Aggressive fish and Zoanthids

[whosjohnny]

If I keep a bustling colonies of zoas, the beautiful multi-color spectrum rainbow across the entire 135G tank. Can I keep triggers such as Humu, Niger and Blueline? If zoas are as toxic as they say, wouldn't triggers be smart enough to avoid them or by some ungodly resistance in their belly, they'll feast on them like donuts?

[LisaD]

I don't know about triggers, but my emperor angelfish loves zoanthids, and my dogface puffer eats all mushrooms.

[whosjohnny]

Thanks. I don't plan to get emperor or puffer... I guess they're cool fishes too.

Anyone else?

[LukFox]

I think I've heard different experiences, can't remember 100% if these people had problems with zoas particularly or just other corals in their reefs. You could try it, and you might luck out. I'd only try a small frag to test, though, in QT if you have one.

[reefergeorge]

I have a huma humma/picasso with zoas.
No problem with him, but when I added a DF puffer he ate them all day until I pulled him out.

[whosjohnny]

cool! that means my favorite humu picasso can co-exist with beautiful zoas! ha. well, nothing is gurantee in this hobby but thank you so much for sharing! at least that's +1 in agreement with my hypothesis. If puffer eats mushroom, it means they are totally immune to toxic softies -- even zoas, amazing.

thank you again for sharing. anyone else?