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Posted: July 17 2012 at 11:32pm |
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We just got our new petco yesterday (i know not the best) but the had a beautiful Niger trigger fish about 3-4 inches and a very strong purple to it. Now Heres my question- can that live in a 55 gal with a volitan lion, rabbit fish, sail Fin tang, snow flake eel, huge 6 line wrasse, and very large cleaner shrimp???
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Posted: July 17 2012 at 11:40pm |
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I would say no... I think you are pretty stocked
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 12:31am |
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Technically the sailfin should be in a much much larger tank. And no on the trigger.
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 8:51am |
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I would have said yes. Maybe I'm in the minority.
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 9:32am |
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A lot of it depends how your tank is setup, do you have a sump/refugium? Do you have a skimmer? how frequent are your water changes? etc... In my opinion 4 fish and an eel is acceptable, and i think you would be fine to add the trigger, but that's just me.
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:10am |
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I also would think it should be ok.
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:23am |
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My niger trigger killed most my fish including a huge (much larger than him) 5 inch Potters angel. I couldn't wait to get rid of him. But I hear he is probably in the minority of Niger Triggers...
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:37am |
 ch3tt wrote:
A lot of it depends how your tank is setup, do you have a sump/refugium? Do you have a skimmer? how frequent are your water changes? etc... In my opinion 4 fish and an eel is acceptable, and i think you would be fine to add the trigger, but that's just me. |
Yes, i do have a small refugium, and a skimmer, and a larger canister filter. i constantly run active carbon and i forgot the other thing... like zooelite or something like that. I do a 20% water change every two weeks. The only thing now that i am thinking is that would the trigger mess with the lion fishes spines??
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:37am |
No, ive heard triggers nip on lionfishes. But my niger was very docile
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Posted: July 18 2012 at 9:12pm |
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Ok so i want your Honest opinion - - - Why would you risk it or why wouldnt you risk it?? I wont get offended but please tell me if you were in my situation if you would get the triger or not.. Tell why if you wouldnt, once again be honest and dont worry about getting my hopes up because i just want to know what you would do! Thanks and i am not trying to be a wimp but i have never had a trigger and online says yes and no's, so...
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 7:06am |
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niger triggers are great fish. mine eats right out of my hang. not aggresive at all. he was origanally in with an aggresive reef. lions, wrasses, tangs, other triggr, no problems. he is now in my full reef with clowns, tangs, angels, gobies. still no problems. dang i have gone back and forth between aggresive and not quite a few times. maybe time for another tank.
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 10:51am |
I fully stock my tank as well.
1 sailfin 3 inches
1 Tomini Tang 3 in
1 scopas tang
2 clowns
2 juvi bangaii cardinals
1 melanarus wrasse
1 coral beauty
1 lawnmower blenny...
All in a 75 gallon,
i do have a 30 gallon sump...
I have seen tanks a whole lot more stocked then mine though... If it is perfect i wouldnt add anything, cause thats when things go wrong... IMO. But on the other hand i would add him, you want the most out of your tank. Dont you? It's a risk... But i honestly think you should be fine...
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 11:16am |
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K, i am picking him up in one hour!!
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 2:36pm |
I got him and to acctualy see him in my tank, well he looks alot smaller. I have him in an aclimation box and he seems just fine when other fish swim by, and vise versa... I am hoping for the best!! 
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 2:45pm |
I'd certainly risk it. The size of the tank is a bit small, but I wouldn't have worried about the tankmate selection.
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 4:57pm |
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Every one still seems to be doing fine, every time i feed the fish, he acts likes hes hungry but when he gets close he hesitates... no worries though, hes still really new:)
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 5:21pm |
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He will learn to trust you. But you should give them a bit before feeding.
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 5:32pm |
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Yea, he doesnt seem to shy so i was wondering how "brave" he was:P Any ways i dont blame him, hes in a new spot, new tank mates, bigger tank than before...
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Posted: July 20 2012 at 2:08pm |
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Well goodluck tanner!
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Posted: July 20 2012 at 5:51pm |
Ha thanks. Still doing good..... crossing my fingers, but i am pretty sure he will stay like this hopefully....  he eats really well which isnt realy a huge suprise, but he swims along with every body else!
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