very true might be able to have main section of sump on view never thought of that look quite stunning i would imagine you got me thinking now lol

thought I might lol

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senile old git

does any one know if nigers breed in captivity

I haven't known of any Triggers breed in captivity I don't think. You well be doing well to get any fish to breed in a tank. Probably over 90% (at a guess) of fish are wild caught as they are very hard to breed and its even harder to raise fry.
We have Maroon Clowns that lay eggs pretty much every 2weeks and the Pyjama Cardinal are always holding eggs. Did try to raise some clowns a few times but its too expensive, too much hassle with little to no results.

never read anything to suggest they do .

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senile old git

my maroon clowns keep going into a cave close to anemone and mating dance but still not produced as yet lol

Just had a quick look and they reckon 98%, yes 98% of all marine fish and inverts are captured from the wild. When you think of it, its quite sad really that the Coral Beauty in my tank was once swimming around, minding its own buisness in the Pacific Ocean and now its in a 1000L fish tank in Milton Keynes.

better to be in a 100o litre tank with some one who knows what there doing than some one with out a clue in a nano gotta think that way you giving him good home

my pair of clowns are the toughest fish in my reef tank I cant even put my hand in the water to do any maintenance without them attacking me ,

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senile old git

my clowns nick the whitebait from my trigger and take it for anemone lol