triggerfish

[acidjazz]

i bought a picasso triggerfish ytd which was suppose to be put in my fowlr tank tdy. However, to cut the story short, while i left it in a small container in my main tank (with corals n fishes n invertebrates), it manage to escape into the system. i need to know if it will attack the fishes/corals and the potential dangers of it.

regards

[Nitro]

Hi, I've a Picaso trigger(Humu Humu) with me for sometime already. Bought it from Reborn abt 3 mths back. Good price and doing well. Size when first brought home was abt 1.5 inches small, conditions not so well, guess due to all the moving around from capturing to the LFS.

I feed it everyday once or twice with dried shrimps and pellets, at times frozen mysis, brines for a treat

But that bugger... ate my fat and precious blood shrimp less than a week when introduced to it's home. some more still nip at my two nice feather worms till now I see them no more Dammed but I still love it cuz this trigger got attitude. He knows when I'm feeding, allow me to hand feed and stroke it's body and tried offering my finger to it (juz to chk out the pain level... haha) also won't bit.

[acidjazz]

that's not a very good sign, i have 4 shimps in the tank now. picasso is not as aggressive as other type of triggers rite? this fella also about 1.5 inch, he's meant to be in my fowlr tank but accidentally let he escape into my main tank and now i dunnow how to get him out. .

[manta]

hi

i have a picasso trigger for >6 months now, got it at 1.5 inch.

mine have attacked the fins of other fishes (tell-tale bite marks, veri distintive). even big fishes also dont mess with him.

it is also prone to attack the snails and shrimps.

but it's a real hardy fish, agree with nitro, its got a real attitude.

cheers!

[Lester]

that's not a very good sign, i have 4 shimps in the tank now. picasso is not as aggressive as other type of triggers rite? this fella also about 1.5 inch, he's meant to be in my fowlr tank but accidentally let he escape into my main tank and now i dunnow how to get him out. .

hi bro ... how about trying using the fish rod method.. fish the fish out

[woverine]

yap bro aggressive indeed

went to a LFS

saw a tank full of triggers eating(nibbling) an injured trigger.

well what u say that?

[acidjazz]

doesnt sound promising leh, i have 4 shimps in the tank. . but this fella hard to catch. . so far its still hiding in the rocks. . not very active yet. .

[woverine]

emmm maybe that fellow is doing his recce and

waiting for d right time to "ambush'.

Anyway hope it behave and IMHO

if u can get d feloow out to another"home"

will be better for everyone.

[flamey]

doesnt sound promising leh, i have 4 shimps in the tank. . but this fella hard to catch. . so far its still hiding in the rocks. . not very active yet. .

i think its only a matter of time before the trigger attacks ur shrimps... i think u better get it out asap...

[acidjazz]

will do that during feeding time, but this fella isnt as dumb as i thought, he see my net already sure hide one corner relax. .

[flamey]

caught ur trigger oredi?

[acidjazz]

caught ur trigger oredi?

sadly, no. in fact i dun even see it except during feeding time, which makes it harder.

winess the trigger snap off the tube worm with 2 tries. good job.

[cjh]

sadly, no. in fact i dun even see it except during feeding time, which makes it harder.

winess the trigger snap off the tube worm with 2 tries. good job.

lol...

[Nitro]

Hi acidjazz, forget to tell you that my trigger is living fine with 3 others... A pair of Marroon clown (3 and 1.5 inches) and a 1 inch six-line wrasse. There wasn't any fight since trigger intro to it's home (Humu was the last to the community). Sometimes I can even see Humu swim close to the three anemones, juz like the clowns Humu might have been immune to their stings for a short time I think. Try handfeeding it and you might juz be able to scoop it up with either hands or a small mug. Feed it with something that you can hold unto and watch it feed off your fingers cool manz.

Lester, I'll ans your question here No I dun keep sharks... no space for them. Tried hatching once, successful but died few weeks later.

[Lester]

Hi acidjazz, forget to tell you that my trigger is living fine with 3 others... A pair of Marroon clown (3 and 1.5 inches) and a 1 inch six-line wrasse. There wasn't any fight since trigger intro to it's home (Humu was the last to the community). Sometimes I can even see Humu swim close to the three anemones, juz like the clowns Humu might have been immune to their stings for a short time I think. Try handfeeding it and you might juz be able to scoop it up with either hands or a small mug. Feed it with something that you can hold unto and watch it feed off your fingers cool manz.

Lester, I'll ans your question here No I dun keep sharks... no space for them. Tried hatching once, successful but died few weeks later.

hi

sad to hear that .. hmmm hope u are more lucky the next time round .

May the force be wif you

cheers

[cornyfish]

I used to keep a Picasso Trigger too... unfortunately it tore up a cleaner wrasse + a yellow goby and polished off a red lobster. That happened about 2-3 weeks after adding him to the tank. Picassos are nasty guys..

[thiamkee]

Hi bros, I also have a 3" picaso, but it is not shy at all, it swims a lot and eat a lot. It mixed well with my clowns and damsel and benny, but i ate expensive shrimp too.

Now I moved it to other bigger fishes, he becomes the little bro, but he never bite them, so still ok, but it likes to grab the dried shrimp from the 5" star fish. I am afraid one day he bite and killed my starfish too.

So now still thinking if I wanna sell it away, though very reluctant as it makes the tank liver a lot.