New Baby Queen Trigger!!
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Grouperhead
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Sweet!
How often are you feeding that little dude? Every other hour or so?
How often are you feeding that little dude? Every other hour or so?
humaguy
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Raif- literally every 2-3 hours...they metabolize food so fast at this tiny size, they do need to eat almost constantly...I set the alarm and just deal with it for now...lol...she is a fantastic specimen...so green, a real emerald green...like the way Queen's used to be...will post more pics soon...
E.D.E
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what i meant was how often you'd have to feed it. for me, that's pretty difficult,haha.:hmm5:
EdKruzel
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I'm not sure what the little guys tankmates are, but if possible add foods that can be anchored and left so that you aren't tethered to a timer. Clams and oysters make great grazing feeders. Most recommend to cut off half the shell and let the animal feed at will, however that's not the best method. Crack the shell so there's exposure but not complete access. Your trigger will feed over a longer period of the day but also need to chew through the shell to acquire further access. The shell will not only prolong the feeding period but provide necessary calcium in it's diet. You can also use dried coral skeletons (hollow of course) and pack them with table shrimp, fillet or crab meat.
A second and equally important option is to include a feeding clip and a variety of nori.
As an added note, don't worry about feeding after the lights are out; let the little guy get it's rest.
I've had a few queens over the years and they're great fish.
A second and equally important option is to include a feeding clip and a variety of nori.
As an added note, don't worry about feeding after the lights are out; let the little guy get it's rest.
I've had a few queens over the years and they're great fish.
humaguy
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clowntriggerfis
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Awesome queen! Is he going in your bigest tank?
geaux xman
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nice looking little guy.
man your QT tank is bigger than most people's DT. any other really small juvies?
man your QT tank is bigger than most people's DT. any other really small juvies?
EdKruzel
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Huma,
I don't keep larger fish any longer since down-sizing to a 58RR, However my smallest Queen was probably closer to 2''s when I bought her and raised her in my 210. The green was always bright, but the blue was such a brilliant iridescent you couldn't take your eyes off of her. The tail streamers were easily over 6''s. Like my other large fish, I put them in larger systems when I thought they needed to stretch those fins. I was very fortunate to have public aquariums and friends with huge tanks that always welcomed one of my donations.
I'm in Virginia now and without all those massive systems I have to take the responsible role. A flame angel is the monster of my system.
I don't keep larger fish any longer since down-sizing to a 58RR, However my smallest Queen was probably closer to 2''s when I bought her and raised her in my 210. The green was always bright, but the blue was such a brilliant iridescent you couldn't take your eyes off of her. The tail streamers were easily over 6''s. Like my other large fish, I put them in larger systems when I thought they needed to stretch those fins. I was very fortunate to have public aquariums and friends with huge tanks that always welcomed one of my donations.
I'm in Virginia now and without all those massive systems I have to take the responsible role. A flame angel is the monster of my system.
humaguy
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Ed,
When did you have the Queen you mentioned? I have had several over the last almost 30 years- one grew into an 18 inch beast (without her streamers) but they never had that deep emerald green I remember seeing back in the 80's and very early 90's. I know the reefs in the caribbean are struggling and thought perhaps that had something to do with it. They appear to me to be very washed out, even grey nowadays with some nice blue lines and blue on their bellies but I have not found an emerald green body like this in a long time...Thanks again, Ted
When did you have the Queen you mentioned? I have had several over the last almost 30 years- one grew into an 18 inch beast (without her streamers) but they never had that deep emerald green I remember seeing back in the 80's and very early 90's. I know the reefs in the caribbean are struggling and thought perhaps that had something to do with it. They appear to me to be very washed out, even grey nowadays with some nice blue lines and blue on their bellies but I have not found an emerald green body like this in a long time...Thanks again, Ted
EdKruzel
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Ted,
It certainly didn't seem that long ago, but since you posed the question it made me think about it. I'd have to say that my last queen was somewhere around early 2000-2002. I haven't had fish larger than a dwarf angel or clown fish since 2007. It certainly doesn't seem over 5yrs, but that's life, huh?
Diet is the key along with water condition, aquarium size and tankmates. I love tangs, but as a member of the "Tang Police" I would hesitate to ever buy another even if I had a 400gal + size tank; even then it would be only the smallest species of the genus. One unfortunate thing I've noticed over the years is that some of the most brilliant colors come when the fish is distressed and ready to pass. You've been in the hobby nearly as long as I have and I'm sure you know what I mean. On the other end of the spectrum, remember back in the cyanide days when you didn't dare purchase the specimen that had those unusually bright colors? In my own diet I will not eat any processed foods and therefore I won't feed my fish any either; flake, pellets and most frozen never hit my tank. Besides better nutrition I find it much cheaper to make my own foods.
I've bought tons of drab looking specimens over the years that have colored up to natural healthy fish and believe all of what I wrote above as the contributing factor.
Give the clam trick a try and let me know how it works for you...
It certainly didn't seem that long ago, but since you posed the question it made me think about it. I'd have to say that my last queen was somewhere around early 2000-2002. I haven't had fish larger than a dwarf angel or clown fish since 2007. It certainly doesn't seem over 5yrs, but that's life, huh?
Diet is the key along with water condition, aquarium size and tankmates. I love tangs, but as a member of the "Tang Police" I would hesitate to ever buy another even if I had a 400gal + size tank; even then it would be only the smallest species of the genus. One unfortunate thing I've noticed over the years is that some of the most brilliant colors come when the fish is distressed and ready to pass. You've been in the hobby nearly as long as I have and I'm sure you know what I mean. On the other end of the spectrum, remember back in the cyanide days when you didn't dare purchase the specimen that had those unusually bright colors? In my own diet I will not eat any processed foods and therefore I won't feed my fish any either; flake, pellets and most frozen never hit my tank. Besides better nutrition I find it much cheaper to make my own foods.
I've bought tons of drab looking specimens over the years that have colored up to natural healthy fish and believe all of what I wrote above as the contributing factor.
Give the clam trick a try and let me know how it works for you...
humaguy
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Hey Ed,
Wow, so, at least a decade...it does fly by...hear ya about the tangs...I have one, an endearing Sohal, she eats from my fingers and does not bother others...got her at a tiny 3 inches, maybe 4 now...and she is just like a smart puppy...food is so key...thanks to roggers and rods, and some others, we are beginning to get the quality type food us nerds have been making for years...thanks again for your time and advice...love the hole in the clam trick....do that for my trigs for fun...but never considered for my baby trigs...also have a tiny Bursa....my love is triggers, especially tiny ones..have had great luck...going to attempt to breed them one day...have a great spot to try it...Ted
Wow, so, at least a decade...it does fly by...hear ya about the tangs...I have one, an endearing Sohal, she eats from my fingers and does not bother others...got her at a tiny 3 inches, maybe 4 now...and she is just like a smart puppy...food is so key...thanks to roggers and rods, and some others, we are beginning to get the quality type food us nerds have been making for years...thanks again for your time and advice...love the hole in the clam trick....do that for my trigs for fun...but never considered for my baby trigs...also have a tiny Bursa....my love is triggers, especially tiny ones..have had great luck...going to attempt to breed them one day...have a great spot to try it...Ted
