Am I overloading ?

[duerr]

Currently I have about
10 snails
7 blue legged
A Peppermint Shrimp
and a Chocolate Chip Star (Jury is still out on this guy, he may be going back..I dont think really like him, and I don't want him eating my snails or shrimp)

I would REALLY like a valentini puffer and a pair of tomato clowns.

Would the addition of the valentini and the pair of tomato clowns be too much ?

After the puffer and the pair, it is all I would be adding to the tank.

30 Gallon Wide tank, BTW.

Also, I've heard about the puffer 'nipping' on tank mates. Are the clowns going to stand for this, or should I decide on either/or ?

and is that puffer going to eat all of my inverts to keep his teeth short ?

 

[flyingace2005]

I think that you will be ok with the fish, but the starfish will def. eat all of the snails.

 

[duerr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7086891#post7086891 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by flyingace2005
I think that you will be ok with the fish, but the starfish will def. eat all of the snails.

Thats what I was afraid of. But I figure if I keep him well fed, and give him some krill every once in awhile, he'll mind his own business.

Suppose I'll wait it out for awhile and see how it is.

 

[LRS078]

Canthigaster genus puffers are notorious fin nippers... One I had was also the foremost assassin of turbo snails. That little nose makes them quite the snail sniper. Their natural diet is inverts so even if well fed the temptation will always be there. Individual specimens vary....

The clows will not likely get worse than a nipped/perforated (looks like a paper hole punch when they do it) fins. Inverts stand to be dinner.

Worth a shot if you really want one...just keep an eye out and be prepared to pull him if things start disappearing. Note: the small puffers are quite charming so it can be hard if you get attached.

 

[Terminal]

If you want to keep your inverts alive consider getting a toby rather than a puffer because they are basically the same thing but tobies will generally leave your inverts alone.

 

[LRS078]

Um...tobies are canthigaster genus puffers. They are smaller puffers but they eat the same basic things as the larger puffers. For some reason they also tend to be hardcore fin nippers (way moreso than their bigger arothron brethren) Tobies WILL potentially eat your inverts! Since they are small and fast the inverts have a harder time hiding from them than they would a bigger puffer. Individuals do vary but the reputation exists for a reason....