FTMMWS's 280 build ...

[FTMMWS]

I've spoken to a diver from the keys where a lot of them are caught- the way they catch them is coming back from spawning and the females are not as colorful sadly as the males

That seems to be the way it is in nature,,fish ,birds ect... ,,Good thing us humans are the other way around

 

[Jlsardina]

That seems to be the way it is in nature,,fish ,birds ect... ,,Good thing us humans are the other way around

Lol - I know some pretty good looking guys! (I'm a chick btw)

 

[FTMMWS]

Lol - I know some pretty good looking guys! (I'm a chick btw)

,,i think i knew that from your build thread...

Pretty sure us guys are very outnumbered though..
Anyway ,back to fish

 

[FTMMWS]

Oh the other fish are a B&W ocellaris and a resplendent Anthias,,you can barely see them in the pic though and i wasn't gonna hold them too

 

[coffeetwitch]

new fish,,sargassum trigger

nice looking fish

I've spoken to a diver from the keys where a lot of them are caught- the way they catch them is coming back from spawning and the females are not as colorful sadly as the males

ive also heard that they use chemicals to slow them down. any truth to that?

 

[Jlsardina]

nice looking fish

ive also heard that they use chemicals to slow them down. any truth to that?

Some do. They use some crazy stuff sometimes. My diver in the keys doesn't use it on anything but eels and sharks- I personally don't blame him there though.

 

[Gubernaculum86]

nice looking fish

ive also heard that they use chemicals to slow them down. any truth to that?

Yeah a lot of collectors use cyanide to collect the fish. It stuns and slows down the fish, the permanent damage and death doesn't show up for a week or two which is unfortunately the time when us aquarists are brining the fish home from the LFS.

 

[SeanMonster]

That has to be one of the coolest triggers. I would love one, but already have two triggers in my tank and don't want to press my luck.

 

[FTMMWS]

That has to be one of the coolest triggers. I would love one, but already have two triggers in my tank and don't want to press my luck.

Thanks ,he'll be in with a blue throat ,and i think i'm done adding triggers even though i love them ...

 

[SeanMonster]

Yeah, I'm holding with my Niger and Pinktail.

 

[redsea]

Love the new Trigger! Be careful it doesn't bite you!

 

[redsea]

Hey FTMMWS,

What Triggers do you have in this tank? Thanks!

 

[FTMMWS]

Hey FTMMWS,

What Triggers do you have in this tank? Thanks!

I currently have a blue throat ,,then the sargassum will be added after QT..I had a humu and clown together for a couple years and got rid of the humu(turned into a huge PITA) for the BT...The clown trigger would not leave the BT alone so he got shipped out too..

Oh and thanks BTW..
I hit the thanks button ,,but i don't think any of us really check for that..

 

[redsea]

Cool! I like Triggers, they are active and I love how their fins flow. Maybe I can look into them for my next build "redsea's 125g FOWLR Build", lol. I actually hope to do a FOWLR eventually, but that will come in a long time. Maybe next year around this time.

I saw your thanks this morning, thanks for the thanks!

 

[FTMMWS]

Put the new guys in over the weekend (well ,Friday night at lights out)..All are doing well and there have been no issues ...Just turned the lights on and shot the video so they look a bit groggy

 

[SeanMonster]

The fish look great. What is the substrate you used? I really like it.

 

[FTMMWS]

Thanks,,i like the black sand too..Have always used it and have it in all my tanks
This is the stuff i use
Aquarium Substrate for Marine Aquariums: CaribSea Instant Aquarium Substrate Tahitian Moon

 

[FTMMWS]

Next fish,,possibly ...Not easy to find..LA doesn't have em ,neither does blue zoo..Not sure where else to check..

 

[TLTGF]

Is that a crosshatch trigger?

 

[FTMMWS]

Is that a crosshatch trigger?

No,its a black hawaiian durgon ...Would love a crosshatch ,but they are a bit out of my price range ATM
this is a crosshatch (male)