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Blue Spotted Puffer Experiences?

Has anybody kept one of these guys? How far down the "reef-safe" scale do they slide?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=80764
 
All puffers are off the reef safe chart I hate to say. It's the nature of the beast :(
 
Ehhh, there's a spectrum even with puffers. Some will occasionally take a nibble of coral, some will eat any invert they can, some will eat every non-noxious coral in the tank... just wondering how this species in particular behaves.
 
There is no puffer that is "reef" safe. "Reef" safe doesn't mean just coral. No puffer can resist no eating a shrimp, hermit, etc. They can not resist the "smell". I've imported those by the boatload while working in wholesale. They LOVED eating shrimp. They also loved eating snails, clams, oysters and picked on LPS like they were going out of style, just like any other Canthigaster sp.

Spectrum smechtrum. They all prey upon something that falls into the "reef" category.
 
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/5/fish

Keep in mind when he talks about Bruce and Greg that both had very large tanks. Greg also kept some angels most would not think are "reef" safe.
 
Gresham is correct, I tried one in a large (200g+) reef and had to tear the damn thing apart to get to the fish, stupid thing ate EVERYTHING.
 
Great looking fish with an amazing attitude but I'll be darned if I set up a tank just for them :)

Pretty bad fin nippers as well.
 
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