Hey guys I've always loved trigger fish. They look so cool just flying through the water. I have a 120 gallon in the works and was was planning on making it a mixed reef tank (softies, SPS/LPS) but i also want a trigger. i was wondering if there was any reef safe trigger that i could get into the 120? i know a few of them a with caution such as the blue throat triggerfish, pinktail, and then most of them are aggressive but i was just wondering if anyone knew of one i could keep in a 120g reef.
Reef Safe Triggers?
- Thread starter Gprime
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well the ones that say with caution refer to them attacking sessile inverts so you'll just have to be cautious with which inverts you use.
mr.reef24
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aquaman5000;3767275; said:
Yes, they are. But not for a 120. It's hard to come across small ones and they are very active fish. Mine love to swim right in to the Koralia 8 like it's a treadmill.
crosshatch triggers are 400 dollars plus.... and it wouldnt be easy finding one.
Blue throat trigger , best bet.
My clown trigger lived in my reef , never ate any of the hermits snails or lps... although he wasnt suppose to do , he never chewed on anything.
Blue throat trigger , best bet.
My clown trigger lived in my reef , never ate any of the hermits snails or lps... although he wasnt suppose to do , he never chewed on anything.
"Most reef compatible triggers are very expensive"... Pink tails tend to be on the cheaper side and don't naw at things like the Blue Jaws do.
Any trigger from the Xantichthys genus and possibly Melichthys. Bluejaw, niger, and pinktails would probably work. Red tail and crosshatch triggers need more than a 120g.