Trigger and Lionfish-bad, bad tankmates
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hawkfishman
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queen triggers are one of the most aggresive fish, i've seen them eat right threw heater and pump cords! a blue jaw or niger would of worked much better with a lion.
TriggerFreak1
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when do u think a trigger will go after a lion fish
wickedfish
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yup, dont mix a humu or clown with a lion. I see them slowly dismember a lion fish. First picking at its defense. Its tips and then slowly going in.
Labman48076
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What do you think of a Dwarf Black Durgeon had him about 2 years and is about 6" thinking about either a lion fish or a puffer. so far the trigger is not aggressive the BD I had before this one let me pet him all the time fallowed me around too as I cleaned the tank or added corals.
I had someone put a clown trigger that was less than an inch long in my 180 gal reef LION tank. The trigger killed 5 of my lions (different types and sizes ranging from 3"-8") and a panther (8") in three days before I could get him out due to my rock work . It was a very sad, sad week. The trigger took bites out of the fish even though he was fed and eating well. He wasn't killing because he was hungry.
As far as petting my fish.....I have pet my Blackfoot Lionfish... and not the part that hurts. :rollface:
crawfish in tx
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i have a 8 inch volitan lion a clown trigger dog face puffer and a huma huma, they seem to be happy as clams...ps for over a year
Kat10091986
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I have a Red volitan lion, a picasso trigger, a niger trigger, an emperor angel and other fish in my tank. I have never had a single problem with any of them they all are doing fantastic. They are thriving and coexisting beautifully. Perhaps it's luck. I read on an earlier post about angels and triggers not getting along with lions thats why I found it interesting.
namxas
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VERY cool vid!
just to weigh in, way in my early SW days, i kept a picasso with a voliton for about 6 years w/no trouble. however, even tho the lion was target fed regularly, it couldn't help joining the "feeding frenzy" when the other fish were fed. one day, the trigger decided to dive in front of the lion and got stung full on its side. i saw it twitch once and within 5 mins it was floating helplessly on the surface of the tank. it finally was able to make it to the bottom of the tank, and the effects wore off within an hour.
all seemed fine, but i lost the trigger shortly thereafter (within a month). was it related? somehow i feel i may have been, but i DID develop a new respect for lionfish venom. i had the trigger for about 6 years and the lion was with me for over 10 years.
the trigger tended to think it was boss of the tank, but i guess it got a taste of "don't mess with that funny-looking quiet kid next door".
just to weigh in, way in my early SW days, i kept a picasso with a voliton for about 6 years w/no trouble. however, even tho the lion was target fed regularly, it couldn't help joining the "feeding frenzy" when the other fish were fed. one day, the trigger decided to dive in front of the lion and got stung full on its side. i saw it twitch once and within 5 mins it was floating helplessly on the surface of the tank. it finally was able to make it to the bottom of the tank, and the effects wore off within an hour.
all seemed fine, but i lost the trigger shortly thereafter (within a month). was it related? somehow i feel i may have been, but i DID develop a new respect for lionfish venom. i had the trigger for about 6 years and the lion was with me for over 10 years.
the trigger tended to think it was boss of the tank, but i guess it got a taste of "don't mess with that funny-looking quiet kid next door".
IMM3DOORSDOWN
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hell yeeeeaaaa!!
unleashed13
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i kept a smaller niger with vol lion the niger did aggravate my lion.. lion finally got fed up and stung him it took 1/2 hr of paralysis before the trigger died. they were in the same tank for over 2 yrs
