“Reef-Safe” puffer?

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Is there such thing as a reef-safe puffer? Preferably looking at the puffers on the smaller end such as the saddle valentini or pearl toby. I understand they will eat snails and shrimp. But what about my cleaner or coral banded and corals in general?
What’s your experience?
 
Some people have success with smaller tobies in reefs with very select inverts; I've heard of people keeping tobies with most corals but some they chew on (like green star polyps/pipe organs/other worm-looking corals). I've been meaning to attempt a toby with larger shrimp, say a coral banded or larger fire shrimp, but I imagine there's the possibility of them stressing the shrimp by attack their antenna/legs.

That being said, I figure it's like angels: very individualistic, especially knowing how intelligent puffers are.
 

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