Can puffer be with others?

[fisharemypals]

Hello all!
Just curious to see if Puffers (specifically Hawaiian Spotted Puffer) can be added with yellow tang, sailfin tang, 2 hippo, 2 clowns, fire angel, 6 chromis, six line wrasse, 2 cleaner shrimp, sand sifting starfish, various snails, and various corals.
i have a 120g.
any information is appreciated!

 

[prime311]

Puffers eat snails and shrimp and probably the starfish, they've been known to nip at Corals. Should be fine with the fish though.

 

[fishkid13]

That puffer shouldn't mess with any of the things you have but it might nip at corals and could eat shrimps, snail, crabs, etc. and it might hurt you chromis. but it should work in that big of a tanks. hope that helps.

 

[lion_crazz]

Sometimes toby puffers work with inverts decently, but just be prepared for the puffer to eat things, such as your shrimp and snails (especially since they are kinda built that way, with the pointy mouth).

 

[fishygurl]

ya i puffers arnt really invert safe
seems like a lot of tangs in the tank are u going to keep them forever or trade them in after they are too big or what? not saying you have to get rid of them imo its not THAT many why 2 hippos tho?

 

[fisharemypals]

thanks all!

 

[fisharemypals]

@ Fishygirl
haha, yeah im a big fan of tangs. I plan on keeping them. Having too many tangs shouldnt be a concern, should it?
thanks

 

[bioneck47]

Originally Posted by fisharemypals
http:///forum/post/2654445
@ Fishygirl
haha, yeah im a big fan of tangs. I plan on keeping them. Having too many tangs shouldnt be a concern, should it?
thanks
In a tank your size that's probably a bit to many IMO unless you plan on upgrading sometime in the future. All of the tangs you have do get pretty big.

 

[fishygurl]

Originally Posted by fisharemypals
http:///forum/post/2654445
@ Fishygirl
haha, yeah im a big fan of tangs. I plan on keeping them. Having too many tangs shouldnt be a concern, should it?
thanks
i love tangs too!!! too bad they get so big and need so much room and give off a lot of waste...

anyways i would say just get rid of the 1 hippo then u still have all the different types of tangs to look at

 

[fishygurl]

also i have a 125 and im prob going to get a yellow tang blue hippo tang and sailfin tang.. but with the sailfin im prob going to have to trade it in for a smaller one when it gets too big but im not sure how big it should be before its too big..