Triggerfish

[fish042099]

What. Triggerfish won't eat urchins?

 

[humaguy]

given the chance most will as most trigs are built to do just that...especially the lagoon trigs...

 

[rpjaws74]

Well I have the Sargassum trigger with 2 urchins and dont bother them...but Im not saying they are urchin proof just lucky I guess so you can think about the sargassum

 

[LisaD]

sargassum, blue throat, crosshatch will probably leave urchins alone

also consider Indian, pink tail, Hawaiian black

it's possible that niger would be okay

 

[Wolverine]

Agree with all of Lisa's suggestions as possibilities (with the knowledge that any of them could do it). Due to the mouth shape, and my experiences with them, I'd put the Melichthys triggers as the least safe on that list.

 

[humaguy]

avoid any lagoon trigggers, huma, bursa, rectangulus, lunula, assassi, cinerus...any super aggressive trigs, queen, titan, fuscus, white tail, lei...those considered reef safe- pink tail, niger...cross hatch, sargassum, indian and black would be the safest as those above have mentioned...however, if the situation arises, like the urchin falling over- all bets are off and any trigger may swoop in an nail her underside...

 

[thebluepond]

Would agree with this and several other posters....the pelagic triggers are typically safer...can easily be identified by the upturned lower jaw and higher set eyes which is for feeding in the water column, not on creatures living on or near the bottom.

sargassum, blue throat, crosshatch will probably leave urchins alone

also consider Indian, pink tail, Hawaiian black

it's possible that niger would be okay

 

[fish042099]

overall, which trigger would be best suited with my urchin?

 

[Wolverine]

Depends on how big your tank is.

 

[fish042099]

100 gallons

 

[Wolverine]

Sargassum or pinktail then.

 

[LisaD]

The indicus triggers are nice, too, and stay relatively small

 

[Flavorflave]

I have a seven inch Pink Tail Trigger that would most definitely pick an urchin apart. One spine at a time and then in for the kill.

At the end of the day, they are ALL triggers after all.

my 2 cents,

flave

 

[finntyla]

As a comparison to flavorflaves pinktail.......i have a similar sized one that lets my cleaner shrimp climb all over him.

I also have 2 tuxedo urchins that he has not even looked at and i have to dig out any shellfish that i feed because they are far too tough to crack open for his delicate little teeth