How often do you feed your trigger?

Shaker nemo · 02/09/2014, 02:50 AM

How often do you feed your trigger? I'm thinking about getting a 5 " piccaso trigger and was wondering how often do they have to be fed? I know they are crazy eaters

I'm good with feedind seafood once a day and pellets/flake once a day. Also how much do you feed them at once? Will 4 whole shrimp be enough to feed a trigger for a day?
Thx

airplanes1016 · 02/09/2014, 09:44 AM

2-3 times a day is great. Four whole shrimp will be overkill. Sounds like a lot of waste. Great fish. Love them personally

azjohnny · 02/09/2014, 09:57 AM

Once a day and every 3rd day skip a day. Predators need some time to fast, over feeding is worse than under feeding

Shaker nemo · 02/10/2014, 09:44 AM

2 very different views lol

which one should i follow?

dom418 · 02/10/2014, 11:09 AM

I've never heard that fasting is good for predators before until that post. They are super active so I'm not sure how skipping a day would help them. I feed 2-3 times per day. 2 meals that are veggie based, my clown trigger loves nori. 1 meal with meaty foods. I rotate between chopped up shrimp, squid, mysis, clam, muscles.

brookers · 02/10/2014, 12:59 PM

my clown and Picasso get pellets, either clam/scallop/prawn and nori every day, although the Picasso just chews on the nori and spits it out into little pieces, my tangs scoop it all up fortunately. they are quite fat though.

CedzAquAddictio · 02/10/2014, 02:36 PM

I feed mine pellets 2-3 times per day, and a couple of clams, shrimp, squid, or silversides about 3 times a week. Sometimes I get creative and make shrimp sushi out of the nori. Everything in my tank except my clowns go absolutely crazy over that...

Fat as can be!!!

OP: What kind of shrimp are you talking about feeding? 3-4 krill won't be too much, but 3-4 full grown shrimp would be overkill...

airplanes1016 · 02/10/2014, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dom418

I've never heard that fasting is good for predators before until that post. They are super active so I'm not sure how skipping a day would help them. I feed 2-3 times per day. 2 meals that are veggie based, my clown trigger loves nori. 1 meal with meaty foods. I rotate between chopped up shrimp, squid, mysis, clam, muscles.

I haven't either. Don't think the trigger tank mates would think this is a good idea either

kv2wr1 · 02/10/2014, 03:31 PM

I feed my Sargassum trigger once a day, but I do limit his tank mates (miniatus grouper and porcupine puffer) to smaller portions on some days and other days larger portions. This seems to keep the aggression down, but in no way can I put a new fish in that tank. The 3 musketeers get a long fine as long as they get food.

humaguy · 02/10/2014, 05:27 PM

2-3 times a day works..
4 whole shrimp is a lot and I doubt whether a 5 incher could eat even half that.
2-3 times, smaller feedings...they have wonderful metabolisms, providing they are in a suitable tank...how big is the tank?
ime, a well-fed trig is also a better behaved trig..

Shaker nemo · 02/11/2014, 06:34 AM

Thx everyone! I think ill stck with my original feeding plan - Pellets once a day and seafood once a day

i might even be able to feed him sea urchin cuz there's ton at my local beach

you just gotta love sri lanka!

NTP66 · 02/11/2014, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaker nemo

Thx everyone! I think ill stck with my original feeding plan - Pellets once a day and seafood once a day

i might even be able to feed him sea urchin cuz there's ton at my local beach

you just gotta love sri lanka!

That's what I do, as well - NLS pellets in the morning, and LRS Fish Frenzy at night.

coral_lagoon · 02/11/2014, 02:54 PM

I feed two small portions each day..

02/09/2014, 02:50 AM	#1
Shaker nemo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 263	How often do you feed your trigger? How often do you feed your trigger? I'm thinking about getting a 5 " piccaso trigger and was wondering how often do they have to be fed? I know they are crazy eaters I'm good with feedind seafood once a day and pellets/flake once a day. Also how much do you feed them at once? Will 4 whole shrimp be enough to feed a trigger for a day? Thx __________________ -Shaker- "I live in place some people call home, I call it paradise" if only life were as easy as in minecraft 10 gallon reef planning stage :D Current Tank Info: Nothing at all :D

02/10/2014, 09:44 AM	#4
Shaker nemo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 263	2 very different views lol which one should i follow? __________________ -Shaker- "I live in place some people call home, I call it paradise" if only life were as easy as in minecraft 10 gallon reef planning stage :D Current Tank Info: Nothing at all :D

02/11/2014, 06:34 AM	#11
Shaker nemo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 263	Thx everyone! I think ill stck with my original feeding plan - Pellets once a day and seafood once a day i might even be able to feed him sea urchin cuz there's ton at my local beach you just gotta love sri lanka! __________________ -Shaker- "I live in place some people call home, I call it paradise" if only life were as easy as in minecraft 10 gallon reef planning stage :D Current Tank Info: Nothing at all :D

02/11/2014, 02:54 PM	#13
coral_lagoon Pushrod Powered Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Down The Corkscrew , CA Posts: 1,263	I feed two small portions each day.. __________________ Cars and keeping saltwater fish. That's what it's all about..

02/09/2014, 09:44 AM	#2
airplanes1016 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 197	2-3 times a day is great. Four whole shrimp will be overkill. Sounds like a lot of waste. Great fish. Love them personally

02/09/2014, 09:57 AM	#3
azjohnny Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Gold Canyon Posts: 2,914	Once a day and every 3rd day skip a day. Predators need some time to fast, over feeding is worse than under feeding

02/10/2014, 11:09 AM	#5
dom418 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 257	I've never heard that fasting is good for predators before until that post. They are super active so I'm not sure how skipping a day would help them. I feed 2-3 times per day. 2 meals that are veggie based, my clown trigger loves nori. 1 meal with meaty foods. I rotate between chopped up shrimp, squid, mysis, clam, muscles.

02/10/2014, 12:59 PM	#6
brookers Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: s,devon, england Posts: 309	my clown and Picasso get pellets, either clam/scallop/prawn and nori every day, although the Picasso just chews on the nori and spits it out into little pieces, my tangs scoop it all up fortunately. they are quite fat though.

02/10/2014, 02:36 PM	#7
CedzAquAddictio Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 931	I feed mine pellets 2-3 times per day, and a couple of clams, shrimp, squid, or silversides about 3 times a week. Sometimes I get creative and make shrimp sushi out of the nori. Everything in my tank except my clowns go absolutely crazy over that... Fat as can be!!! OP: What kind of shrimp are you talking about feeding? 3-4 krill won't be too much, but 3-4 full grown shrimp would be overkill...

02/10/2014, 03:31 PM	#9
kv2wr1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 498	I feed my Sargassum trigger once a day, but I do limit his tank mates (miniatus grouper and porcupine puffer) to smaller portions on some days and other days larger portions. This seems to keep the aggression down, but in no way can I put a new fish in that tank. The 3 musketeers get a long fine as long as they get food.

02/10/2014, 05:27 PM	#10
humaguy Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Western Ct, NYC Posts: 8,218	2-3 times a day works.. 4 whole shrimp is a lot and I doubt whether a 5 incher could eat even half that. 2-3 times, smaller feedings...they have wonderful metabolisms, providing they are in a suitable tank...how big is the tank? ime, a well-fed trig is also a better behaved trig..