Sargassum Trigger fish

Im thinking about adding oneof these to my 240g reef (once its set up) does anybody have one of these?
How does it get on with
a. other fish (i have a naso, yellow tang, clowns and a madarin)
b. large crustaceans (peppermint, cleaner shrimp)?
thanks

 

Looks like a cool fish.

Sargassum Triggerfish

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"...Company: Xanthichthys ringens (Sargassum triggerfish) will not do well if the aquarium is crowded with other fish from the same family. Also avoid eels and Lionfishes. Sargassum triggerfish can be aggressive and it is therefore less suitable for a community or reef tank. If the tank is large, however, the risk of aggression will be much lower.

Aquarium Setup: Xanthichthys ringens (Sargassum triggerfish) is curious and wants an aquarium setup offering plenty of things to explore. The water should be clean and well-filtered and circulation must be good. A large aquarium lowers the risk of aggressive behaviour.

Food: Xanthichthys ringens (Sargassum triggerfish) eats a varied diet in the wild, that includs crabs, sea urchins and zooplankton. In an aquarium, it can be fed cut fish fillet, shrimp, and clams etcetera..."

"...If you want to try your hand at something less exotic and less expensive than the crosshatch triggerfish, the similar blue-throat trigger (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) and sargassum triggerfish (Xanthichthys ringens) are good alternatives. These fish are easier to find and generally hardier than the crosshatch trigger. They also don’t grow as large. The related genus, Melichthys, offers additional possibilities, such as the popular pink-tail trigger (M. vidua). Similar to the crosshatch triggerfish, all these triggers feed on zooplankton passing in the currents along outer reef drop-offs. 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..."

 

IMO:

It will eat your crustaceans as i know trigger love shrimp

It may challenge your other fish for dominance

It is a triggerfish... and i think we all know that triggerfish can be a pain at times...

However, the tank you have is large and would thus minimise agression due to more hiding places for other fish.

Nice fish thou... but you can never be certain how a fish will act..

good luck in your choices!

Cheers,

Breed

 

Best reef safe triggers for a reef tank are Pink-Tails, Blue Throats and Nigers!

 

I've only had experience with 3 of them in my lifetime. They're puppydogs if they have swimming space. I have bar gobies in a 125 with one currently and he could care less about them. (I'm not about to put a decorative shrimp in there though....you ought to see what he does when I throw frozen krill in there). As Daffy Duck would say, "It's mine, it's mine, it's all mine". All of the other fish in the tank understand this and let him keep the krill and peace and harmony abounds.

Like Breed said, "You can never be certain how a certain fish will act".

 

I remember that cartoon a little too well

 

Hi: I have only had about a month to observe my bluethroat trigger and he seems to be fairly placid. He does eat with a passion but slow to spot the shrimp it seems. I have him in a 180 and does not bother the corals or other fish. In fact he enjoys the output of one of my Tunze pumps and spends alot of time in the flow. Maybe its to soon to judge him however so far so good. Dass