Sargassum Trigger

[StephenA]

After months of searching I found a Sargassum Trigger for my Reef Tank! He's locked in the rocks right now.

[DeletedAccount]

That is an AWESOME looking fish! Where did you end up fimding him?

[StephenA]

AquaTek in Austin found him. I tried every place online and then asked them to look about 3 months ago.

[StephenA]

I can't get a whole pic of him. The blue throat beat him up pretty good. They seem to be buddies now. The sargassum is still checking out the tank. I find it odd that the blue throat will let a firefish take food from his teeth, but he will beat up the sargassum.

[MikeP]

I can't get a whole pic of him. The blue throat beat him up pretty good. They seem to be buddies now. The sargassum is still checking out the tank. I find it odd that the blue throat will let a firefish take food from his teeth, but he will beat up the sargassum.

Just the similar size / shape thing. Sargassum are not quite as hardy as other triggers I'm told but sounds like they worked things out - remember this is not generally a reef fish like many other triggers.

[StephenA]

He seems to like Mysis. My book, A PocketExpert Guide to Marine Fishes, shows them as a reef safe trigger. I'll keep you posted on how he does.

Has anyone ever used Ocean Nutrition Trigger Formula? (http://www.oceannutrition.com/products/formulafoods/triggerformula.html) The sargassum's color is a little off. It has sea urchin, clam and other meaty foods. My book shows him as a white body, not green. Does anyone else know what their true color is?

[GaryP]

He seems to have the upturned mouth typical of supposedly "reef safe" triggers.

Gary

[StephenA]

He finally came out today!

GaryP; I did a lot of research on the Blue Throat and Sagassum. I haven't found anything where they have eaten reef buddies. The most I could find was a small pep shrimp added after the triggers was eaten in a tank on RC.

[Joe]

That is awesome looking fish, as well as the blue throat. For everyone's info, CB Pets had a Sargassum a couple of months ago.

[StephenA]

That figures there was one in SA when I was looking.

[StephenA]

Here he is finally swimming around the tank.

[StephenA]

Another

[adamRS80]

What other triggers are reef safe? I've always wanted a trigger, but have been afraid of them eating shrimp, crabs...do they eat corals and clams? I'm sorry for the stupid question but I've always steered clear of them so I don't know much about them. Which would be the most safe one to consider?

[StephenA]

Blue Throats, Cross Hatch, and Sargassums. Some people say ******s and Pink Tails. I have clams SPS, LPS, shrimp etc. The Blue Throat is huge. He eats frozen krill. He lets my cleaner shrimp clean inside his mouth. But if I put ghost shrimp in the tank he'll go nuts trying to catch them.