Who keeps Triggers in their reef?

[Jedi1199]

I have always loved Triggerfish. I would love to have one or 2 in my tank (175G bowfront). From my reading, the impression I am getting is "Do so at your own risk".

Is anyone having success with triggers in their reef tanks? If so, what are your specs? Tank size, size of fish, tankmates, ect ect?

 

[Grsfish]

I have a small ~2 inch niger trigger in my 210 mixed reef for a few months now and so far so good. One guy on my local reef forum just sold his ~6 inch Niger trigger and said it ate a couple of the new chromis he just added...

 

[jaxteller007]

I've got a blue throat in our 180. Few tangs, fox face, chromis, anthias, etc. He hasn't caused any issues so far. He was small when we added him and he was one of the last fish we added so that may be helping.

 

[00W]

I had a niger for a couple of years. Great personality. Bad with smaller fish.
Never ate a coral but he used to pick up snails in his mouth, back up and komakazi into the glass, break the shells and eat them. It was cool to watch.
He ate everything. I used to feed him scrambled eggs, shrimp and cod by hand.
He was like a dog. He would also move the rocks around and knock stuff over.

 

[DucatiGtr]

I have a male blue throat and male crosshatch, in a 7x3 foot.. all ok, great reef fish
I have a mixed reef tons of euphilya, lps, acros,
14 tangs, 10ish fairly wrasses, 3 clown fish, fox face, others..

 

[bnord]

Male Blue throat in a 180

no coral, invert or clam nipping

interestingly he sporadically gets seriously harassed by a 30% larger vlamingi who leaves other tangs alone

 

[vetteguy53081]

Had a pair of Bluethroat and no issues. They turned into a breeding pair and i got an offer i could not refuse.