Lance's 225 gal tank

fishytime · #1 10-16-2009, 02:05 AM

Very cool fish Lance....always wanted a trigger...."Bubba Gump" huh?

Just remember no cleaner or peps or it will be "shrimp gumbo, shrimp frikese, shrimp salad, shrimp cocktail, butterfly shrimp, garlic shrimp, shrimp kabob

christyf5 · #2 10-16-2009, 02:38 AM

Wow, he shore is purty!

Boomboy · #3 10-16-2009, 02:58 AM

georgeous fish

Lance · #4 10-16-2009, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Very cool fish Lance....always wanted a trigger...."Bubba Gump" huh?

Just remember no cleaner or peps or it will be "shrimp gumbo, shrimp frikese, shrimp salad, shrimp cocktail, butterfly shrimp, garlic shrimp, shrimp kabob

The only shrimp he'll be getting is the "dead" variety. He's still pretty shy, hides out in the rocks when I approach the tank; but throw in a small prawn and he's out of the rocks in a nano-second. So far he's eaten everything I've given him: Flakes, shrimp, clam, mysis, pellets and nori.

Delphinus · #5 10-16-2009, 03:47 AM

I thought bluethroat triggers were water column feeders? In terms of "reef safe" triggers, I always heard it was the bluethroats, crosshatch, sargassum, and ... um .. I forget what the 4th one is offhand... pinktail maybe?

Lance · #6 10-16-2009, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

I thought bluethroat triggers were water column feeders? In terms of "reef safe" triggers, I always heard it was the bluethroats, crosshatch, sargassum, and ... um .. I forget what the 4th one is offhand... pinktail maybe?

You're right Tony. Bluethroats are zooplankton feeders, but I've done quite a bit of reading on them and although mostly reef safe you have to make sure you keep them well fed or they may sample your crabs, snails and shrimp.

Lance · #7 10-16-2009, 04:14 AM

I'm mostly concerned with how he's going to get along with the Harlequin Tuskfish. The Tusk is fine with the other fishes in the tank, but goes ballistic when anything new is added. He tore a huge strip of flesh off the Kole tang when it was added. After a few attacks though it settles down.
The trigger is larger than the Tusk though so I'm hoping there won't be a problem.

Lance · #8 10-21-2009, 01:48 AM

Well, so far so good with the Trigger. He's been in QT now for a week with a smaller fish, snails, small hermits and some corals and has been a model citizen. Eats like a pig and has been playing in the flow and likes to carry small rocks in his mouth and spit them out. He's pretty smart too. He's learned that if he bumps the powerhead with his nose soon after feeding, Mysis that were sucked into the intake come shooting out. It's pretty funny to watch. He bumps the PH and quickly swims about 12" directly in front and waits for small pieces to shoot out at him. I'll try to get a video of him doing this.

Delphinus · #9 10-21-2009, 03:18 AM

How do you have your QT setup? How big? Sorry if the details are already posted (I have a very short memory!!)