Do you feed a triggerfish daily?

[Palting]

I'm new to predator fish, and I learned that you do not feed a lionfish daily, to simulate the feast/famine cycle in nature for predator fish. I also have a blue throat trigger. As the title asks, do you feed a trigger daily, or only 2-3 times a week like a lionfish? Thanks!!

[welsher7]

I used to feed my sargasum daily, and I would just skip a day or two every now and then.

[Palting]

Thanks for the quick reply, Dan. I was thinking that as planktonic feeders, sargasum triggers don't realy go through a feast/famine cycle.

[Mrscribbled]

Triggers are daily. In the wild the feed quite heavily and are not ambush preditors like lion fish. I feed my 8 inch Hawaii blue jaw aqua treasures mysis and krill two small feedings a day soaked in vita chem. Their colors will fade otherwise.

[TitanTV]

Mrscribbled is correct. Triggers are not true predators. They fit more into the aggressive side of the equation. they need to be fed a few times a day

[Palting]

Thank you, all. Gives me confidence in taking care of bluethroat. He started out not eating anything for almost 2 weeks. Now, he will eat anything: mysis, clam, silversides, krill, flake, gel food, pellets, the feeding stick, my finger..... LOL!!! I'll feed smaller amounts daily.

[rossco838]

My Picasso and niger get fed once a day and my new 1" clown trigger is getting fed small amounts every 2 hours

[humaguy]

everyday and 2 times if possible...makes them happy....can skip a day every now and then...good luck!

[barbianj]

Two times a day here. NLS pellets in the morning. They learn to eat pellets real quick when everyone else is chowing down. Mix of seafood and pellets in the afternoon.