Help!!

[Swaggy]

Hey guys, I started a reef tank about 6 months ago. That tank included just a huma trigger. Now I have a 55g with that same trigger. I recently added a wrasse over twice the size of my 2inch trigger, and the trigger is beating the brakes off of it. I need to know, will the beating stop or should I just let 1 game? The the trigger is only aggressive to the wrasse. The tank mates include
1x flounder
1x lionfish
2x sgt major
1x domino damsel
1x Clarkii clownfish

 

[4FordFamily]

What kind of wrasse?

Many types of wrasse are not good tankmates for triggers such as fairy, flasher, many halichoeres, leopards, etc.

Many thalassoma wrasse often do fine with triggers but a trigger that is aggressive is very well equipped to do some damage, and even thalassoma (like banana and lunare wrasse) may suffer and be killed.

Short answer is it might get better but if this trigger is this aggressive now especially at this size, this problem of badgering new tank additions will likely only worsen and become more dangerous. If it was me I would trade for another fish or sell it to someone with a very aggressive tank.

 

[4FordFamily]

I might add that many triggers are surprisingly docile and you can break rules in these cases.

Also, it seems that when people feed their triggers live feeder fish it triggers them to expect to be able to eat fish added later the same as they did the feeder fish. A trigger can cause fatal damage very quickly before realizing the new addition was not a feeder. Wrasse are also similarly shaped to Rosie reds which are a common feeder fish for predator tanks, adding to this potential issue. Triggers tend to rip out the stomachs or take giant chunks out of feeder fish when they feed. It would be unfortunate for that to happen to a new wrasse.

 

[mcarroll]

Planning to eat that flounder?

 

[Diesel]

No way that they will trigger :rolleyes: this out, IMO as @4FordFamily already mentioned let the trigger go.
You will have more options in that case to add some more wrasses.
When triggie is growing up better setup a fightclub model tank :p

 

[Swaggy]

Thanks for the replies guys. So far the trigger has subsided with his anger issues. It seems as if the trigger wanted to show the wrasse who was boss. Also I don't intend on eating my flounder lol.

 

[themcnertney]

Alot of fish with the potential to get large and aggressive. Too much for a 55 IMO

 

[Swaggy]

I'm soon going to upgrade to a 125

 

[Swaggy]

What kind of wrasse?

Many types of wrasse are not good tankmates for triggers such as fairy, flasher, many halichoeres, leopards, etc.

Many thalassoma wrasse often do fine with triggers but a trigger that is aggressive is very well equipped to do some damage, and even thalassoma (like banana and lunare wrasse) may suffer and be killed.

Short answer is it might get better but if this trigger is this aggressive now especially at this size, this problem of badgering new tank additions will likely only worsen and become more dangerous. If it was me I would trade for another fish or sell it to someone with a very aggressive tank.

Lunare wrasse

 

[4FordFamily]

I see that trigger becoming far worse and exponentially more danger as time progresses

 

[Swaggy]

But that's my favorite fish :(

 

[AYM4DRIVER]

I have a Red Sea Max 650 that I need out of my life.

 

[Swaggy]

I have a Red Sea Max 650 that I need out of my life.

Too rich for my blood lol

 

[AYM4DRIVER]

Maybe not!

 

[4FordFamily]

But that's my favorite fish :(

Try another smaller one.

 

[Swaggy]

Try another smaller one.

It's only about 2 inches ....the wrasse is about 5

 

[Swaggy]

Maybe not!

So what are you asking?

 

[4FordFamily]

It's only about 2 inches ....the wrasse is about 5

I mean another small one as in one that's likely to be far less nasty

 

[Naiad]

That lunar is going to settle in, get tired of being harrassed and your going to have a real fight on your hands. He may have already pushed back and that's why the trigger backed off. The lunar is likely going to want to dominate the smaller trigger.

 

[Swaggy]

That lunar is going to settle in, get tired of being harrassed and your going to have a real fight on your hands. He may have already pushed back and that's why the trigger backed off. The lunar is likely going to want to dominate the smaller trigger.

OK, thank you