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I have a cycled 55 with a Huma Picasso Trigger and a yellow striped maroon clown. Both fish are only about an inch and a half long. I just introduced the trigger yesterday, I replaced two damsels with him. When I had the damsels with the clown he would swim around with all of his fins out and looked healthy. Now the clown swims less, and with his fins all tucked into his body. Also both fish seem to have something on their body. I do not think it is ick, it looks like salt or something. The substance just makes their bodies less colorful. I am sure that is a horrible description but I am unsure what else to call it. Also I saw the trigger strike the clown a couple of times. Although it was nothing serious I want my fish to be happy. Do you think this is just a normal thing to happen for the fish to do when first introduced or should I be concerned? Also I have read that triggers are carnivores. What should I feed him, I have been trying to feed him flakes, but he dosen't seem to like the very much.
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Marine fish know which other species are a threat.
I tried two baby humas and one gave up,floating at the top,knowing the other huma was going to kill him.
The huma has already struck at the clown.
I would seperate them.
 
I saw the huma strike the clown once, I am not sure if it happens more, but I try to just peak into the room so that they will not see me. When I do the two are on seperate sides of the tank; and the huma sits under a rock. Is it normal for humas' to sit under rocks almost upside down?
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What is water quality like? What are your ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH readings? Do you have lots of live rock in there? Triggers love live rock for hiding in if they get scared or at night so be sure to have lots plus it helps with filtration as that is mother natures filtration. What do you mean by the Trigger struck at the Clown? Did it try bitting the Clown or try smaking its tail into the clown? Both postures are aggressive postures but the trigger was just probably trying to prove he is dominant and not the clown. The Clown sounds like it has some kind of a disease so watch that. Anyway, hope this helps and good luck.
 
I checked my water last night. All my levels are perfect quality. I do have live rock in the tank(that is where the trigger is hiding). For some reaon the clown likes to hang out infron of my powerhead. I do not think the trigger actually tried to bite the clown, but he just rammed him a couple times. It didn't seem like he was really trying to hurt the clown. Do you have any idea what kind of disease the clown may have?
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Hate to say it but one should NEVER only trust one source of information. Ask around and guarentee no one else would tell you that the Clown would be dominant. Obviously those people have never owned or worked with Triggers. Triggers along with many other aggressive predatory fish will prey on sick and dying fish. A perfectly healthy Clown with lots of rock would be able to escape the aggression of the Trigger for quite a while but a not so healthy one could not. My guess would be that the Clown got worse while you weren't watching and the Trigger finished the job. Anyway, sorry for your loss, and I wouldn't be trusting that local fish store that much anymore.
 
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