Pink Tailed Trigger Or Blue Chin Trigger In A Reef System?

[baily2000]

Hi,

I am considering buying either the pink tailed or blue chin Trigger for my 72 gallon reef system. What do you guys think? Safe?

My System:72 Gal. 150lbs LR, Aquaremora-C, 4" DSB

1-Blue Hippo Tang
1-Yellow Tang
1-Flame Angel
1 Scissor tail
1-Perc. Clown
1- Mono Sebae
2-Green Chromis
1 Cleaner Shrimp
2-Urchins
Assorted-Polyps, zoos, shrooms

 

[crox99]

IMO you tank is stocked enough and it's too small for either trigger.

 

[MikeyNYC]

Pink-Tailed Trigger

I have a Pink-Tailed Trigger in my system, and it leaves the corals alone. Invert's are another story, snails and hermits are not safe. The fish exhibits alot of the same traits as other triggers, constantly trying to rearrange my tank for me, constantly looking for a finger to bite. Fish overall is great overall and reef safe. Goes after tangs once in while does a little damage to theirs fins but nothing too serious.

 

[baily2000]

Mike, your Pink tailed trigger is Gorgeous! what size tank do you have?

 

[lfsmarineguy]

your tank is stocked you might even reconsider some of the fish already in there unless you plan on upgrading. As for your question though, either fish can be safe (2 of the safest as far as triggers are concerned). There are always individual traits that you may have to contend with but normally they will be ok. Triggers like the blue throat and pink tail or sargassum are planktonic feeders. They mainly get food directly from the water column so their mouths are positioned on top because they will normally approach food from below. Other triggers strike at food anywhere so their mouths are positioned dead center.

 

[baily2000]

IFSMARIENEGUY,

How would you upgrade this system Bigger tank? Different equipment?

Thanks for your advice

 

[MikeyNYC]

Trigger

I have a 93 bow. I would have to agree with the advice that others have posted to your thread. At the moment, I have 1 pink tailed trigger, 1 maroon clown, 1 sail-fin tang, 1 kole tang, and two damsels, and that's probably too many fish. At some point in the near future, I see myself having to sell off the trigger so that it has enough swimming area.

 

[tony13]

I had a blue throat and he didn't bother anything, but I would have to agree with some of the others and say your tank is full.

 

[jhale]

most triggers get to be a good size, so even tanks in the 120g size get too small for them. if you have a big enough tank some of them will make fine additions for a reef tank, as long as you have a large enough skimmer to handle the waste they produce
I had a female blue throat in my 120 for a while, she was the perfect fish and never bothered anything in the tank. she did bite my gf once when she was feeding the fish, but to me that does not effect the triggers reef safe status