Trigger Fish Compatibility

[Giganews]

Does anyone know if the Picasso Trigger (Humu Humu?) is compatible with
scarlet hermits, blue leg hermits, Astrea snails, and blue mushrooms? We
are looking for a new fish, but the old livestock has great sentimental
value.
I have read that it isn't compatible with invertebrates, but the examples
given in everything I read are for less crunchy, more meaty (and more
tasty?) inverts.

We have a 46 gallon tank with two small yellowtail damsels. The tank is
mature. There's some live rock, and the mushrooms are doing fine, etc. etc.

Any and all advice (or alternate suggestions) are appreciated.

-Greg

[Gary Loving]

I have a Clown , Niger , and a HumaHuma with no problems with the same stuff
you have. But that does not mean that it will not try to nip at something.
"Giganews" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know if the Picasso Trigger (Humu Humu?) is compatible with
> scarlet hermits, blue leg hermits, Astrea snails, and blue mushrooms? We
> are looking for a new fish, but the old livestock has great sentimental
> value.
> I have read that it isn't compatible with invertebrates, but the examples
> given in everything I read are for less crunchy, more meaty (and more
> tasty?) inverts.
>
> We have a 46 gallon tank with two small yellowtail damsels. The tank is
> mature. There's some live rock, and the mushrooms are doing fine, etc.
etc.
>
> Any and all advice (or alternate suggestions) are appreciated.
>
> -Greg
>
>

[AR50Guy]

I have a 125 with a Huma Huma and a Niger. The Huma Huma is always
pecking away at the rock and sifting sand. My live rock was pretty
much dessimated as the Huma Huma got to be a little larger.
Now I move rock in and out of the tank every couple months to give him
and the ecosystem some new material.
I have a couple rubbermaid tubs I "grow" rock in. I use a percentage
of my water change water to mantain about 40 lbs for each of my 2
tanks.
It has come in very handy when a tank has began to go south. And the
way the trigger cleans live rock it was either buy new rock every few
months or set up my tubs!
Good Luck

[Greg E]

Sounds from these responses like a humu humu would probably eat the blue
mushrooms then.

Anyone have suggestions for a colorful, free-swimming fish to add to a 46
gallon tank? The 2 damselfish stay near the bottom and hide a lot. We were
looking for something more active.

-Greg

[ReefMan8471]

Well I would try a tang that does not get to big like a Yellow Tang. They are
still active but don't get too big compared to other tangs and certainly the
trigger you were talking about. Tangs mainly eat algae.
Also any of the dwarf angels. Although angelfish will eat corals sometimes not
much will eat mushrooms.

James

[Joann & Porkey]

We have a picasso in our 125 with mushrooms, a maroon clown, a coral beauty
angel, an orange spotted goby and a blue damsel. He seems to do fine with
everything. The only exception is we also used to have a firefish goby and
we went out of town for a weekend and when we came home he was gone. We
suspect the trigger ate him. We had another trigger a few years ago and he
was really not aggressive at all. He never bothered anything. Sometimes you
just can't tell. one picasso may eat your mushrooms but another may not.
neither of ours ever messed with my mushrooms. good luck
"Giganews" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know if the Picasso Trigger (Humu Humu?) is compatible with
> scarlet hermits, blue leg hermits, Astrea snails, and blue mushrooms? We
> are looking for a new fish, but the old livestock has great sentimental
> value.
> I have read that it isn't compatible with invertebrates, but the examples
> given in everything I read are for less crunchy, more meaty (and more
> tasty?) inverts.
>
> We have a 46 gallon tank with two small yellowtail damsels. The tank is
> mature. There's some live rock, and the mushrooms are doing fine, etc.
etc.
>
> Any and all advice (or alternate suggestions) are appreciated.
>
> -Greg
>
>