Small puffer in a reef?

[ScubaDiver93]

Might it be possible to keep a valentini or puffer of the sorts in a reef aquarium?

 

[Elysia]

What are you concerned about? My Valentini has not shown any interest in corals. She was small when I frist got her, and apparently hunger, because she nipped all the hitchhiking small tube worms from the live rock. They have regenerated and she is no longer interested in them. I housed her with a cleaner shrimp w/out incident, and there are still some ceriths in the tank. I'm not sure if she fed on the Nassarius or not, but I do not see them any longer. Snails and hermit crabs might be at risk. It will depend on the size of the toby and the size of the potential prey, I think, when the toby goes into the tank. She is a great fish, though.

 

[Guygettnby]

i have always wanted to try a velentino puffer in a reef tank myself, i have heard that some nip corals and your inverts are not safe. but i have never had one so that is all hear say or what i have read.

i will be curious as to what other will say aswell.

 

[ScubaDiver93]

Would you suggest adding it last so other things could find their place in the tank? How often do you feed your valentini?

 

[LauraCline]

I kept a bluespot for a long time and he was very docile but also curious. He sampled corals occassionally but did not kill them. I never trusted him with shrimp though.