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02-06-2008, 09:06 AM
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| | Millepora
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
Posts: 905
|  niger trigger
Hey all, I know this fish is reef safe but is it safe with shrimp and fan worms?? _________ You will never know whats in my tank as i can only type 15 words  | 
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02-06-2008, 09:22 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2007
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he will probably eat any inverts you have in there. Shrimps crabs, i've read they will even eat snails. | |
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02-06-2008, 09:24 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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i have a picasso and he eats everything, i had about 40 little hermits, and 2 are still alive, he even ate my turbo snail and i feed him a lot, hes very thick and healthy
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120g, 3 niger triggers, 2 tomato's, 2 puffers, 2 anglers,
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5g, 4 baby black ociis, haitian, rock and bubble tip anemone, frogspawn, hammers, candycanes, blue ricordia, zenia, leather, plate coral, peppermint shrimp, yellow jawfish, porcelain anemone crab, lrg ass. bristle worms | |
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02-06-2008, 04:47 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central, FL
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This was my favorite fish in my FWLRO tank, but now I only have a reef tank. Will or has anyone had expeeince with the Niger Trigger harming clams or anemones? Also, what all will it harm?
Sorry for the hi-jacking, but I would SO love to get another one of these cool creatures! | |
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02-06-2008, 07:00 PM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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I believe it's the safest trigger for a reef with inverts etc. but, it's still a trigger fish. I love the species and have owned very many different varieties(in FO tanks). It's just a trigger with a smaller mouth and all the teeth and power. If it is eating snails etc. it is getting a better diet than most trigger keepers feed. If you don't mind this than sure, it's a great fish and killer looking too. | |
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02-06-2008, 07:13 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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My Niger Trigger is in my 30 hex reef tank featuring soft corals, snails, hermits ans Peppermints shrimp. All are doing well as my trigger seems to have a very mild temperment! I love him as he is very smart and enjoyable not to mention colorful and entertaining! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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02-06-2008, 07:45 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 45
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Absolutely no trouble in my reef tank at all.
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180 Gallon Reef, 150 lbs of LR and 4" LS. 4-175w 10k MH. 8-110 W actinic VHO, 2 Wave2K, LifeReef Skimmer . A 90 gal sump, Top-Off. 2Mag 9.5 return, Life Reef CR LCR-1. 1 Cin Clown, Bub coral, Xenia, Purp Tang, Yellow Tang, Pogoda, 4 Gobies, Niger Trigger, Angel, Brittle Star | |
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02-07-2008, 10:50 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester NY
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Niger triggers are pelagic triggers and don't usually go after snails or crabs at all. They are relatively peaceful too, but they will go after smaller fish, and shrimp that can be had are also fair game as these are natural prey. Corals and snails are safe though, as are clams and other non swimming inverts.
Other fairly safe triggers are from the Xanthicthys species such as Blue Jaw triggers, and crosshatch triggers. All are pelagic feeders, but keeping that in mind, small fish are going to be fair game -this means juvenile, small gobys, even tiny clowns if they are small enough and the triger is rather large.
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02-07-2008, 10:56 AM
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| | Millepora
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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hey - i was thinking about getting a very small niger trigger, but i really like my shrimp - an adult fire shrimp.
The shrimps also worth more then the trigger so i think i'll leave it. Thanks for the answers tho | |
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