Undulate Triggerfish Tankmates
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boeingn747
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Very cool. There are some really cool damsels out there. If you ever get a itch for a trigger in the future, the undulated trigger is a great choice. I mean don't get me wrong, most of the triggers are beauties, the clown, niger being no exception. It's the striking color that just makes it a great choice. Thanks for responding back. Take care.
Sorry for the itch, here's 7 triggers, a Clown, Assasi, Pinktail, Niger, Huma, Black Hawaiian and an undulated.
monkeyCmonkeyDo
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I tried to raise a humu humu from the size of a thumb and it just destroyed the reef. I removed it and the reef tank improved.
It ate all the snails. Shrimp. Lps corals.
Doubled in size before I gave it to another fish store.
Just wasn't a good fit at the time.
Couldn't imagine if I had upgraded.to the 240g cube and added it. Never woulda got him out.
I'm gonna pass.on the triggers in a reef.
D
It ate all the snails. Shrimp. Lps corals.
Doubled in size before I gave it to another fish store.
Just wasn't a good fit at the time.
Couldn't imagine if I had upgraded.to the 240g cube and added it. Never woulda got him out.
I'm gonna pass.on the triggers in a reef.
D
boeingn747
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Now that's awesome. Funny, you don't see much of a clean up crew, wonder why?
Triggers are awesome!
The cuc is fully nocturnal, lights just came on and the hermits and snails started scrambling to there hiding spots!
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Do the triggers bite the broomtails tail? Awesome tank!!!
No way, the broomtail wrasse is the king of the tank. Funny you mentioned "biting tail" My Miniatus Grouper bites the Japanese Dragon Eels tail!
Steve and his Animals
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Tank must be a warzone when you feed, everybody scrambling for their chunks of food! Funny how the undulated is hiding, figures he's the smallest trigger. Wonder how long his current attitude will last.
Here's a vid from a few months ago of a typical night of feeding the animals, feeding frenzy for 5 minutes, I call it
"controlled chaos"!
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Anything large and aggressive will do, or even just venomous. I.E.
Foxface, Lionfish, Scorpionfish, Waspfish ect…
As for aggressive, go with some damsel species such as Neoglyphidodon, my favourite for aggression in that family is Oxyodon. Anything small and peaceful will be food.
Small and Peaceful fish include Certain Wrasses, Gobies, Most Blennies (Some have a venomous bite), ect…
Good wrasses for aggressive tanks are Rockmovers/Dragons (They get their name for a reason you know…), the whole genus of Coris, the whole Cheilinus genus, most from the genus Bodianus, both species of Gomphosus, most thalassoma species.
I know it’s a 2 year old thread but figured this could help others wondering the same question.
Foxface, Lionfish, Scorpionfish, Waspfish ect…
As for aggressive, go with some damsel species such as Neoglyphidodon, my favourite for aggression in that family is Oxyodon. Anything small and peaceful will be food.
Small and Peaceful fish include Certain Wrasses, Gobies, Most Blennies (Some have a venomous bite), ect…
Good wrasses for aggressive tanks are Rockmovers/Dragons (They get their name for a reason you know…), the whole genus of Coris, the whole Cheilinus genus, most from the genus Bodianus, both species of Gomphosus, most thalassoma species.
I know it’s a 2 year old thread but figured this could help others wondering the same question.
Steve and his Animals
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This video is a perfect example of "this guy's really asking for it" lol. I used to do that with my predators, so I get you. Few more inches on some of those triggers and you could be missing fingertips!
Balikci
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I can share my 2¢ of experience with anyone considering an undulatus trigger:
I introduced a small one (1-3/4") to a 150 g tank with a single 12" porcupine puffer. The only other fish I introduced at the same time was an "old blue damsel" according to the LFS. A dull dark grey-blue colored damsel-like fish, about the same size as the trigger. The store had 3 of them and they were trying to get rid of them at a discount price of $8. I got all of them. The first day in the holding tank was a carnage! The damsels tried to kill each other. I separated them as soon as possible, but only one survived.
