“Reef-Safe” puffer?

ASIN28

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 18, 2020
Messages
471
Reaction score
233
Location
Long Island
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Is there such thing as a reef-safe puffer? Preferably looking at the puffers on the smaller end such as the saddle valentini or pearl toby. I understand they will eat snails and shrimp. But what about my cleaner or coral banded and corals in general?
What’s your experience?
 

Steve and his Animals

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 2, 2020
Messages
681
Reaction score
759
Location
New Hampshire
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Some people have success with smaller tobies in reefs with very select inverts; I've heard of people keeping tobies with most corals but some they chew on (like green star polyps/pipe organs/other worm-looking corals). I've been meaning to attempt a toby with larger shrimp, say a coral banded or larger fire shrimp, but I imagine there's the possibility of them stressing the shrimp by attack their antenna/legs.

That being said, I figure it's like angels: very individualistic, especially knowing how intelligent puffers are.
 

Form or function: Do you consider your rock work to be art or the platform for your coral?

  • Primarily art focused.

    Votes: 7 8.5%
  • Primarily a platform for coral.

    Votes: 14 17.1%
  • A bit of each - both art and a platform.

    Votes: 54 65.9%
  • Neither.

    Votes: 3 3.7%
  • Other.

    Votes: 4 4.9%
Back
Top