Any corals safe with non reef safe fish?

[Danny N]

I'm getting ready to set up a 300 gallon tank. I love the look of some of the non-reef safe fish (puffers, triggers, angels) and was wondering if there are corals out there that could survive in a tank with these fish. I haven't had much luck keeping Coral in the past, but like the color and motion of them. Would GSP, mushrooms, frogspawn, leathers, or zoas be able to survive a well fed tank with some non reef safe fish?

 

[mcarroll]

It's doubtful. Given enough time one of them will eat something you want them not to eat.

 

[wkscott]

If only someone could find a good -looking fish that would only want to eat GSP and xenia coral, and then flake food,...

 

[Waters]

Your coral will be fine with Triggers.....your CUC will not though. There are also a few species of Angels that are considered reef safe so you might want to focus on those?

 

[wkscott]

If you had trouble keeping corals before, this may be even harder for you. Triggers and large angels eat a lot and poop a lot. You may end up with water quality issues that the fish may tolerate but that the corals may not .

 

[ThreeAces_1]

I think sometimes the term "reef safe" doesn't directly mean corals as much as it does your cleanup crew and clams if you plan on having any.