40 gallon breeder fish stock

[Gray999]

I have a 40 gal breeder with two clownfish, a tiger watchman goby and I'm planning to get a cardinal today. I was hoping to maybe get a orange tailed Fiji puffer or some kind of other toby puffer, any recommendations of fish?

 

[ndrwater]

Either would be fine depending non tour end game.
If tou are doing any kind of reef, a ouffer qill most likely look at any corals or inverts as food.
If you are doing a fish only, then by all means get a Toby. Super cool fish

 

[Gray999]

Either would be fine depending non tour end game.
If tou are doing any kind of reef, a ouffer qill most likely look at any corals or inverts as food.
If you are doing a fish only, then by all means get a Toby. Super cool fish

would it pick at zoa's and mushrooms? if not then I'd probably get one, I'm not planning on keeping Stony coral, mainly just softies and maybe a sps

 

[ndrwater]

would it pick at zoa's and mushrooms? if not then I'd probably get one, I'm not planning on keeping Stony coral, mainly just softies and maybe a sps

Most likely yes. They will pick on LPS, soft coral and mushrooms. Zoas too.
Tobys and the like are really better suited to a fish only tank.
You will get the people saying "mine doesn't touch anything", but in reality there is a high likelihood that most anything in a "reef" tank is on the menu..

 

[Gray999]

Most likely yes. They will pick on LPS, soft coral and mushrooms. Zoas too.
Tobys and the like are really better suited to a fish only tank.
You will get the people saying "mine doesn't touch anything", but in reality there is a high likelihood that most anything in a "reef" tank is on the menu..

what about a bubble tip for my clowns?

 

[Rob A]

what about a bubble tip for my clowns?

My Toby cleaned out my zoa/palys/shrooms and picks at everything but the clowns won't let it near the bubble tip in the tank . Great fish he is the crowd favorite in my 180.

 

[Gray999]

My Toby cleaned out my zoa/palys/shrooms and picks at everything but the clowns won't let it near the bubble tip in the tank . Great fish he is the crowd favorite in my 180.

what kind of toby was it? do different toby species eat coral more then others?

 

[Rob A]

what kind of toby was it? do different toby species eat coral more then others?

Valentini Puffer I believe they all act the same.

 

[littlefoxx]

would it pick at zoa's and mushrooms? if not then I'd probably get one, I'm not planning on keeping Stony coral, mainly just softies and maybe a sps

Do you have a shrimp with your goby? If so puffer will eat it. And my dog face puffer eats anemones, mushrooms and other puffy looking corals