going with a medium sized one but I love getting fish when they are tiny and watching them grow. Just curious!
Thanks

 

[vamaro]

I just purchased a 5-6 inch clown trigger 2 days ago. I have been watching this clown at the LFS for over 3 weeks. Super calm, not aggressive and seems to ignore the other fish. The fish ate right after I put it in the tank. It did not eat the second day but ate again this morning. I think its just shy and getting used to the tank. It swims, then goes back to hide, then comes out again. Not typical trigger behavior which in the case could be a good thing.

 

[vamaro]

Update - the clown ate great tonight. It seems very shy and I think it just needed to get used to the tank. Tonight it ate 3 scallops and a large shrimp.

 

[matt randazzo]

im planning on starting a 125 FO, and i would love to have a CT, would this be a suitable stock list?

CT
bird wrasse
sailfin tang
humu rectangle
and maybe a butterfly fish(Heniochus)?

 

[Nighthawk31]

I don't know what your future plans are but the 125 will not be large enough for the CT and sailfin for life. You might get by for a year or two depending on how big they are when purchased. The CT will most likely flip out after a year or two and kill 'em all anyway.

I just realized matts post is over a month old. Sorry.

 

[IdahoGuy]

I had a 10 inch Clown in a reef tank.. Never bothered anything except for hermit crabs, left snails and cleaner shrimp alone. Had him 10 years before he died.


Kept an 18 inch Queen by itself in a 240. Same thing, tolerated cleaner shrimp and snails but not hermits.

 

[srf11]

Idaho - good for you, but those have got to be the rarities!!

 

[JohnniG]

Wish I had one, but it's just too aggressive for me.

 

[bobby415]

Hi i had a clown trigger while bck.whn i got him he was a size of a quarter.i had him in a 240 gal with yellow,purple,red sailfin,blk tang,queen trigger.before i knew it my tangs ran the tank.my clown would anything that i fed him.shrimp was his favorite,but the clown and queen ttigger would even eat a mouse.

 

[roenicknewf]

Love the clown trigger (and just most triggers in general) when its in someone elses tank ..
Had one for a couple years ..Got rid of him about a year ago along with his tank terror teammate, a Humu Picasso trigger... They clearly ruled the tank and killed 2 flamehawks on separate occasions ..
Both were fine for 2 years then out of nowhere turned ..
I currently have 3 triggers (red tail,bluethroat,niger) that are very docile and been together for about a year ..I would suggest any of these triggers to anyone before a clown or humu if they wanted more than just those triggers in the tank..