Ok, I don't know what to think of my LFS. I agree with 90% of what they tell me (and it agrees with what I hear on the net), but sometimes they tell me something completely contrary to what I hear on these forums.
For instance, they said a small trigger fish (1-2") would be ok in my 30 gallon tank. They said even a trigger that's supposed to grow to over a foot won't get much bigger than 6" in captivity.
Here are my Q's:
Will saltwater fish grow to the size of their tank?
How fast do triggers grow? I hope to have a bigger tank in a year or two, in the case that the trigger gets too big for my tank I could trade him back to the LFS for value.
Do triggers need big tanks because they get big or because they need lots of room to swim?
Another thing that sorta made sense to me is that my LFS suggested I get a 10 gallon tank for $10 and use it as a quarintine tank. They suggested adding my fish at two week intervals from least agressive to most agressive, so that the more agressive fish don't get territorial and mean. They said if one of the fish does get agressive, put him in the quarintine tank for a week as a timeout than reintroduce him to the tank.
How poisonious are the spines of the spiny box puffer? I would like to get one (again when I get a bigger tank), but I don't want a fish that's going to kill me if I accidently bump into him when reaching into the tank...
Thanks a lot for your help again. I think I may just go the safer router and get my originally planned fish; a yellowstripe maroon clown, dwarf angel, yellow head jawfish, and one or two of the colorful dragonets. I like the idea of having something as supposedly intelligent as the trigger fish in my tank though
For instance, they said a small trigger fish (1-2") would be ok in my 30 gallon tank. They said even a trigger that's supposed to grow to over a foot won't get much bigger than 6" in captivity.
Here are my Q's:
Will saltwater fish grow to the size of their tank?
How fast do triggers grow? I hope to have a bigger tank in a year or two, in the case that the trigger gets too big for my tank I could trade him back to the LFS for value.
Do triggers need big tanks because they get big or because they need lots of room to swim?
Another thing that sorta made sense to me is that my LFS suggested I get a 10 gallon tank for $10 and use it as a quarintine tank. They suggested adding my fish at two week intervals from least agressive to most agressive, so that the more agressive fish don't get territorial and mean. They said if one of the fish does get agressive, put him in the quarintine tank for a week as a timeout than reintroduce him to the tank.
How poisonious are the spines of the spiny box puffer? I would like to get one (again when I get a bigger tank), but I don't want a fish that's going to kill me if I accidently bump into him when reaching into the tank...
Thanks a lot for your help again. I think I may just go the safer router and get my originally planned fish; a yellowstripe maroon clown, dwarf angel, yellow head jawfish, and one or two of the colorful dragonets. I like the idea of having something as supposedly intelligent as the trigger fish in my tank though
