Zanclus cornutus is reef safe ?

[Celso Suguimoto]

A friend of mine said to me thats it is true... zanclus is a reef safe fish..

I doubt

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Whats the true ???

[gasman059]

NOT!

[edwing206]

Could be safe if fed right. Paul B has had one in his reef for a long time and haven't heard any bad news.

[thelostrican]

not a 100 percent but pretty close

[CeeGee]

yes they are safe if left out on the reef. It is when they get into our tanks that their problems start as they don't have the best track record.

[angelfishman]

some will peck at various corals but on the whole they are not to bad.the one i have was kept with soft corals,mushrooms and large anemones but never bothered anything.derek

[Denadai]

We can see in nature, some zanclus eating corals....so...zanclus is not reef safe

[Sheol]

"Reef Safe" is a relative term ( at best !) when it comes to fish. Even some Tangs have been known to pick on some LPS corals.
Anyway, this is such a delicate fish I cannot reccomend it being in the Trade anyway. Its reefsafe if left on the reef is a true statement IMO.

Matthew

[Celso Suguimoto]

Anybody more ?