bluethroat trigger

GrendelPrime · 02-10-2005, 10:47 PM

ive read about alot of people keeping bluethroats in reefs but i was wondering if anyone had any first hand experience with 1 in the presence of coral and inverts, any info will be great

mps9506 · 02-10-2005, 10:54 PM

I haven't kept one in a reef, however I have kept them with snails and hermits with no troubles.
the bluethroat and crosshatch are my favorite triggers.

GrendelPrime · 02-10-2005, 11:17 PM

yeah mine to, if i could find a crosshatch that wasent a few hundred bucks ide get 1 and the bluethroat is my sencon fav, would love to have 1 but i want to make sure he wont destroy my reef first

Reef Geek · 02-10-2005, 11:43 PM

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/Fish.htm
"They should not pose a problem with corals in an aquarium and tend to have a more placid disposition than many of their triggerfish brethren."
If Advanced Aquarist says so it must be true.

mps9506 · 02-11-2005, 11:48 AM

I went to Japan and visited the Seapark in Yokohama. They had a display tank that was probably 8 foot long by 4 feet deep by 6 feet high that had a school of crosshatch triggers in it. I guesstimate about 20 triggers among other fish. Very cool tank.

Woodstock · 02-11-2005, 11:54 AM

Very pretty fish!!

GrendelPrime · 02-12-2005, 12:30 AM

thanks for all the replys and i like the crosshatch pic doni,

Brucey · 02-12-2005, 05:08 AM

Yes, I have kpet Bluethroat triggers in a reef packed with SPS with no problems at all. However, I can not say if they take a liking to crabs, shrimps etc as I have a birdmouth wrasse that has cleaned them up already. they are a fantastic fish, very alert, very inquisitive, very friendly . . . . . but a word of warning . . . . the are also very adventurous and I have heard many cases in the UK of bluethroats discovering the weir system to their detriment . . . . as mine did. I'm now trying to get hold of another male / female pair and I have weir defences in place. A gorgeous fish

Here's a pic of my male that I lost . . . . I was devastated as it took so long to get hold of him
Brucey

Woodstock · 02-12-2005, 08:36 AM

Great pic Brucey!

02-10-2005, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
GrendelPrime Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orange county ny Posts: 90 View Gallery Karma Komment	bluethroat trigger ive read about alot of people keeping bluethroats in reefs but i was wondering if anyone had any first hand experience with 1 in the presence of coral and inverts, any info will be great

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mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	I haven't kept one in a reef, however I have kept them with snails and hermits with no troubles. the bluethroat and crosshatch are my favorite triggers. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

02-10-2005, 11:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Reef Geek Reefus Geekus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fountain, CO Posts: 325 View Gallery Karma Komment	http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/Fish.htm "They should not pose a problem with corals in an aquarium and tend to have a more placid disposition than many of their triggerfish brethren." If Advanced Aquarist says so it must be true. __________________ Justin Stealth Reefer

02-11-2005, 11:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	I went to Japan and visited the Seapark in Yokohama. They had a display tank that was probably 8 foot long by 4 feet deep by 6 feet high that had a school of crosshatch triggers in it. I guesstimate about 20 triggers among other fish. Very cool tank. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Very pretty fish!! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

02-10-2005, 11:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
GrendelPrime Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orange county ny Posts: 90 View Gallery Karma Komment	yeah mine to, if i could find a crosshatch that wasent a few hundred bucks ide get 1 and the bluethroat is my sencon fav, would love to have 1 but i want to make sure he wont destroy my reef first

02-12-2005, 12:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
GrendelPrime Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orange county ny Posts: 90 View Gallery Karma Komment	thanks for all the replys and i like the crosshatch pic doni,

02-12-2005, 08:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Great pic Brucey! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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