Trigger Question.

[EmilyB]

Triggers are messy. Messy eaters, messy poopers, messy arrangers. Even if they don't eat coral.

I've had one for seven years.

[GMGQ]

My bluethroat is my fave fish in my mixed reef setup. It gets along really well with my hippo tang. It even eats Nori when I clip it in for the tang.

Only issue nowadays, is that he likes to peck at my hand when I reach in to do stuff! At first it was only pecking at my ring, but now it freaks me out when it tries to peck at my hand/knuckles. heh. It's more freaky than painful.

[OCDP]

Thanks guys for your input. I have no plans on just tossing one in the new tank, hence why I started this thread up.

I am most interested in a Niger trigger. The fish I have in my tank that will be in the 50g are a yellow watchman, a lawnmower blenny, and two clowns.

The messiness doesn't bother me so much. The bioload will be fairly low in the new tank, I skim heavy, I do frequent water changes, and I'm going BB in this tank. So if he's messy, it's okay. I think I could keep it under control.. The only things I am concerned about is if it will go after my fish or corals.

[Delphinus]

Your post reminded me of this article .. although it's been a while since I've read it, I think it mentions a little bit about some of the species we're talking about.

http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/Fish.htm

I can't say I blame you, after seeing Pysire's pictures I want one too, haha.

[Buccaneer]

That crosshatch is pretty nice too

[OCDP]

Thanks for the link there Tony. I'll take a read at it right now, I'll ask a few more questions as they pop up.