How many toby puffers??

[DoubleM 10]

Well i just had the idea of possibly doing a tank with just toby puffers!

i think they are cute and cool and not fussy eaters.

i was wondering how many toby puffers you can put in a 46bow tank???
i was thinking 4 or so of them??? possible 3???

this would be a FOWLR tanks with easy to handle corals(tourch and frogspawn).

has about 12lbs of live rock and another 35+ pounds of dry rock at start. the tank has been running since the begining of february.

Reef octopus bh-1000 HOB skimmer
2 korilia nano 450gph powerheads
4 bulb t-5 ho lights

let me know what you think. if i need to add something let me know. i plan on putting a sump on this summer as a DIY project for myself. so that WILL be added later.

thanks in advanced

 

[DoubleM 10]

anyone? i have done a little reading while waiting for a responce. it looks like a pair would be best bet. not many people have kept that many together. let alone with sucess. so 2 toby puffers it is

 

[agreeive?fish]

50/50 chance your corals will be puffer food or puffer toys marked for destruction

 

[SkullV]

50/50 chance your corals will be puffer food or puffer toys marked for destruction

I would say more of a 99% chance. Tobys aren't as aggressive in terms of eating as their big brothers, but they can/will eat everything.

 

[DoubleM 10]

lol well thats good to know. i do have another tank they(the corals) can go in without any trouble

 

[tcmfish]

I'd go for a pair. Males usually have more patterning around the eye.

 

[phasezero]

I had a Blue spot Toby that was a constant fin nipper. He was cute, but i swear he was always up to no good. All he does is swim around looking for things to pester. I think you'd be lucky to get away with 2.