My new adition. sargassum trigger(pic)

[criscat777]

Monday I went to a friend LFS and he offered this sargassum trigger for $29.00. He is about 8 inchhes and a very beautiful fish. i read hear on TRT that they are reef safe and would like to know of people that have them and how they behave in there tanks. I know he has only bin in my tank one day but he seems to be very shy.

[Geoff]

all the triggers in the Xanthichthys genus are very shy. the males are especially shy. it may take a week or two before it will come out to eat. they are reef safe.

G~

[Loverotties]

Nice looking Trigger.

[criscat777]

Originally Posted by Geoff

all the triggers in the Xanthichthys genus are very shy. the males are especially shy. it may take a week or two before it will come out to eat. they are reef safe.

G~

it has been like 4 days since i put him in the tank. he will come out to swim but will not eat. how long can he go with out food. he still looks fat and health. Just want to know when i sould start to worry.

[Reef-Keeper]

do you soak your food in a garlic extract ?? it is a natural appetite enhancer and should make him want to eat.

[criscat777]

Originally Posted by Reef-Keeper

do you soak your food in a garlic extract ?? it is a natural appetite enhancer and should make him want to eat.

i soak food every other day. But the trouth is hes not even remotely intrested in the food or the nori i klip for my tangs. geoff made a coment that it woud take 2 to 3 weeks. do you have one, and if so how long did it take for him to eat.

[criscat777]

[gwaco]

wow 29 bucks ! you got a steal !
i"ve had mine for going on three weeks and its just starting to come out , but quickly hides when someone approaches the tank .
also it took over a week for it to start eating and so far the only thing it consumes with gusto is frozen krill .

[criscat777]

Holy cow. So it took your 2 to 3 weeks before it started eating. man that's a long time did it get some ich or sick in any way? mine started coming out when no one is around but won't eat at all. still look's nice and health. i hope it stays that way. He really is a nice looking fish.