When I introduced the fish to the main tank I was worried about the trigger hurting the puffer, but it respected the big guy. However, the "old blue damsel" harassed the puffer like h***. It took a while before I could catch it with a trap and move to "jail", a nanocube 28g that it had for himself. Fast forward almost two years, the puffer passed away (he had been with us almost 10 years). I decided to move the damsel back to the tank. The trigger was furious. It attacked him but the damsel was agile enough to avoid any serious injury. I put a mirror on one side of the tank. The trigger forgot about the damsel and spent all of its time posturing the "other trigger". Eventually it got used to the damsel. Now they swim together. Sometimes the damsel would slap the trigger with its tail!
It turns out the "old blue damsel" is a Victorian Scaly Fin, a large "farmer" damsel. Both fish are now around 4". The scaly fin is a very aggressive damsel that defends its "farm" viciously. However, the most interesting thing is that it is completely oblivious to its own mirror image. Given how aggressive it was to its own kind, I think this fish is aware of self, which is shown in only a few highly intelligent animal species like primates, elephants and crows. I also have a lot of turf and hair algae in that tank. It is very cool to see the damsel clean a patch of the algae to grow his favorite "crop", red algae. It is now one of my all time favorite fish, even though it doesn't have a lot of color.
I decided to add some color to the "aggressive" tank as both the trigger and damsel blend in with the algae and the live rock. I introduced a 4" foxface. It was brutal. The trigger got ballistic. Even the mirror trick did not help. It didn't care if the foxface had poison. It attacked from the side, avoiding the spines. Fortunately I was able catch the foxface quickly and transfer it to the reef tank. No harm done. I guess those two will have the 150g for themselves as long as they are around.
I hope this helps.
I introduced a small one (1-3/4") to a 150 g tank with a single 12" porcupine puffer. The only other fish I introduced at the same time was an "old blue damsel" according to the LFS. A dull dark grey-blue colored damsel-like fish, about the same size as the trigger. The store had 3 of them and they were trying to get rid of them at a discount price of $8. I got all of them. The first day in the holding tank was a carnage! The damsels tried to kill each other. I separated them as soon as possible, but only one survived.
When I introduced the fish to the main tank I was worried about the trigger hurting the puffer, but it respected the big guy. However, the "old blue damsel" harassed the puffer like h***. It took a while before I could catch it with a trap and move to "jail", a nanocube 28g that it had for himself. Fast forward almost two years, the puffer passed away (he had been with us almost 10 years). I decided to move the damsel back to the tank. The trigger was furious. It attacked him but the damsel was agile enough to avoid any serious injury. I put a mirror on one side of the tank. The trigger forgot about the damsel and spent all of its time posturing the "other trigger". Eventually it got used to the damsel. Now they swim together. Sometimes the damsel would slap the trigger with its tail!
It turns out the "old blue damsel" is a Victorian Scaly Fin, a large "farmer" damsel. Both fish are now around 4". The scaly fin is a very aggressive damsel that defends its "farm" viciously. However, the most interesting thing is that it is completely oblivious to its own mirror image. Given how aggressive it was to its own kind, I think this fish is aware of self, which is shown in only a few highly intelligent animal species like primates, elephants and crows. I also have a lot of turf and hair algae in that tank. It is very cool to see the damsel clean a patch of the algae to grow his favorite "crop", red algae. It is now one of my all time favorite fish, even though it doesn't have a lot of color.
I decided to add some color to the "aggressive" tank as both the trigger and damsel blend in with the algae and the live rock. I introduced a 4" foxface. It was brutal. The trigger got ballistic. Even the mirror trick did not help. It didn't care if the foxface had poison. It attacked from the side, avoiding the spines. Fortunately I was able catch the foxface quickly and transfer it to the reef tank. No harm done. I guess those two will have the 150g for themselves as long as they are around.
I hope this helps.
