Clean up crew problem with a trigger fish

I have a orangelined trigger fish that tries to eat all my cleaners. Is there anything I can put in the tank that he wouldn't try to eat

 

From my understanding most likely not without it killing the trigger and the tank.

 

As long as the shell is too hard for the trigger to break, they will be fine. If you are not overfeeding and have adequate filtration, you do not need a cleanup crew, IME.

 

Guess that means a lot more cleaning for me

 

What is there to clean? I have a 180 and a 300 gallon FOWLR, only because there is minimal maintenance. Except for the glass, I rarely clean anything inside the tank. What specifically do you want the cleanup crew to do?

 

Mainly for the sand and rocks I always thought I needed some kind of cleaners

 

If you don't have corals, you are better off limiting the light cycle. The fish don't need extra light, and the beneficial bacteria doesn't need any. Algae loves extra light, though, so if you want lots of that, run the lights longer, lol.

I have the lights on when I'm home, want to see the fish. When I'm not home, and the tank lights are off, there is more than enough ambient light for the fish.