The Puffer Forum

I'm looking for feedback on soft corals and possibly some LPS that others may have successfully kept with a toby puffer. I know there's a huge variation in individual fish, some are better than others, but I wondered if there were some softies that seem to be less attractive to the average toby puffer. I have a white-spotted, he's a funny little guy. I know he'll happily munch zoas, but he pretty much leaves my kenya tree alone. I'm looking to add some softies, depending on responses.

Which species of toby? If it's a valentini, I find them to be completely reef safe. I haven't found any other tobies to not bother all corals, although softies might be ok. I have a coronata with softies & he's a good boy. I'm also going to add a blue spot, when I can find a nice one.

He's a jactator, Hawaiian White-Spotted. I'm after getting a feel for which species of softies on the average seem to be less attractive, my guy seems to be pretty laid back but I know he likes those zoas... I also have a rock flower anemone and he'll poke it occasionally, but it seems more a game, he never bites or harms it.

I have a solandri (blue spotted) toby and he tastes every thing new in the tank. So far no seconds on finger leathers, toadstools, mushrooms or one leather I don't remember the name of (flat, slightly cup shaped, looks little like a mushroom but much thicker). Will eat any polyps in the tank (so far the star polyps are so invasive that they are just kept in check by him- do give him sea veggies to discourage the grazing). Got a cheap small SPS frag (orange with think branches- once again not sure want it is but it was $5 and survived quarantine no problem) he does go for it at least 1/week- so far it is still alive. Have a yellow gregorian too- he's been leaving it alone (for about 6 months now).