Corals and a Pink Tail Trigger?

Firefish · 01-11-2002, 11:36 AM

I would love to purchase this Pink Tail Trigger at the LFS for my 155 gal. If I kept the tank well fed would the trigger leave the corals alone you think??? I feed heavy every other day (I find by doing this keeps the tank cleaner) but I could feed lightly every day to keep the trigger happy...

saltjunkie · 01-11-2002, 11:50 AM

I thought it was the blue jaw trigger that was supposed to be more or less reef safe? either way i would not put a trigger in my reefs?
Rick

Firefish · 01-11-2002, 12:01 PM

I was afraid thats what I was going to hear. Well I could put him in the 72 with some LR, I'll just feel bad cause I know he'll be looking at the 155 and wishing he was in there

or...I could move the corals and clowns to the 72 and then put the trigger in the 155 with the tang. I dont even think the clowns have been to the other side of the tank yet

I hate making these decisions!

FMarini · 01-11-2002, 07:15 PM

Hi:
My two cents....
the pinktailed and blue cheek are actually two of the more "reef-safe" triggers. These guys won't much rock, nor sample corals. So they should be fairly safe.
i say fairly becuz they might eat your moving inverts, and may eat a few of your small fish. Otherwise they have little interest in your corals.
These trigger w/ the upturned mouths are classifed as planktonic feeding triggers (along w/ niger, blue cheek, sargassum, crosshatch), and are very different in temperment from the rhinecanthus (huma, picasso, etc) triggers
my opinion
frank

organicreefer · 01-11-2002, 08:44 PM

ive had my blue cheek with corals for about 6 - 8 months (not sure) and he hasnt even looked at them.the planktonic picking triggers tend to stay up in the water and dont pick at any substrate (rocks/sand/corals).keeping them well fed will help keep them from picking off youre hermits/shrimps.
ill be the first to say that youre taking a risk as far as a 100% "community" tank goes,but the trade off is worth it to me.i might have lost a couple peppermints shrimp since adding the blue cheek and a dwarf lion to my reef a couple weeks ago, but im not sure,just havent seen the shrimp for a few days .both these fish allow themselves to be cleaned by the cleaner shrimp,who has also molted since they were introduced.i guess maybe they recognize the cleaner as a cleaner,but dont see the peppermints the same way.(caribean cleaner vs pacific cleaner).

Firefish · 01-12-2002, 09:20 AM

Thanks for the info Frank & creefer, I never knew there were planktonic triggers! This is good stuff to know

01-11-2002, 11:36 AM	#1
Firefish Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Douglas, Ma Posts: 775	Corals and a Pink Tail Trigger? I would love to purchase this Pink Tail Trigger at the LFS for my 155 gal. If I kept the tank well fed would the trigger leave the corals alone you think??? I feed heavy every other day (I find by doing this keeps the tank cleaner) but I could feed lightly every day to keep the trigger happy... __________________ In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- Thomas Jefferson

01-11-2002, 11:50 AM	#2
saltjunkie Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 1,781	I thought it was the blue jaw trigger that was supposed to be more or less reef safe? either way i would not put a trigger in my reefs? Rick __________________ I am not a failure! I have just found 10,000 ways to do it wrong! rlowride@hotmail.com http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg

01-11-2002, 12:01 PM	#3
Firefish Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Douglas, Ma Posts: 775	I was afraid thats what I was going to hear. Well I could put him in the 72 with some LR, I'll just feel bad cause I know he'll be looking at the 155 and wishing he was in there or...I could move the corals and clowns to the 72 and then put the trigger in the 155 with the tang. I dont even think the clowns have been to the other side of the tank yet I hate making these decisions! __________________ In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- Thomas Jefferson

01-12-2002, 09:20 AM	#6
Firefish Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Douglas, Ma Posts: 775	Thanks for the info Frank & creefer, I never knew there were planktonic triggers! This is good stuff to know __________________ In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- Thomas Jefferson

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01-11-2002, 07:15 PM	#4
FMarini Citizen Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 179	Hi: My two cents.... the pinktailed and blue cheek are actually two of the more "reef-safe" triggers. These guys won't much rock, nor sample corals. So they should be fairly safe. i say fairly becuz they might eat your moving inverts, and may eat a few of your small fish. Otherwise they have little interest in your corals. These trigger w/ the upturned mouths are classifed as planktonic feeding triggers (along w/ niger, blue cheek, sargassum, crosshatch), and are very different in temperment from the rhinecanthus (huma, picasso, etc) triggers my opinion frank

01-11-2002, 08:44 PM	#5
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	ive had my blue cheek with corals for about 6 - 8 months (not sure) and he hasnt even looked at them.the planktonic picking triggers tend to stay up in the water and dont pick at any substrate (rocks/sand/corals).keeping them well fed will help keep them from picking off youre hermits/shrimps. ill be the first to say that youre taking a risk as far as a 100% "community" tank goes,but the trade off is worth it to me.i might have lost a couple peppermints shrimp since adding the blue cheek and a dwarf lion to my reef a couple weeks ago, but im not sure,just havent seen the shrimp for a few days .both these fish allow themselves to be cleaned by the cleaner shrimp,who has also molted since they were introduced.i guess maybe they recognize the cleaner as a cleaner,but dont see the peppermints the same way.(caribean cleaner vs pacific cleaner).

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