Oh and .. if it were me I'd just put him in the 220g. That QT tank sounds pretty small. Also the shallowness could be a concern too if the tank is open top, you'd hate to lose him because he jumped out.

Yeah my quarantine tank is pretty small for it I have eggcrate over the top so it cant jump out. I think i might put it in the display later today its been in copper for 24 hours i am sure that will help a bit. Do you think i should freshwater dip it?

Personally I think that unless I saw some reason to do it, I wouldn't do it.. I don't know. Tough call. Everyone's going to have their own comfort level on that I guess.

Not that it sounds like you need further convincing (but since I like talking about fish :lol:) .. FWIW, unless the eggcrate is weighted down, they can still sometimes get out. I've had fish jump and make it out despite eggcrate being on the tank at the time. I lost a 4" tang out of a QT tank in the fall (and there was an eggcrate cover at the time which got bumped right off the tank). Also had a wrasse jump out of my display tank but I have no idea whether he lifted the eggcrate and it fell back in place, or whether he shot through the square holes and just happened to fit just right.

Ok thanks for all your help I think I will just put it in my display. Thats good to know about the eggcrate i didnt even think of weighing it down.

a new pic of my trigger and a couple pictures of my tank.