my bad you are right. i get the names mixed up, im used to calling it the piccaso trigger. and you are right they are not all reef safe, but there are a few that are you just haft to know what you are looking for.
Trigger compatibility.
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my bad you are right. i get the names mixed up, im used to calling it the piccaso trigger. and you are right they are not all reef safe, but there are a few that are you just haft to know what you are looking for.
Well, the powder blue is In a 30G qt tank with 4 other fish, including the yellow tang, and it seems to be doing well!. It does chase the other fish away from its hiding pvc pipes, but the fish seem to know not to go there anymore. Lol
The trig is still alone.
niger triggers are one of thoes trigger that will get up one morning and kill every fish you have. they also get huge 22"+ and grow fast. i hope these fish are going in a bigger tank than a 90g. the humu trigger is perfect for you. they stay at a good size and dont get up one morning and want to be psychopathic.
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humaguy
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unless it is huge, nigers are actually known as one of the least aggressive triggers, though as mentioned, any trig can go postal, at any time...
undulates, clowns, queens, fuscus are at the top of the "aggressive" list, but any trig can be crazy, 2 of the most insanely aggressive trigs I have ever owned were unlikely, a pinktail and huma (aculeatus.)
lol, I have shared the story of the large queen that tried to eat its way out of an acrylic tank before...
personalities and temperament vary so widely between individuals, that, truly, no trigger can be trusted and you always need a plan b when owning them...with some triggers it is just a matter of time before they kill everything else in their tank....
3FordFamily
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Honestly, most people here will tell you that your tank is not big enough. To their point, it is not ideal. Depending on the size of the fish you will be OK for some time (if small). You should plan an upgrade in the next year or two and be one of those people that actually does it, rather than talks about it.
Just my .02
Just my .02
DrSoussou
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LFS has a really nice-looking pink-tail trigger but I'm not sure if it will pick at my reef. I don't have any stony corals but plenty of frag hammers, zoas, mushrooms, a frogspawn and a torch. I'm worried about aggression too, right now my 150 gal has 5 wrasses, two maroons and a mandarin, all very peaceful. What do you guys think?
3FordFamily
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IMO Pinktail, blue throat and such are quite peaceful. I've kept them both in reef for a period of 1-2 years before they outgrew it. (75 gallon tank used for both, this was say 5 years ago)
DieselJunkie
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I have a bluethroat in my 160, he is a perfect gentleman. Except when i am working in the tank, if I don't shoe him away, he bits my hand.
I would CERTAINLY not put him in a 90. All day and I mean ALL DAY he paces back and forth the top of the tank in circles. Pausing only to stare at people for a second or two if we are near by.
I would CERTAINLY not put him in a 90. All day and I mean ALL DAY he paces back and forth the top of the tank in circles. Pausing only to stare at people for a second or two if we are near by.
ThisCityIsDead
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Honestly, everyone has their own opinions... I try to put their advice and the research I do on the fish and try balance it out. In the end, you will never know unless you take the risk.
I ended up purchasing the trigger, it is about 3 inches, pretty and big fella. It so far has not picked at any of the corals. I also have all of those corals you mentioned, but my frog spawn is a short tentacle. It has not picked at any of them. It swims around the tank, but It already decided to call an area it's home. It does not pick at big fish, but tends to chase the smaller fish away (clowns and a small yellow tang). I can see its teeth, they look like small grains of salt, and trust me it worries me, but if it continues to be this way, it'll stay in there.
I am upgrading to a 150G tank in a month or two
. Just waiting to prep the water...
Steveg229
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I hope the trigger works out for you. I have a smaller sargassum trigger in my 90 and haven't had any issues so far. Awesome fish with such a cool personality. I could hand feed this fish if I wanted to after about 5 days of being in the tank. Mine is super calm and has never bothered anything else.
humaguy
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Honestly, everyone has their own opinions... I try to put their advice and the research I do on the fish and try balance it out. In the end, you will never know unless you take the risk.
I ended up purchasing the trigger, it is about 3 inches, pretty and big fella. It so far has not picked at any of the corals. I also have all of those corals you mentioned, but my frog spawn is a short tentacle. It has not picked at any of them. It swims around the tank, but It already decided to call an area it's home. It does not pick at big fish, but tends to chase the smaller fish away (clowns and a small yellow tang). I can see its teeth, they look like small grains of salt, and trust me it worries me, but if it continues to be this way, it'll stay in there.
I am upgrading to a 150G tank in a month or two
qt, qt, qt...:beer:
ThisCityIsDead
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My trigger has not bothered any of the fish as of yesterday. They're all swimming great near each other.
Back in the day before understanding the space needs I bought a 2" Niger Trigger. It was a model citizen. But it did outgrow my 65. Then went into a 150 which was fine until I sold the whole kit to a dentist for his office. Fantastic personality and hardy fish. Great color too. They bite. 
Mishri
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I loved my niger trigger, was the 2nd fish I bought for my first reef tank hahah.. he didn't mess with the cuc at all, I fed him silversides... awesome fish.. very skittish though.. always hiding in rocks.
I'd love to have one again. Petco here has had one for about a month that looks great... hmm.. would need consider a larger tank first...
I'd love to have one again. Petco here has had one for about a month that looks great... hmm.. would need consider a larger tank first...
Oh you guys have just made the decision for me now I am completely screwed.
Next tank requires a permanent house, not condo, and at least 8' long to house:
Gray Angel
French Angel
Niger Trigger
Huma Trigger
Pair of Maroon Clowns w humongous anemone
Asst. wrasses
Asst. blennies
About 500 snails
Next tank requires a permanent house, not condo, and at least 8' long to house:
Gray Angel
French Angel
Niger Trigger
Huma Trigger
Pair of Maroon Clowns w humongous anemone
Asst. wrasses
Asst. blennies
About 500 snails
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