Who has a Valentini Puffer in their RT?

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  1. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I'm very much considering getting one of these fellas for our 37 g reef tank. I would like to hear from those who have one of these beauties. Thx!
     
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Most specimens are not reef-safe.
     
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  3. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    It appears that it may be just simple luck of the draw...some are problematic, while others thrive. I want to see if I can get a census.
     
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  4. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    I have one in a 20gal. tank that was fish only,I recently added some shrooms,zoos,and xenia from my other tank.So far he has shown no interest at all in the corals,its been about two months.He will try his luck on anything that crawls,small hermits seem ok once he realises they have a hard shell he seems to quickly forget about them.I defenitely wouldnt add any shrimp unless their intended to be food.Hope this helps,Dave
     
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  5. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    It help tons! So my cleaner shrimp would be dinner then eh? Thx Dave!
     
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  6. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    and a scrumtious one at that ... these guys love inverts
     
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  7. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Oh joy..I have read of some cases where a clnr shr. actually cleaned a puffer...but I'm sure that's a rare occasion.
     
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  8. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Update...the puffer is finding a home in our new 5g. He def. has been going after some goodies in the DT. I.e. clam, elegance, linkia etc. We don't blame him, we blame us.
     
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  9. NU-2reef

    NU-2reef Montipora Digitata

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    so you have a puffer in a 5 gallon?
    what are your plans for it?
     
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  10. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    I was thinking the same thing, trade him back to the lfs?
     
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