Would a large grouper eat a small puffer?

[etepperman]

So I love my big grouper. He is the prize of my tank, but I can't add any small fish.

I was thinking that mayye I could add a few dwarf puffers. Would the grouper eat it, or avoid it, knowing it was poisonous?

Anyone know or have expirance?

-E

[skeeter_ca]

If it's smaller than his mouth he might try.

skeeter

[etepperman]

it would fit in it's mouth for sure, the question is, would it know the puffer would kill it if it ate it.

It would suck to have 2 dead fish. :(

[Bent]

I had a large blue spot grouper once that bit my porky puffer in half that was almost the same size as him. So I wouldn't do it. That's the downfalls of housing a large aggressive fish. I wouldn't worry about it, he's cool enough.

Pics?