clown trigger tank mates? - Page 2

ziyaadb · 07/08/2008, 01:20 AM

wow thanks for the replies all. I will take all of this home and show the wife as no internet access at home, so maybe a picasso rather then a clown would be a better option in the long run?

Mike5252 · 07/08/2008, 03:22 PM

Yes, for the long run.

I have a clown trigger in a 210gal with a picasso, porci puffer, dogface puffer, and sailfin tang. They are all happy now, but I may run out of room before too long...

My CT is mostly aggressive during feeding time.

Recty · 07/08/2008, 06:14 PM

The problem with them being aggressive at feeding time is they can accidently bite another fish and realize hey, this tastes good... and it's downhill pretty quick from there.

Zoom · 07/08/2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by Recty
The problem with them being aggressive at feeding time is they can accidently bite another fish and realize hey, this tastes good... and it's downhill pretty quick from there.

Wrong..... they don't eat fish flesh i try many times with many of them ,they will take it in there month and spit it back out.
But they will eat any molluscan.

Recty · 07/09/2008, 02:53 AM

Tell that to my school of damsels I had in my aggressive tank...

Oh wait, you cant, they went to damsel heaven by way of a clown trigger stomach.

I actually watched him eat three or four of the damsels, bit it and shook, half a damsel sank to the floor, the other half must have "magically" disappeared and it was just coincidental that it happened to be inside a clown trigger mouth at the time.

Zoom · 07/09/2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally posted by Recty
Tell that to my school of damsels I had in my aggressive tank...

Oh wait, you cant, they went to damsel heaven by way of a clown trigger stomach.

I actually watched him eat three or four of the damsels, bit it and shook, half a damsel sank to the floor, the other half must have "magically" disappeared and it was just coincidental that it happened to be inside a clown trigger mouth at the time.

You did not say damsel i will agreed they will eat small live fish i say fish flesh.

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The problem with them being aggressive at feeding time is they can accidently bite another fish and realize hey, this tastes good... and it's downhill pretty quick from there.

You did not say a live small damsel

Can you post a picture of your clown trigger.

Monkeyfish · 07/09/2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by Zoom
You did not say damsel i will agreed they will eat small live fish i say fish flesh.

LOL

What the heck do you think damsels are made of - beef?

ziyaadb · 07/09/2008, 09:06 AM

hahahah thats a good 1

Zoom · 07/09/2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally posted by Monkeyfish
LOL

What the heck do you think damsels are made of - beef?

I'm talking about cutting a fish and try to feed it to the Clown trigger they will not eat it ...... they go after small live fish i have them kill small damsels but i can not say they eat them.
Some say they do eat them ,i can say i saw mine do that, every time i try to feed mine a flounder fillet or any other fish the will take it in the mouth and spit it back out .
That is my experience with my two clown triggers so far.

ziyaadb · 07/09/2008, 09:44 AM

zoom i totally understand you know, if i may ask what did u feed your triggers?

Zoom · 07/09/2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally posted by ziyaadb
zoom i totally understand you know, if i may ask what did u feed your triggers?

Fresh all frozen local, Clams, shrimps,Blue crabs. from the store,also frozen by me , lobster,scallop,muscles,Dry seaweed,i feed some pellets but they grind them with there teeth and make a mess in the tank, also large flake food .

ziyaadb · 07/10/2008, 12:54 AM

wow your triggers eat better then me LOL

Recty · 07/10/2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by Monkeyfish
LOL

What the heck do you think damsels are made of - beef?

One of the funnier things I've read on RC

Mike5252 · 07/10/2008, 01:57 PM

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What the heck do you think damsels are made of - beef?

I fell out of my chair when I read that. Even my clown trigger is laughing.

Zoom · 07/10/2008, 07:13 PM

Ye that was a good one

But wish me luck he may eat all my corals and fish soon

The Clown trigger is now in the reef for two months.
He is now 3"+ long .

Look he may eat the small Six line and the small Ocellaris clown you never know

Recty · 07/10/2008, 07:26 PM

At 3" I wouldnt worry about it... when it hits 7-8" is when they seem to snap.

Zoom · 07/10/2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by Recty
At 3" I wouldnt worry about it... when it hits 7-8" is when they seem to snap.

I had i big clown trigger in the smaller reef i had for five years , the only time he was getting aggressive was at feeding time .
At 9" long he was a very easy going fish ,even with smaller fish.
But you never know they are individuals so your miles may very .
Here is a picture of him at five years old still at my friends 400G tank.

danorth · 07/10/2008, 07:56 PM

I have a near 8" clown, posted about it many times. I will be upgrading to a 240 as soon as reef specialty gets my new skimmer in. I hope it gets much bigger, but don't think it will become the killer just yet, but if it does, I will be sure to show a picture of me chewing on my flip flop. I don't doubt that some do and at smaller sizes. I've returned a 4" clown that was insane. Any fish that looked comfortable it would try to bit a hole in.

