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superman1981 
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 Topic: Puffers, Reef Safe?
Posted: September 05 2007 at 4:43pm |
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Are Puffers not reefsafe because they eat corals, or because they eat inverts, or is it a little bit of both?
Just curious.
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Tim
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 4:48pm |
Inverts and sometimes the fins of other fish.
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 6:55pm |
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I've never had a problem with other fish, but I've got a stars and stripes that will eat anything. Condy's, xenia, leathers, starfish, snails, whatever can't move too fast. I had some xenia in with him for several months, it was doing fine. One day, he decided it looked like dinner and he ate lots of it within two minutes, before I could get it out of there.
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 7:24pm |
Xenia! Yuk 
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Posted: September 05 2007 at 7:39pm |
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Surprised me too! Witnessed him taking great big bites though.
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30 hex fresh (daughter's)
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Posted: September 06 2007 at 7:33pm |
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From what I have read, Valentini's are typically the only reef safe puffer, and even with them it's really hit and miss.
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Marine/C_Valentini/
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