pink tail trigger

[mori]

hey guys i was wondering a few things, and hoping someone can recommend something in here.

i have a 110 high reef tank. and i have a pink tail trigger, beautiful fish btw.
but i was wondering if i could add another one either a pink tail or a blue throat

if they would get along.. my pink tail leaves all other fish alone, he mostly messes with small snails, it loves to pick them up and play football with them...lol

what do u guys think?

 

[jmg416]

Sounds like a recipe for aggression. But might work if you are daring enough to try.

 

[melvinco]

The blue throat will work

 

[humaguy]

the trigs you mentioned are all "relatively" sane, and light on aggression...i would not add another pinktail though...go with the bt, rearrange everything, lights off for 3 to 4 days but turn on moonlights or actinics every so often to observe...i sometimes use a red light for this...feed heavily during this time...ps...i have always found the pinktail to be a very mellow trigger...having said that, i currently have a six incher who enjoys harassing my 14 inch golden heart...so, go figure!...triggers will always surprise and fascinate me, love them...good luck!

 

[humaguy]

the trigs you mentioned are all "relatively" sane, and light on aggression...i would not add another pinktail though...go with the bt, rearrange everything, lights off for 3 to 4 days but turn on moonlights or actinics every so often to observe...i sometimes use a red light for this...feed heavily during this time...ps...i have always found the pinktail to be a very mellow trigger...having said that, i currently have a six incher who enjoys harassing my 14 inch golden heart...so, go figure!...triggers will always surprise and fascinate me, love them...good luck!

 

[mori]

cool. this is the other thing thou, i can tell the sex on a BT but not in a PT ,,, should i get a male or female BT?

 

[Sonicblast12]

There are no absolutes, my male bluethroat snapped overnight and started picking fights he couldn't win. Had to remove him, he was making the entire tank anxious. That wasn't much fun to watch, especially when my Niger kicked the hell out of him and the bluethroat was corkscrewing through the water nursing torn up pectoral fins.

The tank is a lot more fun to watch when the fish are relaxed and grazing. With triggers you always need a backup plan...they can be so unpredictable.