What corals could i do with a stripped puffer

drkdweller

drkdweller

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I know sounds like a dumb ? because there not reef safe but theres got to be a couple of corals he wouldnt eat. I know polyps are out of the ? but i got shrooms in there and hes not eating them. :nervous:
What do you think about brains or leathers like cabbage or toadstool?:notsure:
 
fmarini

fmarini

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sounds to me like its a matter of time, before he samples a little of everything.
Infact the mushroom will be sampled, spit out and resampled again. I've even seen a lion suck in a mushroom, taste it and spit it out.If i recall correctly mushrooms are fairly toxic to eat. There is lies anothe rproblem, if you do place those corals in the tank, and he does sample them there may be a likely hood of intoxicating the fish. I know thats why corals have all those nasty chemicals in them, to prevent being eaten.
But the puffer is equipped to sample. I'd say forget any type of coral w/ the puffers thats their job, to chew
frank
 
pufferman

pufferman

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they wouldn't eat stinging-celled invertebrates like anemones/hard corals....etc. i'm sure no puffer wants to feel the wrath of their nematocysts.
 
conogre

conogre

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The corals will die off from the fish load, even if not eaten....that's why reef tanks have only a few, small fish in them.
One puffer poop and the coral (which can't move) goes "eeeew" and soon dies.
It's like trying to keep pretty girls at a beer/popcorn/boiled egg/bean convention...not gonna happen.**grin**
The eel would be fine...they have extra thick slime/mucous plus are a lot smarter than you give them credit for.....don't forget, they live together in the ocean.
 
drkdweller

drkdweller

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so carpet fine? i get your point on corals, i think ill just stick with miushrooms, got lots of them i can prop and stick in there
 
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