Crosshatch trigger and cleaner shrimp. Or Neon Gobies. ??

[Delphinus]

For any other trigger species I wouldn't even bother asking. The reason I brought it up though is that Xanthichthys sp. triggers are supposed to be mostly planktonic feeders (upturned mouth). According to this: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/hcs3/index.php ... "cleaner shrimp should be left alone".

So blue chin, crosshatch, sargassum ..and .. I forget the common name of the other 2 or 3 Xanthichthys species triggers .. would theoretically be better behaved? I was hoping to hear some specific experiences with the crosshatch trigger specifically. I am tempted to try this still,but at this point still reluctant to .. er .. pull the trigger on it just yet (ooh punny) until I hear some more anecdotal evidence..

[daniella3d]

Nah...nothing to do with it. It was in deed with the fish because I have large caves and overhang in my tank so the shrimps were active in there with the fish...just not on the fish, never ever.

Mine did not hide all day, they simply stayed in the shaded spots most of the time but my fire shrimps were out in the day often, when they were hungry. I don't need to read up on them, I have them and I can very well see their behavior

Originally Posted by fishytime

probably because peppermint and fire shrimp both dont like intense light and for the most part tend to hide all day......read up on them