 Re: mixing triggers
I would be cautious putting triggers with corals. They will eventually eat everything and anything. I've seen documentaries where divers complain about the triggers biting them, so they are not afraid of anything. I have a clown trigger in my tank and after two days he devoured my skunk cleaner shrimp and the trigger is just a little guy. Everything I have read about the trigger fish is that they will eventually bite at corals and other inverts when they get bigger.
Triggers are not recommended for reefs from what I have read. This fish eats a wide variety of crustaceans and other invertebrates, with the exception of stinging anemones such as the Stichodactyla or Carpet species for example.
If you are destined to get another trigger (although IMHO I wouldn't) the Blue Jaw Triggerfish (X. auromarginatus) is the most docile and reef-safe of all triggers. Because the Blue Jaw Triggerfish feeds primarily on zooplankton in the water column, it is less likely to harass sessile invertebrates, although it may harass other zooplanktavores such as chromis or cardinals. Definitely stay away from the undulated trigger - most aggressive, but one of the better looking.  |