Triggers

[alasg001]

I'm not sure if this is the Mike I met a couple months ago at your house, and also saw at the last AAF/MAAST meeting, but I agree with Kristy. Triggers from the experience of my cousin and other peoples knowledge can be quite problematic. Just remember your corals and livestock are quite a site to see, and it would be a shame if you lost some of them due to one fish. But if you do insist on getting one, can I have a frag of your Sunset Montipora, and a piece of the undercover look-a-like Garf Bonsai changling coral. You know which one that is. Shoot, just cut me a frag of everything and I can grow them out and return the favor when you decide to restock. haha. If anything I gotta make a trip down and see how all your new corals are looking. I am in the market for a jada's chalice. Funny thing is my wife wants a Niger Trigger. haha I guess great minds think alike.

[labrown]

We have a blue jawed trigger in our reef tank and he leaves all of the corals alone, but has killed every other fish we had in there. He did okay with an eel, but then the eel became too agressive toward us. When we bought the trigger it was in a small tank with other small fish, and was really skiddish, but once he got used to having more room in our tank, he showed his true colors. We love our trigger but can't have any other fish in there with him now. He killed our dwarf lion in a matter of two days, and picked the pajamas off our cardinals in a week. You can buy the most peaceful seeming trigger and they can snap overnight and kill everything.

[alasg001]

Mike sorry I kinda got you mixed up with another friend. His lady has a simular name. I'm sorry for the mixup. But if you are still wanting to get a trigger just be ready to empty all the LR and have a net handy to catch it when it finally gets you mad. I am guessing it is hit or miss with finding a good one. Good luck.

[Kristy]

Thanks for all the good feedback. What I am hearing is Kristy is right, no Triggers!

[beerguy]

who needs a trigger when you can get a goatfish? but on the plus side, if you do get a trigger I will gladly take it from you after you put it in your tank and realize its a mistake. just a thought...

[papijames]

I have a picaso triger and eventhough hes the biggest fish in the tank he doesnt bother the other fish and corals. he ate all of my blue/red leg crabs and all of my snails. also i cannot leave my hand in the tank without movement cause hell come and bite me.

[RayAllen]

I have a picaso triger and eventhough hes the biggest fish in the tank he doesnt bother the other fish and corals. he ate all of my blue/red leg crabs and all of my snails. also i cannot leave my hand in the tank without movement cause hell come and bite me.

You might want to knock on wood, lol. With time you will be lucky if he doesnt start. The only 2 triggers considered remotley safe are the Pink tailed and the Niger.