Triggers… reef safe?

[newreef1]

Update guys, the cleaner wrasse has come out of hiding, I can’t blame the trigger, poor guy didn’t do anything.

I spoke too soon..IT WAS THE TRIGGER

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I spoke too soon..IT WAS THE TRIGGER

Sad

 

[muggle0981]

I had a niger trigger

demolished my inverts

and a clumsy guy-knocking into rocks-but that was my experience

 

[littlefoxx]

I spoke too soon..IT WAS THE TRIGGER

Uh yeah Im good, dont want him eating my other fish! what the heck

 

[TrampledByEwoks]

Long time ago I had a 220 fowlr with triggers and they were my favorite fish to keep. I put together my current reef tank and talked myself out of a blue throat for years due to risk. Bought one a year ago now and couldn’t be happier. A missing hermit now and then is worth the trade off IMO.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

Yeah I think I might have to pass on a trigger. The guy Im getting the tank from has some very expensive corals in there and I dont want them damaged! Also that story about the trigger biting the eel is nuts! Im excited to get the snowflake and dont want him bullied like that! And he is a little guy, maybe 10 inches max at the moment

Love triggers but also too nervous to try one in my reef (there was a super awesome blue throat at my LFS currently and they seem to have a lot of personality). I value my inverts too much though to chance it - have had my fire shrimp forever, and 3 peppermint that do a great job keeping aiptasia at bay.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I had to put my trigger in a fowlr. He is by far my favorite fish. Comes to my hand in the tank, acts like my Oscar when it's feeding time. Like a dog. Love him

 

[littlefoxx]

I had to put my trigger in a fowlr. He is by far my favorite fish. Comes to my hand in the tank, acts like my Oscar when it's feeding time. Like a dog. Love him

yeah I got a niger two weeks ago and he is awesome!