Sarcophyton- are there any fish that eat them?

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I'm hoping to soon move my fish over to a new tank. The plan was to go with FOWLR, but I have a couple of larger sarcophyton glaucum I think I'd like to keep, and put them in their tank.
None of the fish I currently have mess with them. But with the larger tank, I'd like to add a few more fish.
I cannot remember ever coming across a discussion pertaining to problems with any fish eating toadstool leathers. Are there fish that do indeed eat or pick at sarcophytons?

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I've never seen a fish even nip at one to be honest, even in our old predator tanks. I was nervous about our emperor angel but he had no interest.
 
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Thanks.
I've never seen any of mine either, but they're mostly tangs. Wasn't sure about angels, butterflies or any of the other less common filefish.
 

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Certain species of chaetodontids (butterflyfish) may nip at the polyps considering that in the wild their diets are almost entirely composed of soft coral polyps, zoanthids, and small anemones
 
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I have a Kleins in the tank. He's never bothered them.
Nor has he ever bothered the aiptasia he was put in the tank to take care of. Lol
 

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