Trigger stimulation, how do you prevent boredom?

[SlugSnorter]

I've considered getting an urchin just for that purpose, but if he doesnt eat it then I'm stuck with an urchin lol.


This is a great idea! I might be able to stuff some muscle into a wiffle golf ball

urchins can be pretty costly, and also wont keep the trigger occupied for long

 

[HB AL]

The urchin would be a nice snack for them

 

[David M.]

I ended up picking up a pincushion urchin, my bluethroat couldn't care less about it lol.

 

[McPuff]

If it's a blue throat I'd recommend getting a female if you can find one. They seem to do better in pairs or groups from everything I have read. My experience was that a single male did fine for a couple years and then just died randomly. I've read about this same type of experience from others as well.

Currently I have a humu and an assassi sharing a tank and they seem to keep each other occupied pretty well. They do have an occasional skirmish but that's about it. They go nuts for literally any type of food.

Urchins would be a fun feeding activity but it would get very costly. Cheapest and most fun solution is likely MORE TRIGGERS! :0) Just be careful with your choices.

 

[Natadactyl]

Great ideas guys,

I get worried my lobster gets bored in his tank and I move around his plant so he can constantly landscape at night but was looking for other ways to keep him occupied! Might try a few of these! Thank you!!!

 

[David M.]

If it's a blue throat I'd recommend getting a female if you can find one. They seem to do better in pairs or groups from everything I have read. My experience was that a single male did fine for a couple years and then just died randomly. I've read about this same type of experience from others as well.

Currently I have a humu and an assassi sharing a tank and they seem to keep each other occupied pretty well. They do have an occasional skirmish but that's about it. They go nuts for literally any type of food.

Urchins would be a fun feeding activity but it would get very costly. Cheapest and most fun solution is likely MORE TRIGGERS! :0) Just be careful with your choices.

I've got my LFS on the hunt for a female for me, hoping to get one some time soon as I have a 150g 4'x3' being built right now too. The extra room, new rocks, and a new friend will surely help quite a bit.

 

[HB AL]

It's baby season, my lfs's have tons of baby bluethroats, nigers, and humas. Around 40 in a tank it was fun to feed them all, talk about a feeding frenzy.