 Dan9554880 wrote:
It won't hurt if it dies, FYI puffer are not reef safe (eat coral) |
Yep, we know.
Aloha Preston,
Two things:
1. Train the puffers not to eat coral.
http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=340142. Feed them the kinds of food they like and add coral they don't like.
Google "what do pufferfish eat?" to find plenty of helpful responses, including what freshwater pufferfish like to eat. Providing ample quantity of the right food not just once a day but for snacking and grazing is one of the most important keys to keeping a healthy happy fish.
There was an article a few years ago about setting up predator tanks and how to make the tanks look colorful instead of just bare rock. Macroalgae was suggested of course but one suggestion caught my attention. That was to add Florida Photosynthetic Gorgonia. It said that this coral is generally distasteful to puffers. One of our friends in the WMAS shows how good a Gorgonia tank can look in the pic below. The Gorgonia is all the bushy tree-like coral. There are also Sinularia that have been avoided by puffers, but in this case it would definitely take some good training to help them learn to leave those alone.
Mahalo,
Mark
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