![]() Male Blue Jaw Tank Mates: Sailfin Tang, Blue Hippo Tang, Flame Angelfish, Lawnmower Blenny, Hoevenâs Wrasse & a bonded pair of Lightening Maroon Clownfish. As a personality labeled fish, they all have different traits somewhat unique to each specimen however If you do want to take a calculated risk with your reef tank and add a trigger then look no further than a Blue Jaw Triggerfish. The males have bolder colors with the âBlue Jawâ more pronounced. The sex differences are also easily distinguishable. If you are thinking of getting one I suggest getting a juvenile, since they are easier to acclimate. The unique way they propel forwards and backwards through the water is fascinating. In general, the Blue Jaw Trigger has been a welcome addition to my reef tanks. My female Blue Jaw Trigger had no diet acclimation issues and settled in nicely. After day two I fed the reef tank frozen Mysis and a proprietary blend of fish food called Reef Yum available at Aquatic Dreams. I ran into this issue with my male Blue Jaw. While acclimating it may be hard to get your Blue Jaw to eat. If the abdomen isnât plump and looks sunken in then your Trigger isnât getting enough food. They need to be fed 2-3 times a day in order to keep up their weight. One very important note is that Triggers in general are gluttonous when it comes to food. Triggers do need some of their diet to contain a hard shell such as Krill in order to wear down their growing teeth. An occasional herbivore seaweed sheet can also be given sporadically. Relatively easy to care for, the Blue Jaw Trigger needs mainly meaty foods such as Mysis Shrimp, pieces of clam, etc. Size â Can grow to over one foot â most specimens will be 9-12 inches in a home aquarium Xanthichthys Auromarginatus â Blue Jaw Triggerfish Considered one of the least aggressive of all triggerfish species, the Blue Jaw Trigger has actually been a model citizen in both of my reef tanks. Although all triggers can and may nip and corals and sessile inverts there is one that I have had no problem with in a community reef tank â The Blue Jaw Triggerfish. sorry to hear that, it was likely poisoned by whatever that has stung it, nothing much to be done at this point. Most triggerfish are mischievous and sometimes confuse the clean up crew with dinner. The trigger most likely will not make it as he cant swim upright, arms paralyzed, and is just riding the flow pump.
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