hey everyone

Leah · #1 11-13-2008, 02:52 PM

Just wandering what size tank did you have? I would say get some books to read it really
helps to have an idea of how many fish you may want to put in. And some idea's on how
to stock it. The trigger fish has a pretty big appetite from what I hear. I had a niger trigger and kept him in a tank alone. But finally gave him away.

mrs. dabandit · #2 11-13-2008, 05:57 PM

I have a 33gl tank, and yes he loves to eat that's almost all he does.lol
thanx

fishoholic · #3 11-13-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mrs. dabandit

I have a 33gl tank, and yes he loves to eat that's almost all he does.lol
thanx

A 33g tank is way to small for a trigger

Trigger's should not be kept in anything smaller then at the very least a 90g. I hope you plan on upgrading soon or plan on selling the trigger when he gets larger. I had a trigger in a 60g and he went crazy (relentlessly attacking all the other fish) in such a small tank, I ended up selling him after 2 weeks to someone who had a 180g. I still miss that trigger, but he was much better off in a 180g. It's very hard to give up a fish because you don't have the proper size space for it. Please research tank sizes better when looking into buying certain types of fish.

mrs. dabandit · #4 11-13-2008, 09:49 PM

lol yes don't worry I do plan on getting a bigger tank . Just have to wait for the husband to get a bigger tank, then I get his lol.
Thanx

fishoholic · #5 11-13-2008, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mrs. dabandit

lol yes don't worry I do plan on getting a bigger tank . Just have to wait for the husband to get a bigger tank, then I get his lol.
Thanx

That's a relief, sorry for giving you a hard time. I just remember how sad it made me to watch the nigger trigger I had be miserable in the small tank I put him in.

Leah · #6 11-14-2008, 12:46 AM

I think I missed the boat on this one, I thought you were just thinking of setting up a
tank I didn't think you had it going at this point. How did you cycle the tank, how long
has it been running? Just curious is the trigger is your first fish?

mrs. dabandit · #7 11-14-2008, 08:11 AM

that's ok i do plan on upgrading lol. I've wanted one of them since my husband first showed me one. lol but Thanx:biggrin

mrs. dabandit · #8 11-14-2008, 07:56 PM

I cycled my tank in under a week using my live rock and 50% of the water from my husbands tank. he's been keeping fish for over ten years and he's been giuding me through the process, I was just trying to gain some knowledge of my own and figuerd this site was a good way to do it.