Reef Safe-NO..Coral YES
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tizzo
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A "reef" typically has snails, hermits and shrimp...
The frog will eat those but not corals.
The frog will eat those but not corals.
culp
Active Member
Originally Posted by Tizzo
http:///forum/post/3035537
A "reef" typically has snails, hermits and shrimp...
The frog will eat those but not corals.
i believe that Tizzo is right about that.
http:///forum/post/3035537
A "reef" typically has snails, hermits and shrimp...
The frog will eat those but not corals.
i believe that Tizzo is right about that.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by Tizzo
http:///forum/post/3035537
A "reef" typically has snails, hermits and shrimp...
The frog will eat those but not corals.
Thank you very much
http:///forum/post/3035537
A "reef" typically has snails, hermits and shrimp...
The frog will eat those but not corals.
Thank you very much
sk8shorty01
Active Member
I agree. Reef safe typically means that it is safe for all inverts and corals. You could always have one or the other 
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d-man
Member
Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/3035826
Yeah.. Reef safe doesn't always mean Invert safe. Like triggers can be reef safe -- but tear up all your inverts.
I have never heard anyone say that triggers are reef safe, is there a type that is? I was told that frogfish are one of the fastest creatures in the world, I read that they will snap up fish, as big and some people say bigger? than itself so fast that you need a high speed cam to see it, is this true?
http:///forum/post/3035826
Yeah.. Reef safe doesn't always mean Invert safe. Like triggers can be reef safe -- but tear up all your inverts.
I have never heard anyone say that triggers are reef safe, is there a type that is? I was told that frogfish are one of the fastest creatures in the world, I read that they will snap up fish, as big and some people say bigger? than itself so fast that you need a high speed cam to see it, is this true?
aquaknight
Active Member
Originally Posted by d-man
http:///forum/post/3035830
I have never heard anyone say that triggers are reef safe, is there a type that is?
Any of the Xanthichthys are typically considered reef-safe. If introduced correctly they should leave inverts alone. They are a larger fish, and are pretty active, so they'd have to go into a larger reef anyways, and most times in a larger reef, you can 'get away' with more then a few combinations that normally won't work in a small tank.
Originally Posted by d-man
http:///forum/post/3035830
I was told that frogfish are one of the fastest creatures in the world, I read that they will snap up fish, as big and some people say bigger? than itself so fast that you need a high speed cam to see it, is this true?
That's pretty much any predator. Frogfish, lionfish, even if you want to go that far, a freshwater bass can suck in it's prey in just a blink of the eye. The two 'fastest' actions off the top of my head, are the strike from a mantis shrimp, or the snap of the claw of a pistol shrimp.
Sure frogfish can eat something as long as them, but their mouth is only so big. They can't eat an equal sized frogfish for example.
http:///forum/post/3035830
I have never heard anyone say that triggers are reef safe, is there a type that is?
Any of the Xanthichthys are typically considered reef-safe. If introduced correctly they should leave inverts alone. They are a larger fish, and are pretty active, so they'd have to go into a larger reef anyways, and most times in a larger reef, you can 'get away' with more then a few combinations that normally won't work in a small tank.
Originally Posted by d-man
http:///forum/post/3035830
I was told that frogfish are one of the fastest creatures in the world, I read that they will snap up fish, as big and some people say bigger? than itself so fast that you need a high speed cam to see it, is this true?
That's pretty much any predator. Frogfish, lionfish, even if you want to go that far, a freshwater bass can suck in it's prey in just a blink of the eye. The two 'fastest' actions off the top of my head, are the strike from a mantis shrimp, or the snap of the claw of a pistol shrimp.
Sure frogfish can eat something as long as them, but their mouth is only so big. They can't eat an equal sized frogfish for example.
toomanytoys
Member
i know for a fact that them will eat fish near their same size i have seen it first hand when mine escaped naughty fish jail! 2" frog fish ate a 2" clown with no problem what so ever
finally found a place for him to go , cool fish just not a community player. he disappears ghost shrimp like nobody's business
finally found a place for him to go , cool fish just not a community player. he disappears ghost shrimp like nobody's business
geoj
Active Member
Reef safe....NO
Coral Safe...YES
I would like to remind all that these terms are generalizations use with caution…
Frogfish may sit on corals and this may damage some types. So you could say it is coral safe but you may mislead some people to think you can keep corals with it without any issue and this would not be the case.
Emerald Crab is one more that I and others have found that is Reef safe yet will eat some corals at times.
Coral Safe...YES
I would like to remind all that these terms are generalizations use with caution…
Frogfish may sit on corals and this may damage some types. So you could say it is coral safe but you may mislead some people to think you can keep corals with it without any issue and this would not be the case.
Emerald Crab is one more that I and others have found that is Reef safe yet will eat some corals at times.
d-man
Member
Originally Posted by GeoJ
http:///forum/post/3036469
Reef safe....NO
Coral Safe...YES
I would like to remind all that these terms are generalizations use with caution…
Frogfish may sit on corals and this may damage some types. So you could say it is coral safe but you may mislead some people to think you can keep corals with it without any issue and this would not be the case.
Emerald Crab is one more that I and others have found that is Reef safe yet will eat some corals at times.
what corals do emerald crab's eat? I had one for some time (he got crushed my a rock the my eel moved) and I want to get one agin, witch corals have you heard thy eat?
http:///forum/post/3036469
Reef safe....NO
Coral Safe...YES
I would like to remind all that these terms are generalizations use with caution…
Frogfish may sit on corals and this may damage some types. So you could say it is coral safe but you may mislead some people to think you can keep corals with it without any issue and this would not be the case.
Emerald Crab is one more that I and others have found that is Reef safe yet will eat some corals at times.
what corals do emerald crab's eat? I had one for some time (he got crushed my a rock the my eel moved) and I want to get one agin, witch corals have you heard thy eat?
cranberry
Active Member
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3035850
Sure frogfish can eat something as long as them, but their mouth is only so big. They can't eat an equal sized frogfish for example.
They often try to eat bigger... and die in the process.
http:///forum/post/3035850
Sure frogfish can eat something as long as them, but their mouth is only so big. They can't eat an equal sized frogfish for example.
They often try to eat bigger... and die in the process.
geoj
Active Member
Originally Posted by d-man
http:///forum/post/3036639
what corals do emerald crab's eat? I had one for some time (he got crushed my a rock the my eel moved) and I want to get one agin, witch corals have you heard thy eat?
I have had two emerald crabs at different times that would eat the long tentacle green star polyps by pulling tentacles off one at a time.
http:///forum/post/3036639
what corals do emerald crab's eat? I had one for some time (he got crushed my a rock the my eel moved) and I want to get one agin, witch corals have you heard thy eat?
I have had two emerald crabs at different times that would eat the long tentacle green star polyps by pulling tentacles off one at a time.