Valentini Puffer?

[reefboys]

Hey, I've heard these are reef safe. Is this true at all? I know a woman who had one in her reef and had no problems but I'd really like to hear some other opinions on the issue before I drop one in my reef. I'm pretty worried that they would just massacre my inverts. Thanks alot, MATT

 

[the gift]

Its a hit and miss thing. They could be "pickers" or they could be the ones that never touch anything. If you do get it whens it is tiny then it will grow up around the inverts and coral...

 

[reefboys]

Thats a really good point. I think I might give it a shot. Thanks

 

[the gift]

GO for it!

 

[maeistero]

mine's been fine for about 8months. it's up to around 2" now in a 180 with excessive lr.

 

[stanlalee]

Originally Posted by The Gift
If you do get it whens it is tiny then it will grow up around the inverts and coral...
thats the approach I'm taking and hope it works out. so far at this size it hasn't harmed my fire shrimp, hermits or snails. it eats the tube worms off the live rock and the pods off the glass. It picks at the live rock all day but has only picked at one coral (open brain). it has left my zoo's, mushrooms, hammer, frogspawn and yellow sponge alone. At the very least I'd like to determine which ones he wont bother and get just those corals.

 

[reefboys]

Thanks everybody! I'm gonna get the little guy pretty soon.

 

[firefish_48]

You do realize when puffers,boxfish and cowfish when they die release a poisin that can kill everthing in the tank. I would put any of them in my reef tank.
Mike

 

[stanlalee]

Originally Posted by firefish_48
You do realize when puffers,boxfish and cowfish when they die release a poisin that can kill everthing in the tank. I would put any of them in my reef tank.
Mike
you do realize puffer's are poisonous to consume/eat but pose no threat to the tank or livestock from simply dying. Cowfish are a species of boxfish and they are poisonous when they die or get stressed which is why puffers are a thousand times more popular than boxfish.

 

[quaos]

Originally Posted by Stanlalee
you do realize puffer's are poisonous to consume/eat but pose no threat to the tank or livestock from simply dying. Cowfish are a species of boxfish and they are poisonous when they die or get stressed which is why puffers are a thousand times more popular than boxfish.
I don't think they realized

Good luck with the valentini. I think they are wonderful fish.

 

[reefboys]

Haha thanks