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[Pazzoman]

Hey Everybody,

Haven't been on in awhile ecxepet for some posts here and thier today.
Just was thinking of options of what to put in the future 90 gallon upgrade. I put in a lot of money in equipment to house corals so I defintly want it to be reef however stiill want to have preds like I use to a long time ago.

I was thinking of a reef tank with the following fish:

-Pair Of Blue Throat Triggers (I use to have a male long time ago)

No matter what I defintly want to try to have these beautiful triggers. Any other smaller fish that can live with them?

Thanks A Million

 

[cdc]

They are one of the least aggressive triggers I had one with with small fish, shrimp and it never even looked at them. A pair of them will be ok for a while if you get them small but I'm sure you know they will out grow the tank, the one I had was a big swimmer.

I am looking to get one for my 180 and I have small fish and some lps and I'm not expecting a problem. They are beautiful fish.

 

[Pazzoman]

Hey thanks for the reply, I thought this thread was gonna sink down lol. Yea I know that they will soon out grow, however in a few pages I read it say they don't get more then 9 inches (mistake me if I'm wrong) woudn't a 90 gallon be sufficient size? 48 inches by 18 inches by 24 inches? Just curious if it's bioload (I have a 33 gallon sump if that helps).

Thanks a million for your reply, hope you get one and post pics as they are defiantly beautiful fish!

 

[Wiggles92]

I don't think that combination would work for multiple reasons.

For one, the bioload would probably be far too much for corals once the triggers got a little bit of size on them. Secondly, the triggers are active fish which is why a larger aquarium is recommended. Lastly, triggers generally don't work out well with reefs because of their love of invertebrates.

At least for me, predators sounded cool at first, but they ended up being a bit less than I expected. Besides, a full reef might be able to finance itself through frags!

 

[Pazzoman]

I use to have an all pred tank, grouper, lionfish, eel and the blue throat. Was pretty cool until thier was a ph drop somehow.

I picked the blue jaw because of thier some what reef compatibleness. As long as the trigger doesn't go for corals I dont mind lol. I usually keep hardy corals like mushrooms and polyps with the occasional lps corals.

Thanks for your info, I wish i could sell out some frags, however usually i do trading or giving them to family as a few of us have reef tanks.

Lastly, it will come down to more researching, money and of coarse patience. I will update with any news or the idea of trying something else. Any fish out thier that looks like a predetor but at the same time coral safe?

 

[cdc]

I have never read of a blue throat eating any invertebrates but I could be wrong. Some members on another forum I go on have them with shrimp, crabs and snails and there fine.

If you were to do it I would only buy a male, the last one I had was about 2" in a 5ft 100g and it used every inch of it.

I almost bought a 7" male last week, it was beautiful.

 

[Pazzoman]

They said the best thing is too add the trigger after your inverts are in the tank. Yea I'll probably go with a male and like you said get him small.

 

[cdc]

You should be fine with the inverts, but I will say that every fish has its own personality so there always a chance it will eat them but my research tells me they wont.

I had a raccoon butterfly fish that are supposed to be peaceful, mine wasn't and attacked everything. Took him back to the lfs where his was fine before I bought him, and he attacked everything in the lfs tank and ended up being put in with a Undulate trigger then the aggression stopped.

 

[Pazzoman]

Yea fish are like people we all have our own personalities instead of people thinking of stereotypes.
Hopefully the blue jaw I may get is a stereotype lol