Do blue throat triggers jump?
Now, whether blue throats are known for it, i wouldn’t say that. They certainly aren’t along the lines of fairy wrasses. However, they are fast swimming fish, and if ever they get startled, they will dart whichever direction they are pointed.
What do you feed a Blue Throat Trigger?
The Blue Throat Triggerfish needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, small fish and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.
How big does a Blue Throat Trigger get?
Care Facts
| Care Level: | Easy |
|---|---|
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Reef Safe: | No |
| Minimum Tank Size: | 125 Gallons |
| Max Size: | 9 inches |
Are Blue Throat Trigger reef safe?
This fish is low risk to a reef tank inhabitants and generally considered reef safe. There have been several reports of larger X. auromarginatus eating hermit crabs, snails, and small shrimp.
Are Blue jaw trigger reef safe?
Although all triggers can and may nip and corals and sessile inverts there is one that I have had no problem with in a community reef tank – The Blue Jaw Triggerfish. Considered one of the least aggressive of all triggerfish species, the Blue Jaw Trigger has actually been a model citizen in both of my reef tanks.
Are Blue Throat Triggerfish reef safe?
This fish is low risk to a reef tank inhabitants and generally considered reef safe. There have been several reports of larger X. auromarginatus eating hermit crabs, snails, and small shrimp. Those critters are not their preferred diet, so keep them well fed to minimize exploratory feeding behavior.
How long do blue throat trigger fish live?
They have a rather long lifespan and can grow to be over 10 years in aquariums and even older in the wild.
Are Blue Throat triggers reef safe?
Are Blue Jaw triggerfish reef safe?
Whether singly or in a pair, they make a very choice addition to aggressive and non-aggressive aquariums. Considered reef safe, the Bluejaw Triggerfish will not nip at corals.
What triggerfish are reef safe?
The best triggerfish for the reef aquarium belong to the genera Melichthys, Odonus, and Xanthichthys. Of those three genera, the latter is the very best for the reef aquarium—this includes the bluechin (X. auromarginatus), the crosshatch (X. mento), and the sargassum triggerfish (X.