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Dis 1
09/08/2012, 11:10 PM
i was thinking about adding any type of box fish to my reef tank, anybody had any experience with them?

altolamprologus
09/08/2012, 11:16 PM
Boxfish are not reef safe. I'm not certain whether or not they will eat coral, but I do know they will eat crustaceans

Rapide
09/09/2012, 02:23 AM
I had Lactoria cornuta for a while. Most fascinating fish that I have ever had.
It was only 1,5" in length, but such fun to watch. I have a 12" Sohal and other big fishes, but the cow fish was fine with them.
Sadly I lost my Muu-Muu quite soon after it arrived. It got stuck on a Seriatopora hystrix with it's horns and had died. It didn't touch any corals, and didn't poison the tank after it's death. But as I said, it was really small...
He ate EVERYTHING right from the beginning: mysis, brine, flakes, pellets...

I'm getting a new fish soon, but this time I'm getting a bigger one...

29144u
09/09/2012, 03:40 AM
thay wont touch your coral -but they do love crabs- they are pretty interesting to watch -when they hunt they have a tendency to blow at the sand hopefully exposing a treat-they are very cool pets

rssjsb
09/09/2012, 09:50 AM
How big is your tank and what else is in it?