Should I put Osama in my big tank?

[Shekki]

I have my gonodactylaceus ternatensis in my 24 gallon nano cube in my office. What a great animal. He's full of personality, demolishs little hermit crabs, is frequently out in the open, and doesn't bother the fish (two damsels and a royal dottyback). I'd like to bring him home and add him to my 75. I don't think he can hurt any of the fish, but worry about my corals. Any thoughts?

Fish:
Scribbled Rabbit
Sargassum Trigger
Blue Velvet Damsel
Diadem Dottyback
LMB
Flame Cardinal

Inverts:
CBS (never in the open and if Osama gets him, I'm OK with it)
Big green brittle star (8-9")
4 leathers
2 bubbles
2 clams
2 gsp
frogspawn
xenia
1 acro
1 green slimer

Thanks

 

[Shekki]

Forgot about the snails.
20 assorted
1 or 2 hermits

 

[Opcn]

I would imagine that thosehighly nutritious eyes of his would soon find themselves in the stomach of the trigger.

 

[DanInSD]

I don't think it's a good idea at all. Not a good mix. Too many dangers to the mantis, too many dangers from the mantis.

By the way, you do know that the big green brittle star is pescivorious, right?

 

[mattyice]

hmm i see that trigger trying something with the mantis depending on the size of the mantis, i hear that sargassum, bluethroats, and crosshatches are more fish eaters though

 

[Ehudd]

Golden rule!! trigger, Invert no. I am amazed that the snails and crabs r still alive. they mantis would be get to close, and the trigger fish will bite them nice little eyes off

 

[Shekki]

The sargassum was the least of my worries. He doesn't hurt anything and I hand feed him. Hell, I pet him.

 

[tangyreefer05]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9771102#post9771102 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shekki
The sargassum was the least of my worries. He doesn't hurt anything and I hand feed him. Hell, I pet him.

you're not a mantis shrimp though

 

[Uriel]

My G tern was my most aggressive and brutal mantis (She passed in a bad molt). While yours seems OK with the fishes that you have now, things might change if you add the mantis into a new system with bigger (I.e., more threatening) fish. G tern are highly territorial, usually living and patrolling a branching coral in the wilds.
While I am sure that the trigger is tough enough, the mantis could easily get in the first shot and do the fishie in, a G tern hits very hard.
Remember the story of the 2 O scyllarus that killed the 6 clown triggers years ago... Dr Caldwell is the one that encountered that experience.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

-Uriel

 

[Shekki]

Thanks for the input. I guess he stays in his own cube.