Niger Trigger??

[aiko670]

So the word around town is that niger triggers are somewhat reef safe.

1)Will they mess with softies or zoa's?

2)Can I put my urchin in my fuge because my wife won't let me get rid of it?

3)Would a huge Coral Banded Shrimp stand a chance?

 

[menard]

Adam

U love to put NT in the tank , but your kinda hasitant ?

Have no fear ! And put that bad a$$ in the tank.

Mine does not mess around w/ anything in the tank. He watch's me all the time, saying ?" wheres the food man, come on" :bounce2:

 

[yellow_tang2009]

I have one right now in my reef tank and have very little problems. He did kill a small clown once and ate a cleaner shrimp, but never touched any of my corals. That is all the trouble i have had with him in almost 2 years so i would say they are reef safe.

I had a long spine urchin in a ten gallon for 3 months with nothing but a whisper filter and he did fine so i think you would be ok.

 

[Rkthepainter]

dont kid your selfs, they are mean little buggers, mine would take on a clown trigger. was the niger a bad mo fo, or was the clown a wimp????

 

[aiko670]

I'm sold! Time to get a Niger and if it eats the urchin I'll just tell my wife I didn't know

 

[aiko670]

So I just got home from Sea Schor and Beyond the reef.

I got a great Gorgonian from the Sea Schor sale and my Niger Trigger from Beyond the Reef.

It's crazy but my Bi-color angel is beating the Crud out of the new Trigger and he's about a half inch smaller. I hope this doesn't continue.

 

[fkdenton]

good decision. that was the first fish I had and I loved it. Mine used to get his but kicked by a large jewel damsel. By the way the coral banded shrimp is soon to be a goner

 

[specsirl]

I agree that your banded shrimp will soon be lunch...fwiw my niger picked on all of my softies once he matured. I had to move them from the tank. You name it...he pickes on it..

 

[pactrop]

Odonus niger or a Melichthys niger?

 

[aiko670]

pactrop-

Not sure, I'll try to grab a pic but my tank photography skills aren't that great.

 

[fisherette]

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=1311&genusname=Odonus&speciesname=niger

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summar...ID=966&genusname=Melichthys&speciesname=niger

 

[aiko670]

thanks fisherette, it's a Melichthys Niger

 

[aiko670]

Oops I meant to paste Odonus niger.

for clarifaction it's an Odonus niger.

thanks

 

[Ride Red]

IMO, it's hit or miss with the trigger.

I've got one in my FOWLER. He is the mellowist trigger I've ever had, but I don't think I'll trust him in a reef. All triggers explore their world with their mouths. You can be fine for years and whammo.

In any case, good luck. Niger's are cool.