Valentini puffer and corals?

S.Pepper · Dec 2, 2019

Is this the LFS said:
Pulled the trigger on a blue spot recently. Is in quarantine right now so I can not say for sure how he is going to do. I also got a coral beauty so it’s gonna be a tad risky

Would like to hear how the blue spot works out for you. I want one bad, but i'm being advised not to get one. And at this point, I'm going to hold off. I plan on having a lot of soft corals, and it seems to be a hit or miss whether they nip at your corals. GL

Is this the LFS · Dec 2, 2019

S.Pepper said:
Would like to hear how the blue spot works out for you. I want one bad, but i'm being advised not to get one. And at this point, I'm going to hold off. I plan on having a lot of soft corals, and it seems to be a hit or miss whether they nip at your corals. GL

I plan on having mostly soft and lps. If I can rembember, I will post a update on this thread

Squeaky McMurdo · Dec 2, 2019

I don’t have a lot of coral but my valentini leaves what I do have alone. He’s fine with everything but the tiniest snails in my clean up crew too by the way. I’ve had him a year or so.

Is this the LFS · Dec 2, 2019

Squeaky McMurdo said:
I don’t have a lot of coral but my valentini leaves what I do have alone. He’s fine with everything but the tiniest snails in my clean up crew too by the way. I’ve had him a year or so.

I sure hope it is that way for me too. I’m assuming this is the case but Valentini and blue spot Toby’s have the same habits and everything right? Like what you say about one goes along with the other?

Is this the LFS · Dec 4, 2019

S.Pepper said:
Would like to hear how the blue spot works out for you. I want one bad, but i'm being advised not to get one. And at this point, I'm going to hold off. I plan on having a lot of soft corals, and it seems to be a hit or miss whether they nip at your corals. GL

As a update, I had him in quarantine for a few days now with a coral beauty and everything was fine. Until today and I come home to this. They are now separated with a divider. Not sure what to do now

S.Pepper · Dec 4, 2019

How big of a blue spot puffer did u get?

Is this the LFS · Dec 4, 2019

S.Pepper said:
How big of a blue spot puffer did u get?

he is pretty good sized. Probably about 3.75 inches and the angel is about 3

S.Pepper · Dec 4, 2019

Is this the LFS said:
he is pretty good sized. Probably about 3.75 inches and the angel is about 3

If I decide in the future to get one, it will be a juvenile. According to Aqualocker.com that's about 3/4" - 1". Sorry to hear about your problems with the fish. GL

CasaReefer · Dec 5, 2019

Here is mine... He is in the QT tank until I re-home him... nipped acans and ATE my 2 sand sifting Stars.. He in now under HOUSE ARREST"

Is this the LFS · Dec 5, 2019

CasaReefer said:
Here is mine... He is in the QT tank until I re-home him... nipped acans and ATE my 2 sand sifting Stars.. He in now under HOUSE ARREST"

Ya I kinda felt like I needed to have first hand expierence in order to turn me off of puffers. Now I have it. Unfortunately it seems like most of them at some point or another attack your fish or corals

Is this the LFS · Dec 5, 2019

This is mine. As you can see, it is hard to give up at fish that is so pretty, cute, and has so much personality

CasaReefer · Dec 5, 2019

Is this the LFS said:
Ya I kinda felt like I needed to have first hand expierence in order to turn me off of puffers. Now I have it. Unfortunately it seems like most of them at some point or another attack your fish or corals

He was hard to get him out of the tank... I had to get up at 4:30 in the morning.. kicked in his door and caught him while he was sleeping. 5 Ohhhh style...lol

CasaReefer · Dec 5, 2019

Is this the LFS said:
This is mine. As you can see, it is hard to give up at fish that is so pretty, cute, and has so much personality

Yep I know the type... Just like my first wife.... Smokin Hot... But Not Worth It....lol

wrasse man · Dec 5, 2019

Mine got the boot for nipping acans.

Is this the LFS · Dec 5, 2019

CasaReefer said:
Yep I know the type... Just like my first wife.... Smokin Hot... But Not Worth It....lol

I’m falling for him again. There is a bit of hope in me that it was just a territorial thing from being in a quarantine tank with Little Rock. I’m gonna see how he does it the dt when it gets set up. If it is bad, then away he goes

vetteguy53081 · Dec 5, 2019

They are nippers when it comes to soft corals and they will eat/irritate zoas

Is this the LFS · Dec 5, 2019

vetteguy53081 said:
They are nippers when it comes to soft corals and they will eat/irritate zoas

Really. I thought if they were to pick at a coral it would usually be a stony coral

vetteguy53081 · Dec 5, 2019

I had some at my pet store transformed to salt and they went after scoly and lobo.
Have a local reefer who suffered zoa loss from a pair

Squeaky McMurdo · Dec 5, 2019

I think blue spots are more aggressive than vals. I WISH mine would eat asterinas. Lol.

I have a coral beauty that was quarantined at the same time as the puffer. I have a big plastic cave, a couple fake corals, and my quarantine tank is a 20 long so maybe that combo helped. My puffer is also insanely easy to catch. I often catch him by accident in my acclimation box.