Brackish puffer with RBTA?

[zachfishman]

I have a Figure 8 puffer in a saltwater system that I'm converting to a clownfish and anemone system. The anemones will be mostly RBTA.

It's not easy to remove the puffer due to the size of the display, do you think I'll be ok leaving it in there? I'm mostly concerned about the puffer nibbling on anemones.

 

[Terrance]

A figure 8 may be brave enough to nibble on an anemone, but a clownfish might be able to chase it away.

More importantly, a figure 8 will live longer in brackish water than saltwater. Recently there has been a wave of figure 8 around ocean beaches in florida. Someone without a brain let a figure 8 into our waters.

 

[zachfishman]

The local Figure 8 puffers is very interesting. Have you reported your sightings to REEF?

http://www.reef.org/exotics

 

[ocellaris123]

I wouldn't count on a clown to defend the anemone completely. I wouldn't trust the figure 8 with inverts.

 

[Terrance]

The local Figure 8 puffers is very interesting. Have you reported your sightings to REEF?

http://www.reef.org/exotics

I did not sight it. Someone from the puffer community spotted many of them off the coast of florida (forgot which area, but able to look it up from my old posts if you need it).