okay silly question but want clarification

[Montaquelaveist]

So im looking for a trigger to put in my sps reef tank and other than the blue throat can a niger trigger be put in one

 

[MIKE NY]

short term when small yes, but long term when it gets larger no...had both in my reef...been there.

 

[Montaquelaveist]

short term when small yes, but long term when it gets larger no...had both in my reef...been there.

what happened after he got bigger

 

[MIKE NY]

it got very aggressive...it didn't bother any corals, but it bullied my larger male blue throat into female coloration not letting it come out and started chasing other fish. I removed it into another tank where I fed it whole silverside which it just rip apart so now I knew other fish/shrimps were now on the menu too. Here is a pic when they were together..the blue is actually bigger just further back and already is starting to lose it's coloration..a few months later I took the niger out...

 

[Montaquelaveist]

i want a trigger so bad but those blue throats cost so much

 

[skene]

Well... there's nothing like experiencing everything first hand. Purchase the $20 niger trigger and see for yourself.

 

[fishman7789]

can't speak for when it gets larger but i have a 3" niger in my tank now and it doesn't bother anything i have 2 blood shrimp and about 12 turbo snails and when i say he is the wuss of the tank i mean it. as soon as i walk up to the tank he dips right into a hole he dug out under a piece of live rock.. cool fish tho but i know within the next 2 or 3 months i will have to find him a new home. if i could find a nice small male blue throat i would get rid of the niger in a heartbeat just for the fact of knowing id never have to worry about him eating my snails or shrimp.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

It really depends on the individual fish when it comes to Nigers. Some are very mild and sometimes you get one that is just an ass. I used to work with a guy who had a 150 mixed reef with fish and inverts with a large (at least 8"+) niger that was fine with everyone. It was the only trigger but it never caused any damage. I would personally recommend a blue throat before a Niger based solely on the odds though. Both have been known to eat small fish and inverts when they get larger though.

 

[duke62]

blue throats dont cost alot. ive seen them for 35 to 50 bucks.

 

[Silverni2]

i want a trigger so bad but those blue throats cost so much

I just picked up a female blue throat trigger for $59.00 at lfs she's about 3"
And a Niger trigger little less than 2" for $20.00