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02/25/2018, 11:31 AM
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Wait. Since when do triggers have a dorsal fin?
So I’ve had a sargasm trigger for almost a year now, but the other day my son called out “Daddy, the trigger thinks he’s a shark!” I went to the tank and discovered that the trigger actually has a dorsal fin that he normally keeps hidden. For some reason he decided to put it out, but I had never seen it before. I didn’t even know he had one.
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02/25/2018, 11:38 AM
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Since ever lol
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02/25/2018, 11:38 AM
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They have a thick/strong dorsal spine that they trigger and use to wedge themselves into crevices when attacked right?
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02/25/2018, 11:39 AM
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Nce fish definitely
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02/25/2018, 11:39 AM
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If I'm not mistaken I think that's where the name Trigger came from. That dorsal fin acts like the trigger on a gun. Sometimes they'll use it to secure themselves among the rocks when they sleep.
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02/25/2018, 12:31 PM
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Must be happy most of the time.
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02/25/2018, 04:06 PM
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Correct, the trigger allows themselves to wedge in rockwork, for sleeping or hiding
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02/25/2018, 06:18 PM
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That’s kind of like saying:
When did sting rays get stingers?
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02/25/2018, 06:19 PM
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Hahaha, I guess so. I can’t believe I’ve had him for this long without seeing it before |
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02/25/2018, 06:53 PM
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I used to have a Huma huma trigger and he use his fin to lock himself in hole on rockwork to sleep at night
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