Reef safe trigger? Sps tank

[Michael43]

id love to get a trigger if possible for my sps tank. I've seen pics of people with crosshatch as well as blue throats before. Anything particular that's more safe than others meaning it won't chew my sps or have a known disposition to harm other smaller fish?

 

[Maritimer]

From all I've been able to glean, members of the Xanthichthys genus (crosshatch, blue-jaw, sargassum, etc...) are the safest bet. They may sometimes redistribute small hard objects (rubble? Frag-plugs??) or have a go at mobile inverts, especially shrimp.

I've got a blue-jaw in my QT . . . wish me luck! (So far, quite well-behaved with fish down to black-ray shrimp-goby sized!)

~Bruce

 

[Darryl]

Niger Trigger safe bet

 

[eatbreakfast]

From all I've been able to glean, members of the Xanthichthys genus (crosshatch, blue-jaw, sargassum, etc...) are the safest bet. They may sometimes redistribute small hard objects (rubble? Frag-plugs??) or have a go at mobile inverts, especially shrimp.

I've got a blue-jaw in my QT . . . wish me luck! (So far, quite well-behaved with fish down to black-ray shrimp-goby sized!)

~Bruce

Niger Trigger safe bet

Yep.

 

[AdamNC]

Just remember their main diet is meat, which means invert are on the menu. They may be reef safe but not invert safe. You just may have to replenish your cuc a few times a year.

 

[Michael43]

I do keep some snails and things like that but I don't really do shrimp. More worried about them say eating my 2" candy basslet or something like that

 

[Darryl]

nah they will be fine keep them fed

 

[ourcoralreef]

Well mine went after wrasses a little smaller then him
Lost allot of money because of a trigger
Don't recommend it with smaller fish if the triggers mouth is bigger than the fishes neck it will eventually kill it

 

[eatbreakfast]

Some species are better behaved than others, however, individuals within a species can vary greatly in their behavior and tendancies. Some more aggressive, others more peaceful.

 

[ourcoralreef]

Some species are better behaved than others, however, individuals within a species can vary greatly in their behavior and tendancies. Some more aggressive, others more peaceful.

In my experience and i have a couple of friends that tried them there always a problem corals fish invertebrates

The one i had cost me allot of money with the damage it did

 

[eatbreakfast]

In my experience and i have a couple of friends that tried them there always a problem corals fish invertebrates

The one i had cost me allot of money with the damage it did

In my experience, which involves taking care of numerous client's tanks with triggers, is they can definitely vary.

However, there are only a few species that I would consider 'risking' in a reef.

Which species are you experiences regarding?

 

[ourcoralreef]

In my experience, which involves taking care of numerous client's tanks with triggers, is they can definitely vary.

However, there are only a few species that I would consider 'risking' in a reef.

Which species are you experiences regarding?

Niger triggers

 

[Deinonych]

Never trust a trigger. :)

 

[Darryl]

niger triggers are good if you get them small and keep em fed

 

[ourcoralreef]

niger triggers are good if you get them small and keep em fed

Sorry i don't agree from my experience i have kept them small and i feed my fish well anything that the trigger can fit in its mouth it will go for it

 

[Darryl]

Sorry i don't agree from my experience i have kept them small and i feed my fish well anything that the trigger can fit in its mouth it will go for it

well I've been keeping them for over 40 years Never had a problem and my clowns are over 12" and
nigers are 9" and 11"

 

[eatbreakfast]

Sorry i don't agree from my experience i have kept them small and i feed my fish well anything that the trigger can fit in its mouth it will go for it

well I've been keeping them for over 40 years Never had a problem and my clowns are over 12" and
nigers are 9' and 11'

This clearly shows that their temperaments can vary greatly within the species.

 

[ourcoralreef]

well I've been keeping them for over 40 years Never had a problem and my clowns are over 12" and
nigers are 9' and 11'

Well there must me something wrong with the newer generations [emoji2] for the past 15 years i have lost several hundred dollars in fish to triggers everyone that i have spoken to had a problem with triggers (in a reef) and in my tank they were just killing to kill they wouldn't even eat whatever they killed

 

[eatbreakfast]

Well there must me something wrong with the newer generations [emoji2] for the past 15 years i have lost several hundred dollars in fish to triggers everyone that i have spoken to had a problem with triggers (in a reef) and in my tank they were just killing to kill they wouldn't even eat whatever they killed

I've had nigers in tanks recently. Most of the time they are fine in a reef without motile inverts. Sometimes their are aggressive specimens, but more frequently they are fine.

 

[ourcoralreef]

I've had nigers in tanks recently. Most of the time they are fine in a reef without motile inverts. Sometimes their are aggressive specimens, but more frequently they are fine.

Were are just going back and forth and repeating the same thing over and over i haven't had a single good experience with them (niger triggers) you have had mixed experiences and darryl has had good experiences