Ideal predator fish?

[Palster]

Originally Posted by Zylumn

I have been looking into and considering a Trigger tank.

They are awesome fish.

Triggers are among my favorite fish as well. In fact I choose to forego having many corals in my tank since I am more partial to predatory fish than I am corals. Just make sure you research before you purchase certain species of Trigger Fish as some of them can be Extremely aggressive when they get large. For example Queen, Clown, Bursa, and Redtooth Triggers are some of the more notorious trouble makers as they grow larger. That being said every species behavior can be variable from one individual to the next. I have a friend who has a large Bursa Trigger that he has had for years in a mixed species FOWLR tank. This fish has never bothered the other fish in the tank however I have also heard stories of large Clown triggers being relatively peaceful for a few years then one day killing all of the other fish in the tank.

I myself am considering purchasing a Clown Trigger as they are my absolute favorite fish when it comes to appearance but am concerned about the long term behavior of this species. They do need a large tank as they get real big.