Blue Throat trigger pair

[Slicktop]

I just got a male and female pair of blue throat triggers yesterday from Live Aquaria. They appear to be perfect fish I was looking for, size and appearance are great. I put them in a quarantine, the tank is a 30 gal long. I have lots of live rock in there. Needless to say both of them have been in hiding in lock down in the live rock since acclimation, and not even thinking about eating yet. Tomorrow will be 48 hours since i got them. My plan is to remove the live rock tomorrow so they will have to come out and swim around in hopes i can get them to eat. I know they are very sensitive fish but also know they got to be getting hungry. 48 hours long enough to wait or should i wait a little longer? Really like the looks of these 2 fish and looking forward to adding them to my reef if I can through quarantine.

 

[James M]

Fish can go way longer than 48 hours without eating. I would give them time and let them adjust

 

[Bossman]

Removing the live rock may just freak them out more. My Blue Throat didn't eat for nearly a week. I would put a small amount of food in to see if you can get a feeding reaction from them. They'll eat once they start to feel more comfortable in the tank.

 

[Slicktop]

The male was out swimming around last night. Have not seen the female. I am going to secure shrimp to a piece of rock with a rubber band this morning. Hopefully they both come out and have a snack. I have not not been able to really look at the fish in light, trying to keep the room dark since i got them to reduce stress. I have always purchased fish from my LFS but could never find a pair of blue throats, so i decided to purchase from LiveAquaria. This is the first time I have ordered fish from LiveAquaria and have to say, they are a very nice pair of blue throats. I ordered medium and they came in the perfect size. Just got to get them over the quarantine process. Hopefully will be able to post some pics soon. Thumbs up to LiveAquaria !!!

 

[SPR1968]

I would just sit back for a while and wait, offer them food etc.

I have a mated pair of Blue Throat Triggers and although they can be very dominant in the system, the first sight of anything they don’t like and there off into there den which is within my rock work. And they stay there ‘peeking out’ until their happy it’s safe again.

What I’m saying is, they probably just need a little time to get used to their new surroundings and could be a little nervous

 

[Slicktop]

Its been 2 and half weeks since i got the pair of blue throat triggers. I have had some ups and downs. First the ammonia went up to .25 PPM. After several water changes some Dr. Tims the ammonia is gone. I thought i was seeing the male out swimming around at first but it was the female. I got a piece of shrimp and attached it to a rock and she ate well. At this time I have yet to see the male, it had been almost a week since i got them. I might have forgotten to mention but this quarantine tank is down in my man shop, not the main house. So the next day I go to feed the female and she is gone and the Male is out. Keep in mind, that if these triggers see you they will hide, so I am thinking was I wrong the whole time and I have only been seeing the male. I decide to set motionless in front of the tank until I can figure out whats going on. Come to find out, the male has come out of hiding and starting harassing the female. He is a little larger, and now he is out and she is crammed into a corner breathing hard. I have the tank on a light timer and it was almost time for it to cut off so it to go off so I left her to defend for herself. The next day I decide to separate them using egg create. I am glad to report they are now both eating great and look good. I still have to set motionless to go a good look at them. My concern now, when they are ready to go in DT, which is a a lot larger with 8 other fish, will the male harass her again, who knows... I was hoping they would pair up but not sure if I should put both of them in the DT tank or just one.