Valentine Puffer in Reef

[LukeV]

Has anyone had experience with pufferfish in there reefs?

Over the weekend, I accepted a friends puffer due to an emergency. My tank is mostly SPS, but I do have some wellsos that I'd hate to lose.

Should I risk it or will it be ok?

 

[LBehr]

I'd be careful I have never had a valentine but I've seen other puffers thar will be cool for a while and then suddenly decide to murder everything so proceed with caution. Also with any puffer be prepared to lose CUC.

 

[Zoey]

Is it a valentini? i think your corals may be safe but your clean up crew not so much. as they have the fused beak they will eat anything in a shell to grins its teeth down.

 

[Naiad]

Shouldn't bother coral. As for things like hermits that just depends on the individual fish. I had on that didn't really touch anything if she was full another he would still kill hermits if they caught his eye right after feeding.

 

[eatbreakfast]

They may eat food from the coral's tentacles or mouth and may damage it. It depends on the specimen, not necessarily the species, whether it will eat coral. I have seen representatives within the genus Canthigaster nip brain corals, zoas, and clams. But I have also seen some not bother corals. Cuc is in danger.

 

[sundog101]

I have one in my soft coral tank. As far as I can tell he doesn't bother any corals. It does kind of limit your cuc. I started with around 10 hermits and now I have maybe 2 or 3. He doesn't mess with my urchin though.

 

[Lowstorm]

They eat clams too, don't they?