Yeah I dont think any Triggers can be trusted with shrimps so in that case the Hawkfish should be fine as long as you have a lid on the tank as I've know them to jump.

Hmm just been reading up more on the Raccoon Butterfly and they dont get on too well with Triggers which I was unaware of. So looks like thats out the window. Could try a Copperband Butterfly, they can sometimes be hard to get feeding and may nip at corals but one the otherhand some are the opposite and never touch a think and will eat artemia no bother.

yeah i have read that the nigers are less likely to destroy ya tank and vertabaes i have a open top tank so think they may be out of the window to lol i do like the fox faces but unsure with the corals etc but i have heard people who have them with no bother

get a big shoal chromis, hardy n cheap as chips

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Yeah the Nigers and Blue Throats are really the only 'Reef Safe' Triggers I think. Grandad will be your man in advising you what will mix with them as I have not keep Triggers before.

I haven't had any problems with Foxfaces before. Used to have 3 in the 8ft'er and you can see how many corals are in there and they never bothered with them.

Again Foxes can sometimes be tough to get feeding, hence before I buy any fish I ask the LFS to show me they are feeding and If I'm satisfied then I'll take them. They are quite shy so any agressive feeders tend to put them off, from what I have found. Had 2 Regals that would go crazy when you put food in which would scare them away.

I agree, beautiful fish about £5 - £8 each and not aggressive, dont grow big, shoaling and easy feeders. Perfect fish.

Perhaps Anthias, however quite a bit harder then Chromis as they are demanding in regards to food so can be tough to keep. Was thinking of trying a shoal of them myself soon. Probably some of the most colourful fish.

Its just plenty of research to be done when buying fish is the key.

anthias are lovely fish but can be expensive for what they are

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where i got the trigger from he was in with tangs and fox faces and seemed fine in there but they where not in a reef coral inviroment lol the chromis and anthias do look nice could i get a shoal is it 1 male to 10 females so i have read are they ok with tangs foxface n triggers

sorry to butt in on thread, i am wanting my picasso, a niger, a foxface, a bicolour angel..a flame angel, a coral beauty, a dwarf lionfish and possibly a regal tang...also would like a small shoal of blue chromis...would that be too much in a 5ft set up? (fish only set up)

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Reptiles
0.1 Kahl strain albino Boa Constrictor
1.0 salmon hypo het kahl strain albino Boa constrictor
0.1 albino granite burmese python
1.0 tiger reticulated python
1.2 eastern indigo snakes
1.1 brazilian rainbow boas
0.1 patternless pine snake
0.1 royal python
0.1 tiger salamander

1st bro you need to fill it with water lol go and get it stop buying fish lol

lol...i am not buying fish! i bought 2 lol...water etc is the next on list but i want to plan things out properly lol...

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5ft fish only marine tank
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Reptiles
0.1 Kahl strain albino Boa Constrictor
1.0 salmon hypo het kahl strain albino Boa constrictor
0.1 albino granite burmese python
1.0 tiger reticulated python
1.2 eastern indigo snakes
1.1 brazilian rainbow boas
0.1 patternless pine snake
0.1 royal python
0.1 tiger salamander