valentini Puffer

[mdk16]

I'm looking at adding one to my system and I'm looking to hear from others on their experience with this puffer.
I have a 120 with a perc clown, surgeon tang, flame angle, foxface and a diamond goby. Would a valentini nip at any of these? This is the last fish at this time to add.
Thank you.

 

[skipperdz]

i have a hawaiian blue which is similiar and they do fine with angels and gobies as well as clowns. they are pretty docile

 

[michaelf1478]

Originally Posted by skipperdz
http:///forum/post/2516958
i have a hawaiian blue which is similiar and they do fine with angels and gobies as well as clowns. they are pretty docile
i have a hawaiian also he bit off one of my lions fins but after i had a talk with him he has been great i also have angels and clown fish.

 

[anthropo]

i have a valentini and i love the fish. he's in with a vlamingi tang, mimic tang, 2 maroon clowns and a copperbanded butterfly and does fine. once in a while you might see a nip out of your fishes fins but it dependson the puffers personality. some do it and some don't. mine doesn't.

 

[alexmir]

I had a saddle valentini puffer, he was about 3 inches long. They are super cool fish, mine would always fan its tail, and would only nip at the damsels when they messed with him!! haha, i didnt care if he bit them in half though, i hate those fish!!
I ended up selling him because i was going to a reef tank and i didnt want him eating everything, so make sure that your wanting to stay fish only, other than that, very cool fish!!

 

[psu]

I have one in my 150 and love him to death---great personality for sure. He doesn't bother any of my other 8 fish but does like to nip at all the snails.

 

[mdk16]

Thanks for the replies. Went out a bought one today that I had my eye on all week. So far so good, he's eating and already contributing to the bio-load.