Sargassum and Blue Throat Triggers help

[tassod]

I introduced a Blue Throat trigger to my tank on Saturday and my Sargassum was not very pleased. He (i think its a he) started chasing him and actually started hitting him and he swan to a corner between 2 rocks and thats where he's been sitting the the past couple of days. Will he come back out? As far as size goes, the Blue throat is just a tad smaller, not really by much. Did some research before getting him and everything i found pointed to them being fine together. Its a 125 gallon reef tank.

Here's a pic of the sargassum:

 

[badbadfishy]

in my experience i've seen plenty of fish that just show aggression to newcomers for no reason. you never know till you actually introduce them to a tank. ive started to turn off my lights during acclimation to try and keep the fish calm and keep them wherever they are hosting. it has worked so far but fish are strange and you cant always predict their behavior. good luck.

 

[kv2wr1]

You'll probably need to get rid of one of them. I had a female blue throat and then added a sargassum. The same thing happened. I ended up selling the blue throat to a fellow salt water enthusiast and keeping the sargassum.

 

[tassod]

Well, if I can find him. When I got home tonight he was not in the spot he was hiding last 2 days. I looked everywhere in and out of tank and he's nowhere to be found

 

[Dmorty217]

Your tank is not big enough to house them both. Get the blue throat out of the tank if you can, tear the tank apart to find him if not he will die

 

[tassod]

Well, i finally found him...or i should say my haddoni found him. So sadly i was removing his skeleton tonight.

 

[Dmorty217]

Sorry to hear that! Expensive treat for your anem

 

[Taipan]

I just got caught up to speed on your post now. I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I have a very similar setup - Sargassum, Blue Throat, and Haddoni.

To answer your original question: Fortunately all 3 can co-exist together. I've had all 3 for a very long time. The only real issues are the odd occasion I will see mild agrression from the Blue Throat towards the Sargassum and the occasional sting/burn marks from the Haddoni on the fish.

The fish themselves should get along fine. Both are fairly docile as triggers go (as you know); but again each individual fish has a mind/attitude all its own.

As for carpet anemones.....they are predators; period. I've accepted that fact that my fish are lunch. So far....so good though.

 

[tassod]

I just got caught up to speed on your post now. I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I have a very similar setup - Sargassum, Blue Throat, and Haddoni.

To answer your original question: Fortunately all 3 can co-exist together. I've had all 3 for a very long time. The only real issues are the odd occasion I will see mild agrression from the Blue Throat towards the Sargassum and the occasional sting/burn marks from the Haddoni on the fish.

The fish themselves should get along fine. Both are fairly docile as triggers go (as you know); but again each individual fish has a mind/attitude all its own.

As for carpet anemones.....they are predators; period. I've accepted that fact that my fish are lunch. So far....so good though.

Thats what i thought about both these fish, but as soon as i introduced the blue throat, the sargassum basically attached him. I could actually litterally see him beat him with his jaw. Poor thing got so scared he swan in a hole right under my haddoni. I guess when he tried to get out he got caught by the haddoni. Oh well, at least it wasnt the sargassum because he was more than double the price of my blue jaw. $40 dinner for the haddoni, he eats better than i do.

 

[Taipan]

Sargassums are a little harder to source. You will find that it has a lot of character and personality. If you want to try again....perhaps this is the time to introduce a Blue Throat of approx the same size or just a bit smaller. Also: try and introduce it when the other fish are sleeping at night. It may make the transition easier for all the inhabitants.

As for the haddoni.....it will always eat better than you/me

 

[Wolverine]

Sorry you lost the fish. While they are more docile, I wouldn't trust congeners in a tank that small.

 

[billyzbear]

I would think you need to remove the sargassum add the blue throat and then reintroduce sargassum.
The best way I have found to remove fish is to wait until early morning before light while the fish is sleeping. Turn on "day" lights and net your fish. You do need to know where it sleeps, they are "blinded" for a little bit.

 

[tassod]

I'm going to be upgrading to a 225g in the next 6 months or so so I may just introduce another BJ at that time, probably before putting in the sargassum. Thanks all for your input.

 

[MrTuskfish]

There is always pecking order stuff when a new fish is added to a tank with aggressive fish. In a perfect world; the most aggressive would be added last, but things never seem to work out this way. IMO, most triggers would be OK, but blue throats are probably the wussiest trigger there is and are very shy for a trigger. Many (not all) BTs hide most of the time anyway.