Trigger ID

[NexDog]

I'm guessing Niger as I know no other blue triggers:

Most people have Crosshatch or Bluethroat and you don't hear alot of people keeping these. Id there any reason why? Apparently a very peaceful trigger with a small penchant for snails.

 

[JGoslee]

Yes that is a Niger Trigger.

 

[stykthyn]

lots of people have them, they are also quite unprdictable. they have been known to flip out and kill tank mates for no reason. if he is in a peaceful tank I would keep a close eye on him.

 

[NexDog]

Did some searching and this fish appears to be too unpredictable. Shame though - great looking fish.

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7702922#post7702922 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NexDog
Did some searching and this fish appears to be too unpredictable. Shame though - great looking fish.

A ton of people have them here in the US, and yes, they're extremely unpredictable. IME, they're the most difficult trigger to predict. I've seen them range from belligerent enough to kill larger angelfishes and tangs to so mild as to be bullied by firefish.

Dave

 

[only4fudge]

Niger alright! What a beauty

So are they actually reef safe?

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7703675#post7703675 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by only4fudge
Niger alright! What a beauty

So are they actually reef safe?

If you get a reef-safe one, they are.

As I said in my last post, it's extremely hard to predict them. I've seen some that have been in reefs for several years without getting after anything. I've seen others that have been in reefs for about 10 minutes before they start eating corals, shrimp, snails, and attacking other fish.

Dave

 

[only4fudge]

I heard some cases where they ate some of the crocea clams, and possibly Gigas during Thanksgiving.

I ll have to be cautious about that one

 

[raddogz]

When they are small - they're cute as heck.

I had one in a fowlr tank. I got way too sick and tired of trying to clean the tank and trying to bat it away as it wanted to sample my hand.

It started spitting water out when it was hungry when you were standing in front of the tank.

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7706023#post7706023 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by raddogz
It started spitting water out when it was hungry when you were standing in front of the tank.

That's common for triggers; it's a redirection of their normal "jetting" behavior to get food from the substrate in nature.

Dave

 

[raddogz]

Yeah, I figured it out afterwards (I didn't pick the fish out). It's not too funny when you have cleints standing in front looking at the tank <sigh>.

The (155g) tank is setup in our sales office

 

[Serioussnaps]

No they are NOT reef "safe"

 

[Serioussnaps]

"safe" = no worries

trigger=worries

so,

trigger=not "safe"

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7708801#post7708801 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Serioussnaps
"safe" = no worries

That differs from my definition of reef-safe, which is part of the problem with that term. By your definition of "no worries", many tangs, angels (including pygmy) and gobies are not reef-safe.

Dave

 

[bilby]

I have no problems with mine in a reef

 

[NexDog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7709705#post7709705 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Wolverine
That differs from my definition of reef-safe, which is part of the problem with that term. By your definition of "no worries", many tangs, angels (including pygmy) and gobies are not reef-safe.

Dave

Yea, the whole reef-safe thing is too ambiguous. We should say "fish safe", "coral safe" or "invert safe".

 

[Amphiprion]

While they may be unpredictable, they are easily one of my favorite fish. Great fish, relatively intelligent (and highly evolved) and great personality. In some instances, NexDog, they can't even be considered any of the above .