EchoPear
Active Member
Hey fine folks of R2R. I come out of a fallow period this April. Potentially thinking about a green spotted puffer, acclimated to 35ppt instead of more small community fish. Would be just the puffer.
In my research I have found these puffers to great at marine salinity. I have found limited examples of them in a reef environment long term - some members here have them but they are only a few inches long I believe. There is a gentleman on youtube channel name Aquarium Service Tech proclaiming they are a great reef safe option - since corals are foreign to where they get harvested they don’t bother them. I have seen a few videos where he puts them in clients tanks.
Does anyone have long term experience (or adult puffer experience) with these guys in their reef tanks? Specifically once they get into that 4-6 inch long adult size? Don’t mind losing some snails or hermits but don’t want to risk the corals. Don’t want to rehome the fish within the next 5 years if it would start eating coral.
I have a 33 long mixed reef, stuff is mostly frags right now.
In my research I have found these puffers to great at marine salinity. I have found limited examples of them in a reef environment long term - some members here have them but they are only a few inches long I believe. There is a gentleman on youtube channel name Aquarium Service Tech proclaiming they are a great reef safe option - since corals are foreign to where they get harvested they don’t bother them. I have seen a few videos where he puts them in clients tanks.
Does anyone have long term experience (or adult puffer experience) with these guys in their reef tanks? Specifically once they get into that 4-6 inch long adult size? Don’t mind losing some snails or hermits but don’t want to risk the corals. Don’t want to rehome the fish within the next 5 years if it would start eating coral.
I have a 33 long mixed reef, stuff is mostly frags right now.
