reef safe triggers??

[steel3470]

i saw a thread awhile ago about reef safe triggers am i correct as the niger and the blue triggers are reef safe?

 

[rbursek]

I do not thinks, go to liveaquaria.com and check them out, they will tell you.

 

[steel3470]

i keep compareing liveaquaria and saltwaterfish.com and the pics are toltaly different between the two and one say reef compatible and the other says its not ...............who to belive?

 

[jpitts101]

I have a blue throat in my reef. He doesnt touch any snails or shrimp. Great fish !! I've also hear that pink tail triggers are reef safe.

 

[steel3470]

you ever here of a niger nipping at corals and such?

 

[jpitts101]

I think they are hit and miss, If you have to have a niger then make sure you get him small and feed him well. I would honestly go with a bluethroat.

 

[jpitts101]

 

[wartskin]

I had a black Hawaiian trigger that for a year and a half never bit anything (but my fingers) then one day he got a taste for my SPS and other corals. It's a hit or miss with triggers.

 

[steel3470]

ya thats what im thinking looks like im going to be setting up a fish only tank next

 

[plyr58]

Sargassum trigger, blue throat, pink tail, and one other (which I can't remember) are supposedly reef safe. Honestly, its a risk with any trigger, but I would definitely not put a Niger in a reef tank. I have seen to many of them wreak havok on ornamental shrimps and snails in the past. Just IMO

 

[downhillbiker]

i had to get rid of my niger because it was eating my urchin and eating my montipora capricornus. it didnt have interest in any other corals, but i didnt have much then. it may have eaten more if i had more to choose from.

 

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12425107#post12425107 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plyr58
Sargassum trigger, blue throat, pink tail, and one other (which I can't remember) are supposedly reef safe. Honestly, its a risk with any trigger, but I would definitely not put a Niger in a reef tank. I have seen to many of them wreak havok on ornamental shrimps and snails in the past. Just IMO

Xanthicthys mento, the Crosshatch Trigger is probably what you're trying to think of. Sufflamen albicaudatus or Whitetail Trigger is one that isn't talked about much and is another good candidate for reef aquariums. Most fish from the genus Xanthicthys and Sufflamen are possible candidates for a reef aquarium.

The Niger isn't a good choice IMO. They may work for a while, but eventually as they grow there's a good chance they'll sample several things in your aquarium.

 

[plyr58]

Yup. Crosshatch was the one. Personally, I think the sargassum is a gorgeous fish FWIW.

 

[Wrench]

I've got a pinktail that hasn't eaten any inverts. Plus it's a great fish

 

[JoeyTheReefer]

the very best trigger is the sarggaism triggers blue throut eat xznia

 

[JoeyTheReefer]

heres mine

 

[JoeyTheReefer]

you like it

 

[DAKOOP]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12427401#post12427401 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Wrench
I've got a pinktail that hasn't eaten any inverts. Plus it's a great fish

Nice fish!

 

[mikesommers]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12427866#post12427866 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JoeyTheReefer
heres mine

Looks great!

 

[PRINCE_NAMOR]

My Sargassum Trigger jumped out of my tank "sniff"