Trigger/Angel Problem

awood0909 · Aug 20, 2015

I recently added a niger trigger and a potters angel to my 75 gallon tank. they have been fine together for about 3 weeks then all of the sudden the trigger has been bullying the angel and nipping all of its fins. Are potters not good with triggers? Are there any angels that would work with a niger or did i just get a mean one?

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

I think it's the other way around. Triggers can be mean, even bite people. You can Google trigger bites and pics will show up. They will attack divers who dive on the reef.
I would suggest moving one if them. He will stress out the angel til it gets sick and dies.

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

Lol, triggers have teeth.

awood0909 · Aug 20, 2015

Is there a reason he is only going for the angel? There is a damsel in there too and he leaves him alone

3dees · Aug 20, 2015

it will only get worse as the fish grows. your tank is too small for a trigger.

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

awood0909 said:
Is there a reason he is only going for the angel? There is a damsel in there too and he leaves him alone

Damsels are pretty fast, idk. Triggers can just be mean and have a strong personality.

awood0909 · Aug 20, 2015

The potter had not been eating, is it possible he was just not doing well and the trigger attacked the weak fish? The aggression just came out of nowhere and I am watching him swim with the damsel right now.

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

awood0909 said:
The potter had not been eating, is it possible he was just not doing well and the trigger attacked the weak fish? The aggression just came out of nowhere and I am watching him swim with the damsel right now.

Did the angel not eat at all since you got it?

awood0909 · Aug 20, 2015

The angel ate the first day I got it and the day before it died, both times on flakes. It has been a couple weeks and I tried every food that an angel might eat.

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

awood0909 said:
The angel ate the first day I got it and the day before it died, both times on flakes. It has been a couple weeks and I tried every food that an angel might eat.

I would believe being from being hounded by the trigger probably caused it not to wanna eat.
Dames can be little terrors too. You have an aggressive tank. Lol

awood0909 · Aug 20, 2015

yeah I was hoping I could put an angel in but I was wrong. Do you have any recommendations for any fish that would be fine with those two?

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

Maybe a full size angel of an eel, but you don't really have enough room for those. And the trigger will grow big, you will have to upgrade.

Quinn123 · Aug 20, 2015

the only angel that would be ok to house with the trigger would be the passer angel

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

The queen angel can probably hold its own, but you can never be sure. They require large tanks too.

awood0909 · Aug 20, 2015

I figured he would outgrow this tank, I have plans for a 300 gallon tank once my house is complete. Not a fan of eels but thought about dwarf lion or maybe a leaf fish.

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

awood0909 said:
I figured he would outgrow this tank, I have plans for a 300 gallon tank once my house is complete. Not a fan of eels but thought about dwarf lion or maybe a leaf fish.

A lionfish would be good.