Blue Throat Trigger In Reef Tank?

[loveless]

My blue throats ate both my two cleaner shrimp and the coral banded shrimp. Add with caution, but unless you feed a lot I would expect some issues.

[Azzkr]

Mine did really good did eat some snails but left my shimp alone. i had mine for two months a big one two six inch. he went carpet surfing though. was by far my favorite fish. Mine was really shy at first hid lots

[randallino]

Mine did great until he decided to jump out!

[daniella3d]

Each of these fish is an invidual and it's going to have its own personality. Some are going to kill clam, shrimp etc....some are going to be model citizen.

I have a niger for a year and half and it is a model citizen. Does not touch my clams, shrimp etc...but it is always a gamble when you buy one of these.

It is best to buy it small and keep it very well fed. If they are fed like little pig they won't go hunt for food on their own. I suspect that biting fish and eating shrimp or clam is because they are too hungry.

I feed mine morning and evening and each time he eats like a pig. He's now nearly 8" with the tail.

[Jan]

My guy is in a 180 tank that includes 3 cleaner shrimp,and small fish(yellow assessor,orchid dottyback, swissguard basslet and green clown goby).He is always ravenously hungry. When I feed, I throw food in and then feed him separately larger pellets,silversides,and krill,otherwise he gets alot of the food.
He begs for food,swishing his tail around so hard that he splashes water.Very entertaining and interactive but a real piggy.

[lockrookie]

i love jan's trigger he makes me happy

[noirsphynx]

The Blue Throat at the LFS were I work had to be removed from the display tank. He was fine for the longest time and then decided to kill a few other fish.

[burgerchow]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Each of these fish is an invidual and it's going to have its own personality. Some are going to kill clam, shrimp etc....some are going to be model citizen.

I have a niger for a year and half and it is a model citizen. Does not touch my clams, shrimp etc...but it is always a gamble when you buy one of these.

It is best to buy it small and keep it very well fed. If they are fed like little pig they won't go hunt for food on their own. I suspect that biting fish and eating shrimp or clam is because they are too hungry.

I feed mine morning and evening and each time he eats like a pig. He's now nearly 8" with the tail.

I've got a 4 " niger in my reef as well. Doesn't touch any of my corals, clams or crustaceans. ( the sohal keeps him in check and he doesn't get a long of browsing time. LOL )

[MMAX]

I agree that they all have their own personalities. Had mine just over a year and he's a model reef citizen. Have 2 peppermint shrimps and a gold coral banded which he hasn't touched. Also he hasn't even looked funny at my clam and corals. He has tried my fingers a time or 2--that little bugger can bite!