Coming from someone who tried to get a list on what fish eat in reef aquaria rewritten partially because it didn't mention how hard some fish were to keep.
On the contrary my friend! I was trying to get you to stop saying that the fish were reef safe based upon singular criterion and in the end, you agreed. And andywg is still not right by saying that ribbon eels are easy to keep, but that is another topic that you were not involved in.
See the problem is that it is difficult to prevent these ailments without a huge tank and lots of flow. These tangs are one of the few that actually do come from the surge zone of the reef; they need high flow and lots of room. A one hundred gallon tank just isn't big enough in my opinion; and I find it very interesting that you once again chose to respond to and attempt to refute a post of mine that was, essentially, correct.
Anecdotal Evidence:
^Achilles tang in my 125 gal reef tank for two months without problems (until my catastrophe). Precautions:
UV sterilizer
Garlic Supplements
Vitamin C Supplements
Increased Water changes
Increased emphasis on Gas exchange (via my sump...but many ways to do so otherwise)
Grounding Probe
You are not completely correct...open your mind man! So narrow right now
Again, perhaps you could attempt to explain why my trigger, puffer and morays "magically" leave all my other animals alone, despite the fact that liveaquaria tells me they will all be killed?
Easy! Because they are all small, juveniles and/or are starting to feel the effects of stunting from being in your 33 gallon reef tank....or you are either lucky or lying.
Question: Are you saying that if I buy all of those fish and put them in my tank I will absolutely not have any problems? Don't give me the bad egg thing here because you are not going to speak in generalizations and then hold my to specifics.
Just like Mr. Schiemer points out, I said it can be done with caution, meaning I am not totally disagreeing with you....only pointing out another instance of you not providing all of the information.
planktonivores just like firefish or anthias, but the Niger trigger may consume sponges
Do they only eat plankton? >>>
Definition of Planktonivore<<<
I do agree and have stated before that tiny fish may be seen as a meal
Are fish plankton?
[url="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5839" said:
fishbase.org[/url]]Territorial. Feed on algae, detritus, mollusks, crustaceans, worms, sea urchins, fishes, corals, tunicates, forams, and eggs
Isn't it odd that your beloved fishbase completely disagrees with you on the exact same trigger you have (humu-humu, picasso, black-bar, lagoon, Thinecanthus Aculeatus)
No commonly offered trigger bothers corals, so I would say you're fine in this regard. Most of the other fish suggested would make an equally good choice.
...except for your trigger? Or is fishbase.org not the resource you told me it is?
The Clown Trigger....commonly found, right?
[url="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2300" said:
fishbase.org[/url]]
Diet consists of sea urchins, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, and tunicates
Are those items all plankton?
The undulate Trigger (orange-stripe), another common trigger:
[url="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6025" said:
fishbase.org[/url]]Feeds on a variety of benthic organisms such as algae, echinoderms, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, and hydrozoans.
Oh, but WAIT!!!! If you click on the 'food items' link near the bottom of that fishbase profile, you can see that both juveniles and adults eat HARD CORALS. Here is a shortcut so you can see yourself:
Food Items
Perhaps you need your own website Lynden since apparently fishbase.org does not agree with you on the fact that every commonly found trigger isn't a risk to corals.