little_fish
Moderator
I think if you could keep them around 10, then some mushrooms and leather would do great in your tank, and they are not likely to be eaten.
Suggestions?
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Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Would I have any trouble having a blue jaw triggerfish with a brittle star and would I have any trouble with the star eating any invertebrates?
Bifferwine
I am a girl
No, you shouldn't have any trouble. The only brittle stars to avoid are the large green ones. They will go after fish.
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
I think the trigger needs a bigger tank than the one you have.
The brittle star, however, is reef safe. Just don't plan on seeing it a whole lot.
The brittle star, however, is reef safe. Just don't plan on seeing it a whole lot.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Really? I saw a video of a 75 gallon reef tank (with coral) that had a blue jaw triggerfish, a yellow tang, a hippo tang, and a few other fish. I don't exactly understand how big this kind of triggerfish is supposed to get. On the fresh marine web site It says in the information thing that their maximum size is 8.7 inches but in the description it says they can get up to 14 inches. Is that only in the wild? It also says on the information thing that the minimum tank size is 75 gallons. From my thread on the fish section of the forum no one said that 100 gallons would be too small...
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Blue Throat Triggerfish
Live aquaria say 125... and that's the site I go by.
Just because you see a video of someone keeping fish they shouldn't keep doesn't make it okay. You don't know what happened to those fish down the road.
Perhaps more important than the gallons are the dimensions of your tank.
It is important to remember with saltwater that the recommended tank size is usually not related to how big the fish get, but how much swimming room they need. Even a small trigger (or tang) needs a lot of swimming room. Putting one in a tank that is too small will cause stress and aggression.
Live aquaria say 125... and that's the site I go by.
Just because you see a video of someone keeping fish they shouldn't keep doesn't make it okay. You don't know what happened to those fish down the road.
Perhaps more important than the gallons are the dimensions of your tank.
It is important to remember with saltwater that the recommended tank size is usually not related to how big the fish get, but how much swimming room they need. Even a small trigger (or tang) needs a lot of swimming room. Putting one in a tank that is too small will cause stress and aggression.
little_fish
Moderator
+1 Erin
You have no idea how long his fish have lived in that tank, and i would highly suspect that he goes through a lot of fish dying from stress. But he has no idea that he is cause of the their deaths, and just goes out and buys another one.
You have no idea how long his fish have lived in that tank, and i would highly suspect that he goes through a lot of fish dying from stress. But he has no idea that he is cause of the their deaths, and just goes out and buys another one.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Well that's discouraging... Look at this:
There's quite a difference between 70 and 125 gallons. The dimensions on my tank are: 6' long, 1'6" wide, and 2' tall.
liveaquaria said:
There's quite a difference between 70 and 125 gallons. The dimensions on my tank are: 6' long, 1'6" wide, and 2' tall.
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Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
I just found that is more like 110 gallons, not a big difference...
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
I don't see the problem then. 6 feet of swimming room should be fine.
little_fish
Moderator
Remember, a lfs, even the online ones, exist to sell you stuff. Live aquaria is pretty good about the requirements, but on some of the more popular fish, i know some of their recommendations are incorrect because they want to sell more of that product.
We are not here to sell you anything, we dont want to see you dump thousands of dollars on your tank to watch it fail because of bad recommendations. The advice we have to give, is the best we have for each situation. We want to see your fish and coral thrive.
We are not here to sell you anything, we dont want to see you dump thousands of dollars on your tank to watch it fail because of bad recommendations. The advice we have to give, is the best we have for each situation. We want to see your fish and coral thrive.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Wooo! that's a relief! :sfish:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
If you have a 6' 110 gallon tank, I think that would make an excellent home for a trigger. :)
A 70 gallon tank, not so much. :(
A 70 gallon tank, not so much. :(
