Valentini puffer and largish shrimps

[BigLarry]

I inherited a few shrimps into my display tank, they're standard cleaner shrimps and I'm thinking of adding my valentini (about 2 inch) from it's QT tank back into the DT.

Will the puffer automatically go for the shrimps or is there a chance it will just ignore them?

[Woodbutcher]

I inherited a few shrimps into my display tank, they're standard cleaner shrimps and I'm thinking of adding my valentini (about 2 inch) from it's QT tank back into the DT.

Will the puffer automatically go for the shrimps or is there a chance it will just ignore them?

My dogface puffer leaves the cleaner shrimp alone, it was added after the puffer. Never had a valentini though.

[BigLarry]

Thanks,

Gives me hope then, I'll try moving him into the big tank next week

[jennybugs]

How have you got on with this Larry?

I have a cleaner shrimp in my reef tank and it annoys all the corals so I would be interested in seeing how your valentini got on with the larger shrimps. I know it's a risk with any puffer/crustacean combo, but my tobys don't bother my corals at all or the blue knuckle big hermit I have in the tank either

[BigLarry]

Sorry for the very late reply Jenny!

My Valentini is fine with my cleaner shrimps and with some peppermints!

PHEW!