Can I have a Porcupine Puffer with.....

[t11t5]

I have a longspined sea urchin- 8"+ in size
pencil urchin 3"
3-stripe and a Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish both 2.5-3.0"
a few snails, emerald crabs, and a brittle star.
Do I have to take any out?
Wich can I leave?
The non allowed will be transfered to a 150g beginning reef tank.
Thanks, All

 

[e.es.c]

i have a porcupine with all of that and then some so i think it would be ok

 

[cgrant]

I have a 3" porcy and a 9" golden puffer, I have a purple urchin and nobody messes with him.
You should be ok.

 

[annekins37]

Originally Posted by E.ES.C
i have a porcupine with all of that and then some so i think it would be ok

How do you keep the porcupine from eating your crabs and such?

 

[boalgf]

My porc puffer grew to about 9 inches before I had to sell my tank and move to california. He ate any kind of invert (shrimp, horseshoe crab, hermit crab, snails) I put in there. He left alone my red general starfish and purple urchin though. Maybe others have gotten lucky, but they are natural predators of inverts. That's what those beaks are for, crushing shell and digging in to hard to reach areas. Good luck with it.

 

[boozzbro]

My Puffer loves urchins my girlfriend bout a couple of small ones from the fish store and when we woke the next morning both of them were gone. From what ive heard this is common and pufferes in general love to eat urchins.