Valentini puffer tank?

[Mschmidt]

I am working on the stocking list for my 40b. I want a mixed reef, but I also, very much want a small puffer...so here we are.

 

[blaxsun]

Yea, but make sure you don't have a bicolor cleaner wrasse. For whatever reason it hates that particular pufferfish and will kill it outright.

 

[Alenya]

I have a valentini puffer in a mixed reef and Puff Daddy has been no trouble with the corals - having said that I don't keep sps! But has left the lps and softies alone.

 

[Woodyman]

I have a valentini puffer in a mixed reef and Puff Daddy has been no trouble with the corals - having said that I don't keep sps! But has left the lps and softies alone.

Who was first, corals or puff?

 

[Woodyman]

I have a valentini puffer in a mixed reef and Puff Daddy has been no trouble with the corals - having said that I don't keep sps! But has left the lps and softies alone.

 

[stovenut]

If the puffer more important than the LPS or SPS corals you may want to add in the future? If the puffer is your #1 priority than create a puffer focused tank with awesome soft corals. Lots of zoas, palys, mushrooms and ricordia, btas, star polyps and anthelia. That would be a pretty nice tank. But corals that generate mucus will eventually be tasted and get munched. Add a yellow boxfish and a couple small puffers. That would look really cool.

 

[Alenya]

Who was first, corals or puff?

I had some corals in before Puff Daddy arrived, and added more after. I think it might be a case of YMMV from puffer to puffer :)

 

[Mschmidt]

Thanks all. I have no plans for sps at this time, but I'd hate to lose a hammer or torch to a curious puffer. If it's not much issue, though... I'll grow the tank slowly with a springer damsel, 6 line wrasse?, Puffer, and maybe one or 2 others. I've got a dottyback, tail spot bleny and 2 small clowns in a 15. Plan is when they grow too big for it to move them to the 40.

 

[bnord]

have a full size that is the families favorite fish

I have not seen him hit and corals and see no signs he is waiting till I'm not looking

all fish are different , but this one has been problem free - and that is funny about the cleaner wrasse

 

[nano reef]

Anyone else have valentinis with corals. I am thinking of getting one!