coral vs reef

[adam502]

Hello all,
I am extremely new at saltwater. Although I'm excited about my new addiction (all of you know thats what happens with saltwater) there is some terms i'm not clear on. On SWF website they talk about how a fish is "coral safe" & "reef safe". what would be the difference between these 2 items?

 

[yosemite sam]

Reef safe means it (usually-there are few sure bets) won't eat any invert. Coral safe means it won't eat corals, but may eat shrimps, crabs, snails or other invertebrates.

 

[adam502]

That cleared it up for me. Thanks. Great to know this message board works.