Orange Toadfish clean up crew

[travis00181]

I'm new to here, but I've been into saltwater for a number of years.

So I'm setting up a new tank for a Orange Toadfish. Its paid for and is still living at the local fish store till I can get the rock work done and cycle the tank. Eventually this will become a tank with just the Toadfish and corals(probably easy stuff like mushrooms). I know the tank can't be a full reef but I think it might be cool to try something more limited.

So the question I have for previous Toadfish keepers, what type of cleanup crew won't this thing eat? What has your experience been with them?

I'm thinking large nassaurius snails might be okay for now. Maybe a large starfish. Right now he isn't huge, maybe 2.5" so its a baby, but I know eventually even large snails could be on the chopping block. I know corals might not be the best idea with this thing, do to its disruptive behavior, but they can go to another tank if I have to.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

You'll be fine with snails in your tank. Are you planning on doing coral or just keep it fowlr?

 

[travis00181]

Thanks for the reply. Yes I plan on corals, probably just mushrooms or something simply. I'm putting together the rock work in such a way that the toadfish will have multiple places to hide and the corals will be elevated off the so it doesn't disrupt them to much.

I'm in no hurry to get this setup, the fish is perfectly fine at the local store....I've been personal friends with the owner for 20 years and its right up the road.

 

[littlefoxx]

I keep turbo snails, conches and halloween hermits in my predator tank. My lions never messed with them and halloweens are aggressive as F and will pinch the poop out of any fish that tries to eat them. Eels tried and got pinched, so did the triggers. I dont think a toad fish would eat shelled inverts like that to be honest, similar diet to lions. Will eat shrimp and fish mostly, so your idea of stars also is good!