Valentini Puffer

[Ubans13]

Thinking of adding a valentini puffer to a reef tank. Current stock is snowflake eel. Niger trigger, lavender tang, clown and wrasse. Most soft coral and lps but would like to have sps. Any thoughts?

 

[RJ Harris]

I have a few montis a couple bird nests and an acro and my Valentini has never touched them but that doesn't mean that's the case for every puffer

 

[Ubans13]

Deff understand. Thank you!

 

[RJ Harris]

Mine even stays away from my snails, hermits and conch. But loves krill

 

[Ubans13]

At the moment only have a few hermits. We will see what time will tell with the eel. I love puffers though.

 

[RJ Harris]

Mine was in a 55 gallon with a snowflake eel and they were fine together had to have my wife help feed though because they both went after the krill along with my dwarf lionfish

 

[Ubans13]

Mine will be in a 75. And eventually a 220. I have been lucky I guess on model citizens so far.

 

[RJ Harris]

Nice. I combined tanks to 125 and everybodies getting along so far even my lion and yellow clown goby

 

[Ubans13]

Now that's good a goby and a lion. I would like to add a goby as well but didn't know about the eel and goby pair.

 

[RJ Harris]

Yeah idk. Especially snowflakes. They have poor eye site. I've got a breeding pair of yellow watchmans that do great in there too. My lion is the best. He just keeps to himself accept when I go near the tank

 

[Ubans13]

Does the lion eat live food?

 

[RJ Harris]

When I first got him yes. But now he eats frozen krill. When I got him as an 1" long baby he's eat nothing but love ghost shrimp until 4 months ago when he started eating frozen krill

 

[DeepBrew]

We have a valentini in a 75 gallon softy and lips tank and love him because of his awesome personality. He leaves most things along but has a taste for acans. We don't even try them in that tank anymore.

 

[webbl19]

Mine ate my Acans. Left everything else alone.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I've had Canthigaster puffers nip at wellsos, acans, duncans, and clams, but not all do. In one case, a blue spotted would nip at every new coral just to 'test it out' but leave it alone after the first twenty minutes.

 

[Ubans13]

Im thinking I might give it a try. Im not stocked to much on corals at the moment. But I do like acans and Duncan's!

 

[RJ Harris]

Duncan's are one of my favorite corals. I have 3 different type of them and he hasn't bothered them ever.

 

[DeepBrew]

Ours leaves the Duncans alone, he specializes in acans only.

 

[webbl19]

Mine left all my coral alone, including my duncans. Just loved the taste of Acans.

 

[govolsguy31]

Im thinking I might give it a try. Im not stocked to much on corals at the moment. But I do like acans and Duncan's!

Did you get a puffer? We're trying to figure out where to put one too (valentini or Toby probably). I've currently got a 90G reef tank. Talking about doing a 29G nano predator tank, but not sure he's the greatest fit there either.

I've got inverts in the reef obviously (several types of snails, hermits and a peppermint shrimp). Think there's a decent chance he'll leave them all alone? I realize it's just a wait and see game on the coral.