niger..60 gall

[fishfreak2407]

what can I keep with a young niger(trigger) in a 60.

thnx fishfreak2407

 

[fishfreak2407]

nobody......

 

[kellymm7149]

i have a niger a pair of tomato clowns 5 green chromis and a frairy wrasse in my 40 gallon breeder along with a lot of blue leg hermits and astrea snails the tank is mostly sps i have never seen him nip a thing he wil eat nori from my finger tips they are planktivores in nature

 

[fishfreak2407]

awesome!!, I would love to somethimg like that^........nice

 

[Mrv85]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=257

60 might be pushing it. Forty is way to small. You could try it, but the smaller tank you keep a trigger the bigger the chance of it freaking out and killing everything. I once saw a Niger kill a full-grown Domino Damsel in a dealer 40-gallon tank. That Niger was the meanest fish I have ever seen.

 

[DecoyDave]

Since they get over 10" (up to 1' or so to be exact), even the Live Aquaria tank size suggestion is wayyy too small. I would think they would need at least a 72x24x24 tank to be happy, but its just my opinion.

 

[Jerry W]

Full grown nigers are really imposing fish. A fair portion of the length is th tail streamers but they still pack on some size. I personally would not consider one long term in much less than a 180.

 

[stykthyn]

Full grown nigers are really imposing fish. A fair portion of the length is th tail streamers but they still pack on some size. I personally would not consider one long term in much less than a 180.

ditto
the larger a trigger gets, the more aggresive it becomes. small tanks only compound this issue

 

[Petstorejunkie]

as long as there is an upgrade in your future within a year, i say go for it. there is no reason a 2-3" niger cannot live in that size tank for several months.