Has anyone had any experience of keeping a Pinktail trigger (Melichthys vidua) in a reef?
My LFS has had one for about 3 months and no-one seems interested in it (apart from me!!!). It did have a white swelling on it's chin which looked like damage rather than parasitic/disease and it has been eating well and behaving "properly". Everytime I go in I drool over it but my LFS doesn't want to sell it to me (how's that for a decent LFS - doesn't want me to take a risk!!!!) From what I've read, they are the more reef safe Trigger and am really really tempted:grinyes:
Obviously if someone tells me a real horror story then I won't consider it anymore!!!
Current set up is
182 gal tank
34 gal sump
1 Maroon clown
2 Bangaai cardinals
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Cleaner Wrasse
1 Lamarks Angel
1 Yellow Tang
1 six-spot sleeper Goby
1 Spotted Mandarin
9 Chromis
2 cleaner shrimp
2 peppermint
1 reef lobster
variety of hermits and snails
variety of LPS, SPS and soft corals.
My LFS has had one for about 3 months and no-one seems interested in it (apart from me!!!). It did have a white swelling on it's chin which looked like damage rather than parasitic/disease and it has been eating well and behaving "properly". Everytime I go in I drool over it but my LFS doesn't want to sell it to me (how's that for a decent LFS - doesn't want me to take a risk!!!!) From what I've read, they are the more reef safe Trigger and am really really tempted:grinyes:
Obviously if someone tells me a real horror story then I won't consider it anymore!!!
Current set up is
182 gal tank
34 gal sump
1 Maroon clown
2 Bangaai cardinals
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Cleaner Wrasse
1 Lamarks Angel
1 Yellow Tang
1 six-spot sleeper Goby
1 Spotted Mandarin
9 Chromis
2 cleaner shrimp
2 peppermint
1 reef lobster
variety of hermits and snails
variety of LPS, SPS and soft corals.