Trigger - Blue Throat Xanthichthys ringens

[Chin_Lee]

Please provide your experience in this poll:

• Use the top 9 poll questions if your fish has passed away.
• Use the bottom 7 poll questions if you currently own this fish.
• Multiple polls are allowed.
• Select the best answer to the best of your knowledge.
• Adding comments or elaborating on the cause of death in a post is encouraged.

The options are as follows:

died within 0-3 months
died within 4-6 months
died within 7-9 months
died within 10-12 months
died within 13-18 months
died within 19-24 months
died within 2-3 years
died within 3-4 years
died after 5 years +
currently alive 0-6 months
currently alive 7-12 months
currently alive over 1 year
currently alive over 2 years
currently alive over 3 years
currently alive over 4 years
currently alive 5 years +

[untamed]

I had both male and a female. However, both seemed unhappy in even my 400 gallon tank and paced relentlessly between feedings.

Update: Male (pictured) was donated to Vancouver Aquarium after 1 year in the tank. His relentless pacing was wearing away the acrylic! My personal experience with these fish is that they do not adapt well to captivity or reef situations and seem more interested in relentlessly seeking open water.

Update: Female remains very healthy at 2 years now. She still paces the tank more than most fish.
Update: Female began to hide during the day, coming out for feeding only. Interested in feeding, but struggling to take food. Died after about 1 week. Lived 3 years, 4 months in the tank. Unable to determine cause of death.

[Chaloupa]

I had both a male and female..

The male died after roughly 12 months...cause of death is unknown, he was normal, then swimming in weird patterns, then same day=dead.

The female is still with us and is perfectly fine...no other fish were lost when the male died...it was odd