Zoom · 07/10/2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by danorth
I have a near 8" clown, posted about it many times. I will be upgrading to a 240 as soon as reef specialty gets my new skimmer in. I hope it gets much bigger, but don't think it will become the killer just yet, but if it does, I will be sure to show a picture of me chewing on my flip flop. I don't doubt that some do and at smaller sizes. I've returned a 4" clown that was insane. Any fish that looked comfortable it would try to bit a hole in.

I agreed 100% with you.
That is why i do extensive testing on the Clown trigger fish before i put them in my reef tank.
So far 75% of them are nice and calm some are not i quarantine them and i put them in a smaller tank and i try to see if they misbehave with different corals and fish i can easily tell after some time.
Here is some pictures .
I like pictures

Here is one CT in 2002 in quarantine .
I keep them in the there for 6 weeks .
After that they go in a tank with LR and some fish .
I then try different corals to see if they eat /destroy them .
Here is another picture with some corals and a CT for testing that is in 2004 .

clekchau · 07/10/2008, 11:00 PM

zoom, ever have trouble with one biting cords from powerheads?

Zoom · 07/11/2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by clekchau
zoom, ever have trouble with one biting cords from powerheads?

So far i have to replace only one tunze pump. I got smart i use a plastic black Electrical Conduit around the cords, i just cut it in half and run the wires in there, i just use nylon cable ties to keep them from coming loose / sliding , works good.
I also find out if you have some small/ medium pebbles in the tank for them to play with they will leave things along.
I only have BB tanks so it is nothing for them to past there time with, like sand they love to move and blow in to sand but i have corals in the tank and they don't like to get a sand shower every day.

Zoom · 07/11/2008, 04:38 PM

DP

Mark0818 · 07/11/2008, 05:27 PM

Had one with a yellow tang

debt1978 · 10/11/2016, 10:22 PM

Is it reef safe? Will it it my corals?

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Wolverine · 10/12/2016, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by debt1978

Is it reef safe? Will it it my corals?

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No and almost certainly.

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07/11/2008, 04:38 PM	#47
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07/08/2008, 01:20 AM	#26
ziyaadb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa - JHB Posts: 733	wow thanks for the replies all. I will take all of this home and show the wife as no internet access at home, so maybe a picasso rather then a clown would be a better option in the long run?

07/08/2008, 03:22 PM	#27
Mike5252 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Clarksburg, WV Posts: 172	Yes, for the long run. I have a clown trigger in a 210gal with a picasso, porci puffer, dogface puffer, and sailfin tang. They are all happy now, but I may run out of room before too long... My CT is mostly aggressive during feeding time.

07/08/2008, 06:14 PM	#28
Recty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 6,584	The problem with them being aggressive at feeding time is they can accidently bite another fish and realize hey, this tastes good... and it's downhill pretty quick from there.

07/09/2008, 02:53 AM	#30
Recty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 6,584	Tell that to my school of damsels I had in my aggressive tank... Oh wait, you cant, they went to damsel heaven by way of a clown trigger stomach. I actually watched him eat three or four of the damsels, bit it and shook, half a damsel sank to the floor, the other half must have "magically" disappeared and it was just coincidental that it happened to be inside a clown trigger mouth at the time.

07/09/2008, 09:06 AM	#33
ziyaadb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa - JHB Posts: 733	hahahah thats a good 1

07/09/2008, 09:44 AM	#35
ziyaadb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa - JHB Posts: 733	zoom i totally understand you know, if i may ask what did u feed your triggers?

07/10/2008, 12:54 AM	#37
ziyaadb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Africa - JHB Posts: 733	wow your triggers eat better then me LOL

07/10/2008, 07:13 PM	#40
Zoom Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S.N.J Posts: 5,706	Ye that was a good one But wish me luck he may eat all my corals and fish soon The Clown trigger is now in the reef for two months. He is now 3"+ long . Look he may eat the small Six line and the small Ocellaris clown you never know

07/10/2008, 07:26 PM	#41
Recty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 6,584	At 3" I wouldnt worry about it... when it hits 7-8" is when they seem to snap.

07/10/2008, 07:56 PM	#43
danorth Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: roseville, CA Posts: 3,701	I have a near 8" clown, posted about it many times. I will be upgrading to a 240 as soon as reef specialty gets my new skimmer in. I hope it gets much bigger, but don't think it will become the killer just yet, but if it does, I will be sure to show a picture of me chewing on my flip flop. I don't doubt that some do and at smaller sizes. I've returned a 4" clown that was insane. Any fish that looked comfortable it would try to bit a hole in.

07/11/2008, 05:27 PM	#48
Mark0818 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dyer, In Posts: 99	Had one with a yellow tang

10/11/2016, 10:22 PM	#49
debt1978 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 10	Is it reef safe? Will it it my corals? Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk