Will a picasso triggerfish eat corals?

sheatime · Apr 23, 2015

Will a picasso triggerfish eat corals? or just go after live rock with algae?

Akida17th · Apr 23, 2015

A Humu Humu will eat inverts that is why they are known to be for fish only tanks although I have witnessed some triggers in reefs with no inverts.

eatbreakfast · Apr 23, 2015

They will not eat corals. Clams, shrimps, urchins and crabs are on the menu.

slapshot · Apr 24, 2015

While they won't eat the corals they will steal food from them and injure them when doing so. Will pretty much test apart any LPS

scardall · Apr 24, 2015

not wise

As far as I know, A Blue Throated Trigger is the Safest trigger to put in a reef. Other wise I would have a Clown Trigger in mine. Like Russion rulette???? End results are the same.

Quinn123 · Apr 24, 2015

i once had a clown trigger in my reef tank. it never did touch any of my corals or cleaner shrimps.

cesar · Apr 24, 2015

The reason I would want a FOWLR tank. These fish here

Reefing Madness · Apr 24, 2015

sheatime said:
Will a picasso triggerfish eat corals? or just go after live rock with algae?

They will not munch on your corals, nor your Live Rock or Algae.
Your CUC on the other hand is fair game to them.

arashsheikhpoor · Apr 25, 2015

I have seen a larger hawaiian trigger in a 400g reef with shrimp and hermits.. But they can be destructive and move aside corals and damage them.

angelsandtangs · Apr 26, 2015

scardall said:
As far as I know, A Blue Throated Trigger is the Safest trigger to put in a reef. Other wise I would have a Clown Trigger in mine. Like Russion rulette???? End results are the same.

Had one was very reef safe only issue loved to move corals around like dropping zoas and lps into my chalices so he had to go...Take the good with the bad with bluethroats

joe2 · Mar 16, 2021

scardall said:
not wise

As far as I know, A Blue Throated Trigger is the Safest trigger to put in a reef. Other wise I would have a Clown Trigger in mine. Like Russion rulette???? End results are the same.

I've had a clown triggerfish in my reef tank for 5 years. He doesn't touch corals but he kills crabs and shrimp when he can catch them. Oddly enough...the crabs and shrimp are smart enough to make it so hard to catch them that sometimes it takes over a year to have to add new crabs and shrimp