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wetjet43
09/26/2008, 04:11 PM
They were best friends up to today. The huma trigger would let the fire shrimp crawl all over it, then swim away. Then today, I noticed that the fire shrimp was not in it's usual hiding place. I saw Mr. Huma charge it at lightning speed, and tear one of it's claws off. The fire shrimp immediately retreated to behind one of the power nozzles.

Should I take the fire shrimp out of the tank and return it to my LFS for a refund? The stupid shrimp cost more than the trigger!(My LFS will do that for me)

If it want's something live to kill, what can I put in there (something that doesn't cost $40!)

WuHT
09/26/2008, 06:01 PM
a 40 dollar fireshrimp must be huge.

DamnPepShrimp
09/26/2008, 06:30 PM
I'd get rid of the trigger, get something that is reef/shrimp safe.

michael_cb_125
09/26/2008, 06:30 PM
I would take the shrimp back. if the trigger is showing aggression now, it will only get worse.
You could throw some white feeder shrimp in with him.
~Michael

reefman8471
09/26/2008, 06:53 PM
Our local fish store sells Fire Shrimp routinely for $40 regardless of size. The regular cleaner shrimp( Red backed cleaner) is $30.

James

cl2ysta1
09/26/2008, 06:57 PM
maybe you arent feeding him enough.

weluvfish54
09/26/2008, 07:01 PM
that suprises you that a trigger ate shrimp?

SlowCobra
09/26/2008, 10:02 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13432968#post13432968 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by weluvfish54
that suprises you that a trigger ate shrimp?

+1

They have a tendency to eat shrimp, snails, crabs, etc.

secrest
09/26/2008, 10:29 PM
yeah I'm still waiting for the shocking part....common sense

Wolverine
09/27/2008, 09:55 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13432642#post13432642 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WuHT
a 40 dollar fireshrimp must be huge.

That's a fairly common price for fire shrimp at many LFS.

I agree with the others that it's no great surprise that the huma is doing what it would naturally be expected to do. You'll have to get rid of one of the two, or the trigger will make the decision for you.

FiShTaCo
09/27/2008, 11:49 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13432968#post13432968 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by weluvfish54
that suprises you that a trigger ate shrimp?

They do that. If u want a reef, take back the trigg, if you want a FOWLR take back the shrimp before the next dinner bell rings. ;)

LauraCline
09/27/2008, 01:23 PM
In a 50 gallon, you'd be better off taking back the Huma unless you want just the Huma. He's going to get bigger and more aggressive over time. He was also the first fish in so, the whole tank is his territory. This will make new additions difficult to impossible.

thor32766
09/27/2008, 04:00 PM
Humas will get bolder with age.

Snapper66
09/27/2008, 05:41 PM
Trigger + Shrimp =All you can eat Buffet:p

rob1991
09/27/2008, 05:47 PM
id say take the trigger back, the shrimp is cooler.

karlyhui
09/27/2008, 08:13 PM
My reef safe Niger ate my cleaner the minute it enter the tank.

25 dollars down the toilet,

reefman8471
09/27/2008, 08:24 PM
Niger's are somewhat reefsafe but this refers to the triggers not eating corals or clams. They still will eat snails, crabs, and shrimp.

James

Wolverine
09/27/2008, 08:59 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13438712#post13438712 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by karlyhui
My reef safe Niger ate my cleaner the minute it enter the tank.,

That would argue against the "reef safe" label. ;)

cybrsufr
09/27/2008, 11:19 PM
There is no trigger that is 100% reef safe. As stated above most all except the Xanthichthys family (Blue Jaw, Crosshatch, Sargassum, etc) can/will eat crustaceans, clams, snails and other fish. I have even seen on more than one occasion where a Crosshatch or a Blue Jaw decides they want to go off their meds and terrorize/kill every living thing in the tank. That is rare but just proof that trying to labeling something "Reef Safe" is a very misleading statement. These are fish and in our tanks the normal predation hierarchy does not exists so the fish become opportunistic and species who would not normally eat shrimp and crabs may just develop the tendency to do just that.

weluvfish54
09/27/2008, 11:39 PM
not to mention those big triggers knock coral/rock around and/or pick it up and move everything around...mine does it all the time (hawaiian black trig) but he doesnt pick corals at all..shrimp is a no brainer...i mean we feed them krill..cmon..

Sabre38
09/27/2008, 11:53 PM
I think You should get rid of the trigger, it will def outgrow your tank. In terms of feeding it "live" things. I wouldnt recoment it. I cant quote the resources but I have read in a couple of places that feeding "live" anything makes most fish a little more aggressive. I had a Huma Huma that killed my blue ribbon eel. One of the saddest sights Ive ever seen.

carne125
09/28/2008, 12:04 AM
R u EVEN SERIOUS about this....Trigger attacks shrimp,,,come on

johnna12
09/28/2008, 12:21 AM
that suprises you that a trigger ate shrimp?

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

wetjet43
10/13/2008, 11:46 PM
What really surprised me was when the trigger let the shrimp jump on it for a cleaning. I took back the shrimp and the trigger and replaced them with a copperband butterfly. It's got it's own problems though. Reminds me of "Flo" on finding nemo.

Zaita
10/14/2008, 12:36 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13542221#post13542221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wetjet43
What really surprised me was when the trigger let the shrimp jump on it for a cleaning. I took back the shrimp and the trigger and replaced them with a copperband butterfly. It's got it's own problems though. Reminds me of "Flo" on finding nemo.

An CBB =\ Really? IMO that's a terrible choice for your tank.