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Unread 08/12/2009, 02:51 PM   #63
michael_cb_125
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"Bellus Angels are 100% reef safe"

It is not safe to generalize any fish as such.

What is "reef safe"? Is a fish that does not eat coral considered "reef-safe"?
To some, anything that harms coral is considered not "reef-safe". In this case a very large tang, that breaks sticks is not "reef-safe". A puffer that grinds its teeth on coral is not "reef-safe". And a goby that lays eggs on an SPS coral is not "reef-safe"

Sorry for the rant, but the more I see the words "reef" and "safe" used together, the more I am irritated by it.

"All fish are semi-reef-safe"

~Michael


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