Getting Trigger to eat?
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Topic: Getting Trigger to eat?
Posted By: vadryn
Subject: Getting Trigger to eat?
Date Posted: December 03 2009 at 6:00pm
| I introduced a female Blue Jaw Trigger to my 90g around a week ago and she is finally starting to venture out from her hiding places when people are around. I think she swims freely during the quiet parts of the day. I've tried a couple things but have not seen her eat yet. What's my best bet to get a shy fish like this to eat? |
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Posted By: Rioreefer
Date Posted: December 03 2009 at 6:07pm
| I like taking a frozen cube and puting it in a dish with holes so as it sets more comes out, the best though is I put it in a MJ filter botom the plastic tube looking thing and let it float around and thaw as I watch from across the room. |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: December 03 2009 at 6:16pm
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I have had my Pink Tail for almost a year now and it still gets spooked if I venture too close to the tank. Some of the less "Agressive" trigger species (like your Bluethroat) can be very docile...
You can do like Rioreefer said, but I would just let the frozen cube float around the tank surface until it breaks up. The motion of the cube may get the Trigger's attention.
Also, if you haven't tried these already, frozen mussels, squid, beefheart and krill are usually trigger faves. You can get all 4 at most LFS'.
------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 12:09am
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Live shrimp or fish or an urchin. They love urchins. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: vadryn
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 10:59am
| I have an urchin in the tank - my understanding was that Blue Jaw Triggers are considered "reef safe" because they are open water fish that eat primarly plankton. If my urchin gets munched, I'll know what happened, but everywhere I read was pretty positive about Blue Jaws in a reef environment. |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 12:03pm
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A week doesn't seem like too long for a shy fish. It probably also depends on how much motion is going on around the tank. Mine is by my office and I'm in and out all day so my fish get used to it pretty quick. If there isn't a lot of movement by the tank it might take the trigger a while longer to get used to you. BTW: That urchin looked like it could defend itself quite well. I have seen one that big in a tank before! ------------- -Ben 90g Mixed reef www.body-balancechiropractic.com |