Toby puffers?

[Fishkeeper44]

I have one ValentinI and white spot toby puffer in my 36 gallon. I have two mushrooms that they don't bother a rasta zoa which has not opened and a new red candy cap coral, have any of you guys had luck with tobies being reef safe? Are they more inclined to pick at the red candy cap coral?

 

[SecretiveFish]

I really wanted to add one to a softie/LPS tank, but it was the cleanup crew I was worried about! From what I have read and from responses I got, these guys typically love to eat snails, shrimp, and hermit crabs.

 

[blazend]

I had a puffer tank once upon a time but i didnt keep corals with them only macro algae. They would eat all shrimp and try to wipe out all the snail i put in for a CUC.

I noticed if i fed them ghost shrimp once every 3 weeks they seemed to leave other things alone.

Also do not add any more puffers in. My tank didnt make it cause i added a blue spotted puffer (orange tail) added last and he started a royal rumble in the tank.

 

[Moort82]

My valentini seems fine so far with both corals and cuc. I say so far as I expect the cuc to become a target when its larger, coral wise I don't think there will be a problem.
Your braver than me adding 2 in such a small volume.

 

[Fishkeeper44]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Relaxoreef]

My Valentini has been reef safe so far, by that I mean it has not nipped at any corals, hard or soft. Zoas, palys, Montipora, birds nest, and a mushroom have all been unmolested. Can't say that about the hermits though. It has killed several hermit and one snail but has left my shrimp alone.

 

[rssjsb]

Yeah, they will kill snails and, usually, shrimp. I've kept c. solandri with all kinds of softies and had no issue. I would worry about brain corals or other fleshy LPS, but never tried it.