puffer and coral banded shrimp

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thereefguy0069
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puffer and coral banded shrimp

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hey I have a 90g reef tank. I have a huge coral banded shrimp in it that i love but is ther any type of puffer that i can get that wont eat him.

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Re: puffer and coral banded shrimp

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Puffer say, "Nom,nom, nom, shrimp for dinner tonight!"
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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You asked if you could keep that shrimp in the puffer? .. yea no problem.lol
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nope
all puffers will always prey crustaceans.
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Re: puffer and coral banded shrimp

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Yes, puffers like shrimp. Even if the shrimp is bigger than them.
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Re: puffer and coral banded shrimp

Post by G S P Freak »

+1 to above comments lol. My GSP lived with a ghost shrimp for over a month, but he always stared it down and poked it alot. I'm sure given time, he woulda gobbled it up one day... I think he was too young and the shrimp too fast. For puffers, I wouldn't consider any inverts safe... only a matter of time. If you can't aford to have it eaten, don't put it in with a puffer!!
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